Oats Mor Kanji | Savory Oats Porridge with Buttermilk

Most of us feel that oats is a quick breakfast. If you ask people the question why they are using oats. More than half would answer that it is the ease of use. As they feel that it helps in weight management by decreasing cholesterol, people find it useful. Oats has a lot of health benefits. Oats is good for skin will thank you for regularly using them. Oats are rich in omega-3 fatty acids. It is also rich in fiber. Mostly we just boil some oats. Add milk and have it as porridge. The one I am going to show you is a savory kind of porridge. I have added a tempering or thalippu. It adds more taste and makes the porridge undoubtedly tasty. I have added butter milk for tanginess, cumin seeds and asafoetida for flavor and onions for crunchiness. Overall, it will be very tasty. If you are not used to this kind of porridge, make this and have. You will definitely love this oats moru kanji. This savory oats porridge doesn't need any side dish as such.

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Oats Mor Kanji | Savory Oats Porridge with Buttermilk

Prep Time : 05 mins	Cooking Time: 12 mins
Yield: 2 cups	Serving Size: 1 cup	Calories per Serving: 200

Ingredients

• Oats - 1/2 cup
• Water - 1 cup
• Curd - 1/4 cup
• cumin seeds - 1/4 teaspoon
• asafoetida - a pinch
• shallots - 2
• grated ginger - very little
• curry leaves - little
• gingelly oil - 1/2 teaspoon
• salt - as per taste

Quick Procedure

• Boil water. Add oats. If it is whole grain oats, it will take 10 minutes to get cooked. If it is quick oats, it will take just 5 minutes.
• Let it get cooled down.
• Heat a pan. Add oil. Add cumin seeds and asafoetida.
• Add shallots, ginger and curry leaves. Saute twice and switch off the flame.
• Add this tempering to cooked oats. Mix well.
• Add salt and mix well.
• Add curd and mix well again. Oats should not be hot. It might make the curd go bad.
• Thats all. Porridge will be ready. We are done.

Step-wise Pictures

Boil water. Add oats. If it is whole grain oats, it will take 10 minutes to get cooked. If it is quick oats, it will take just 5 minutes.

Let it get cooled down.

Heat a pan. Add oil. Add cumin seeds and asafoetida.

Add shallots, ginger and curry leaves. Saute twice and switch off the flame.

Add this tempering to cooked oats. Mix well.

Add salt and mix well.

Add curd and mix well again. Oats should not be hot. It might make the curd go bad.

Thats all. Porridge will be ready. We are done.