How To Make Oats Upma For Healthy Breakfast At Home?

By Shubhi Kumar
07 May 2025, 14:30 IST

Looking for a quick, nutritious, and filling breakfast? Oats upma is a healthy South Indian twist on traditional upma. Made with vegetables, oats, and light tempering. It is perfect for busy mornings and helps in weight management. Tap to read!

Ingredients

One cup quick cook oats, one onion, three-fourth cup mixed vegetables, three green chilli, half cup water, salt, one tsp coconut oil/ sesame oil, two tsp cold pressed virgin coconut oil, half tsp mustard, one tsp urad dal, two tsp chana dal, curry leaves.

Chop vegetables

You have to finely chop all onions and vegetables. Half carrot, four beans, some peas, and slit chillies.

Heat oil

Afterwards, you need to heat oil, temper with the spices given, add onions, and saute well until they get translucent.

Add vegetables

Add vegetables, chillies and stir on medium heat for two minutes. Now, very little salt and optional sugar to enhance colour.

Add oats

Add oats and salt and mix well. Take one-fourth cup of water and stir it well. Keep covered for two minutes.

Sprinkle water

Sprinkle remaining water, stir again and keep on for two more mins. This oats should remain fluffy and should never get sticky or mushy.

Information credits

This recipe is sourced from the Raks Kitchen’s website, which offers homemade recipes. You can make alterations to this recipe to suit your needs and taste.