Easy, Recipes, Vegetarian

Spicy Oats

Tired of eating normal chapati-bhaji or daal-rice every day? Spice up your meal with an incredibly tasty oats pot meal.

Ingredients

  • 1 Cup Rolled Oats
  • 1/2 Cup Button Mushrooms (diced and sliced)
  • 1/2 Cup Mix Bell Peppers (red, green, yellow and chopped)
  • 2-3 Spring Onions (chopped)
  • 1 Red Onion (sliced)
  • 1 Tbsp Ching’s Schezwan Chutney
  • 1 Tsp Ching’s Soy Sauce
  • Ching’s Red Chilli Sauce
  • 1-2 Tbsp Oil
  • 3 Cups Water

Preparation

Prep: 15 minutes
Cooking: 25 minutes

  1. Heat oil in a pan. Add mushrooms and sauté until they are brown.
  2. If needed add more oil else add onions, bell peppers and spring onions. Sauté until ¾ cooked.
  3. Then add all the sauces. Mix well.
  4. Add oats, mix and roast all for a minute.
  5. Then add 2 cups of water, cover and let it cook for 7- 8 minutes (if you want it to be little overcooked and with gravy, add 1 more cup of water and cook).

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Ruchita Mane

I've always lived with my Nana-Nani and my Nani makes amazing food so I barely cook. I recently graduated as a Software Engineer and before I could look for a job, the pandemic broke and we were all under lockdown. The search came to a halt and the anxiety about the future hit me hard. I had to get out of that feeling so I diverted my mind into exercising, yoga, meditation and even cooking. I started with helping my Nani by chopping vegetables, making tadkas, kneading soft doughs and in no time, I was rolling round chapatis. Cooking kept my mind in the present and made me patient and consistent. My Nani is glad that I don’t make a mess while cooking anymore, that gives her great joy. My Nanaji says that he doesn’t have to go out to a restaurant because I can cook almost everything. Now I don’t want to stop cooking. Thank you, Lockdown!