Masala Oats

Ingredients

• 1½ cups rolled oats
• 3 cups hot water
• 2 green chilies, chopped
• some curry leaves
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• ½ cup frozen peas
• ½ cup frozen corn
• ½ cup green beans
• salt, to taste
• ½ tsp turmeric
• ½ tsp red chili powder
• 1 tsp coriander powder
• 1 tbsp sugar
• ½ lime

Steps

1. Sauté the onion, green chilies and curry leaves until the onion softens.
2. Add the peas, corn, green beans, turmeric, red chili powder, coriander powder and salt; cook for a couple of minutes.
3. Add the rolled oats and 3 cups hot water; mix everything together and cook about 12 minutes until the oats are soft and creamy.
4. Stir in 1 tbsp sugar and a squeeze of ½ lime; serve warm.

The reel

via @laxmi.rawal

Tips

• Taste for salt before it leaves the pan. The pinch is easy to miss.
• Keep ginger and garlic moving in the oil so they toast instead of burn.
• Warm the bowl. A hot dish on a cold plate goes quiet in a minute.

Questions