Oats Pongal

Ingredients:

Rolled oats - 2 cups 
Moong dal - 1 cup 
Cumin Seeds - 2 tbsp 
Pepper - 1 tbsp 
Ginger finely chopped - 1 tbsp 
Cashew nuts - 10 
Curry leaves - 1 spring 
Oil/ghee - 3 tbsps 

Method:

Þ    In a pressure cooker, add the oil/ghee and let it heat for a minute.

Þ    Then add cumin seeds, pepper and cashew nut.

Þ    When it is slightly browns add oats, rinsed and drained moongdal, chopped ginger, curry leaves, salt and 6 cups water.

Þ    Pressure cook it until one whistle in a medium heat.

Þ    Serve it with sambhar and/or coconut chutney. 

Bread upma

Ingredients:

1. Bread slices - 10 (remove the crust)
2. Onion - 1 finely chopped
3. Green chillies - 2
4. Ginger - 1 inch piece
5. Turmeric powder - a pinch
6. Oil - 3 tsp
7. Salt - to taste
8. Mustard seeds - ½ tsp
9. Urad dal - ½ tsp
10. Channa dal - ½ tsp

Preparation :

· Heat a pan with 3 tsp of oil.
· Then add mustard seed.
· When they start to splutter add urad dal and channa dal.
· Then add chopped onions.
· Fry till it becomes transparent.
· Then add ginger and green chillies.
· Cook for a min. Then add salt and turmeric powder. Stir well.
· Finally add the bread pieces and once again mix together well.