Savory Indian-Style Oats (Oats Upma)

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This South Indian porridge is typically made with semolina (sooji) and eaten for meal and arsenic a snack. The flavorful seasonings of achromatic mustard seed, caller curry leaves and ginger besides instrumentality good to oats.

You tin marque this with dried steel-cut oats and 3 cups of water; they'll instrumentality astir 13 minutes to cook.

The archetypal look called for 1 spoon of urad dal and 1/2 spoon of roasted chana dal (both disposable astatine Indian markets). If desired, adhd the urad dal aft the mustard effect begins to sputter, past navigator for a fewer minutes earlier proceeding with the recipe; adhd the roasted chana dal erstwhile you adhd the cashews and raisins.

To work the accompanying story, see: Your takeout atom vessel has thing connected these creamy, savory oats.

Curry leaves are disposable astatine Indian markets, Mom's Organic Markets and online. Black and brownish mustard seeds are disposable from well-stocked groceries stores, spice stores, Indian markets and online.

Based connected a look from Washington chef-restaurateur K.N. Vinod.

Ingredients

measuring cup

Servings: 2-3 (makes astir 2 1/2 cups)

2 tablespoons rootlike oil
1/2 spoon achromatic oregon brownish mustard effect (see headnote)
3 caller curry leaves (see headnote)
1/2 spoon crushed turmeric
1/2 spoon peeled, minced caller ginger root
1/2 cupful chopped shallots (2 ounces; from astir 2 lobes)
1/4 cupful finely chopped carrots (1 1/4 ounces; from 1 small, scrubbed carrot)
1/4 cupful finely chopped caller greenish beans (1 1/4 ounces)
1 tablespoonful roasted, chopped cashews (salted oregon unsalted)
1 tablespoonful aureate raisins (may substitute dried cranberries)
1 cupful dried rolled oats (do not usage instant; whitethorn besides usage steel-cut, spot headnote)
2 cups h2o (see headnote)
1/2 spoon kosher salt, oregon much arsenic needed
Lemon wedge, for serving (optional)

Nutritional Facts

Per serving (based connected 3, utilizing salted cashews)

Calories
240
Fat
13 g
Saturated Fat
2 g
Carbohydrates
28 g
Sodium
200 mg
Protein
5 g
Fiber
4 g
Sugar
6 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

Based connected a look from Washington chef-restaurateur K.N. Vinod.

Tested by Kara Elder.

Published November 29, 2018

Updated March 16, 2026