How to cook oats to a rice-like consistency?
These fluffy and delicious oats are ready within 10 minutes.
Ingredients
- 1 tsp olive oil
- ½ tsp cumin seeds (zeera)
- 1 green chili
- ½ tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
- ½ tsp salt
- 1½ cup (370 ml) Chicken stock or Vegetable stock (or water)
- 2 cups (200 grams) rolled oats (kernige Haferflocken)
Instructions
- Chop the green chili and keep aside.
- Heat a pot on medium heat and add the olive oil. Once hot add the cumin seeds and fry for 1 minute.
- Add the chopped green chili and fry for another minute.
- Add the turmeric, salt and chicken (or vegetable) stock or water. Mix and bring it to a boil.
- Once the liquid boils, add the oats and mix well to soak all the grains into the liquid. Turn off heat and cover with a lid. Let it rest for at least 5 minutes to let the oats grain soak up all the liquid.
- Fluff using a fork and serve.
Notes
- I highly recommend using chicken stock (preferably home made) for a deeper flavor. However, if you do not have it, you can use water instead.
- Do not overcook the oats, otherwise they will become soggy. Turn off heat as soon as you add the oats to the boiling water and let them rest to soak up the liquid.
- If you want to increase or reduce the quantity, increase or reduce all the ingredients to double/half including liquid.
- You can refrigerate the oats in an airtight container and consume them for 3-4 days.