Lemon Oats Recipe
It is a simple and healthy dish to have in breakfast with a hint of lemon.
Lemon rice is a very popular in every household. Think of quick, easy, less labor lunch/dinner options, lemon rice is definitely one of them in Indian households. Are you someone who loves the simplicity of a nice flavour packed lemon rice just like me? Then, I have good news for you. How about a dish just like lemon rice, but doesn’t even have to do the labor of cooking rice? How about a healthier option than rice? But without compromising on the flavors! How about using oats in place of rice to make Lemon oats? You like the idea? Yes I thought so, cause I like the idea too and trust me the preparation is much easier and there is no compromising on flavours. For those busy, lazy, last minute dinner ideas, this lemon oats dish fits in perfectly.
Serve Lemon Oats along with Masala Chai and a bowl of fruits for a healthy breakfast.
You can also try other Oats recipes like
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30 M
2 Servings
Ingredients
- 1 cup Instant Oats (Oatmeal)
- 3/4 cup Water
- 1 Onion
- 1 sprig Curry leaves
- 3 Green Chillies
- 1 teaspoon Ginger , grated
- 2 tablespoon Lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon Cooking oil
- 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds
- 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)
- 1-1/2 teaspoon White Urad Dal (Split)
- 1 tablespoon Chana dal (Bengal Gram Dal)
- 1/4 teaspoon Asafoetida (hing)
- 3/4 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
- Salt , to taste
- Coriander (Dhania) Leaves , for garnish
- Roasted Peanuts (Moongphali) , for garnish
How to make Lemon Oats Recipe
To begin making the Lemon Oats, wash chana dal well and soak in enough water for about 10 minutes.
Dry roast oats on low flame until nice fragrant smell from the oats is released.
Heat oil in a wide pan. Add mustard seeds and wait until it crackles. Next, add urad dal and soaked channa dal and fry till golden in colour.
Add finely chopped onions, green chilies, curry leaves, grated ginger and saute until onions turn translucent.
Add turmeric powder, salt and mix everything well. Add water and bring to boil.
Simmer the flame and add roasted oats. Mix well making sure no lumps is formed. Cover and cook for about 3 to 4 minutes.
Now add lemon juice and mix well. Cook for another 3 minutes without covering.
Garnish it with finely chopped coriander leaves, roasted peanuts and also some grated coconut.
Serve Lemon Oats along with Masala Chai and a bowl of fruits for a healthy breakfast.
Jyothi Rajesh
Jyothi Rajesh is an engineer by profession. Food and any thing related to food is her passion. She loves to cook, style and photograph food. She spends half of my week teaching Robotics to children and the rest of my week she get lost in cooking and photography. She cook for two reasons. First, cooking is, in all honesty, a way to show that she cares about people. It gives her great pleasure to make something that someone enjoys! Second, "I love the quest … the quest for great ingredient combinations, for unexpected flavors, for those “wow” recipes."
