EASY OATS PONGAL – INDIAN OATS BREAKFAST RECIPES

Oats pongal is Sendhil's most favourite oats recipes.I have been making this for long time but somehow I din’t post here. He says this is the best among all the oats recipes. I make this at least once in a week. Sometimes I pack this  pongal for his breakfast when he leaves early from home. It stays soft for hours.

 As I make in pressure cooker, I would say this is the easiest and healthy one pot breakfast recipe. But make sure u add lesser salt than the usual quantity because oats needs lesser salt than rice, adding more makes the dish salty.
 

INGREDIENTS
1 cup - 240ml

Quick Oats – 1 cup ( I  have used Horlicks/ Kelloggs oats) Moong dal – 1/3 cup Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp Salt – As needed Water – 2.5 – 3 cups To temper Oil / ghee – 2 tsp Pepper corns – 1 tsp Jeera / Cumin seeds – 1.5 tsp Curry leaves – 1 sprig Ginger – 1 inch piece (chop finely) Green chilli – 1 no (slit) Hing- 2 pinches Ghee – 1 tsp ( to add in the end)

HOW TO MAKE OATS PONGAL - METHOD

In a pressure cooker base, heat 2 tsp of oil or ghee and add the pepper corns. After it starts to splutter, add jeera, green chillies, ginger & curry leaves. Saute everything for a second. Then add the moong dal and roast it for a minute.Keep the flame low to avoid burning of spices & dal. Add 2.5 –3 cups of water, Hing, turmeric powder & salt. After it starts to boil, add the oats. Mix well and close the cooker with the lid. Cook it for 1 whistle in low flame. Switch off the flame, Open the cooker after the steam is released. U’ll see a layer of water on top of pongal. Again switch on the flame & mix the pongal well till all the water is absorbed. Add a tsp of ghee and switch off the flame. Serve hot !!

NOTE

U can make pongal in kadai too but u have to pressure cook the dal separately and add to the oats. I feel the above method easy for me to make everything in pressure cooker. Please adjust the water quantity as per the consistency you need. I always add 1:3 oats & water ratio as my husband likes it mushy and wet. Addition of turmeric powder is optional. I usually add it to differentiate between rice & oats pongal :)

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