Ingredients

• 500 g - instant oats
• 1 - 3 cm piece ginger, minced
• 3 tsp - ghee
• Curry leaves
• 2 tbsp - sesame oil
• 4.5 cups - water
• 1 tsp - urad dal
• 1.5 tsp - salt
• 2 tsp - channa dal
• A pinch of asafoetida
• 1 tsp - mustard seeds
• 3 - green chillies, sliced
• 2 - dried chillies
• 1 - onion, sliced

How to Make Oats Upma

• Heat ghee in a pan and dry roast oats till fragrant. Keep aside.
• Heat oil. Add mustard seeds, urad dal, channa dal and dried chillies.
• When dal has turned golden brown, add sliced onions, ginger and curry leaves.
• Saute onions till limp. Add water, salt, asafoetida and green chillies.
• When water is boiling, add oats a little to prevent lumping.
• Keep stirring upma till water is absorbed and the oats are thoroughly cooked.
• Serve hot with coconut chutney.