Oats is a staple in the Indian diet nowadays . Its a favourite breakfast dish , for all age groups. It shot into prominence, due to its weight reducing properties and many doctors recommending it for the diabetics . Its very quick to make and is easy to digest too . Adding some fruits and nuts to it makes it a wholesome breakfast . However , instead of buying instant oats which gets cooked easily , buy the steel cut variety , which is more healthy .
There are umpteen Indian recipes which are use oats , like Oats Kesari , Oats Upma , Oats Dosai , Oats Idly Oats , Oats Vadai etc. The following recipe is Oats Payasam , which very tasty and quick to make . It can be even fed to babies who are eight months and above or to the elderly, safely.
Ingredients
- Oats ( Steel cut)half a cup
- Water one cup
- Milk 2 cups
- Country Sugar 3 table spoons
- Ghee 1 teaspoon
- Cashewnuts 2 tablespoon
- Raisins 1 tablespoons
- Saffron ( soaked in a tablespoon of milk ) 4 strands
- Cardamom Powder half a teaspoon
Method
Method
- Heat the water and add oats . Cook till it becomes soft . Add milk and mix well . Add the sugar and stir till it dissolves .
- In a saute pan, add ghee and heat . Add the cashewnuts and raisins and stir till the cashewnuts , become light brown and raisins swell up.
- Add to the Payasam . Add cardamom powder and saffron. Mix well and serve .
- This can be made as Prasadam or Neivedyam too, during Pooja days .
Note
- Coconut milk or Almond milk can be used instead of ordinary milk.
- If Full cream milk is used during special occassions to the payasams , the taste of the payasam will be enhanced.
