OATS UPMA

In my house nobody likes oats. One day I was searching recipes for oats and found this . This upma was a hit. My hubby and son both liked this and I always make this every week. You can make a big batch of upma and reuse it later for breakfast.

Ingredients
1 cup oats
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp garam masala powder
5 cashews
5-6 curry leaves
1 onion finely chopped
1`` ginger finely chopped
2 green chilli finely chopped
1 carrot finely chopped
5-10 beans finely chopped
salt as per taste
Method
Take a kadhai and roast oats till light brown colour.
Remove it aside .
Add oil to the kadhai and add mustad seeds, curry leaves, cashews.
Add chopped ginger fry , add onions and green chillies, saute .
Add carrot and beans , fry till done. Add garam masala powder and fry.
Add  1 cup of water, salt  and boil it.
Switch off the gas and add roasted oats and stir well.
Close the kadai with lid and keep it aside.
After 10 mins , mix well  and enjoy this delicious upma.

WHOLEGRAIN PANCAKE

Ingredients

1 cup wheat flour
1/4 cup oats
1 tsp wheat germ
2 tbsp brown sugar
2 tsp baking powder
pinch salt
1 cup milk
1 1/2 cup yoghurt
2 egg white

Method
Take a bowl and add all dry ingredients to it and stir well.
Take a bowl. Add milk , yoghurt and egg white, mix well.
Now add wet ingredients mixture to dry and combine thoroughly.
Keep it aside for 15 mins.
Heat a lightly oiled griddle or frying pan over medium high heat. Pour or scoop the batter onto the griddle, using approximately 1/4 cup for each pancake. Brown on both sides and serve hot.