16. OATS PORRIDGE SALTED (DIABETIC FOOD)

INGREDIENTS

1. 1 cup Oats (Quaker's/ Saffola) 
2. 1 small onion chopped
3. 5-6 cloves of Garlic chopped
4. 1" Ginger chopped
5. 2 green chillies chopped fine
6. 1/2 cup carrots cut into small pieces
7. 1/2 cup peas
8. 1/2 cup cauliflower florets
9. 1 large tomato cut into small pieces
10. 8-10 Curry patta leaves (optional)
11. 1/4 tsp coarsely crushed pepper
12. Salt 1 tsp (as per taste)

METHOD

1. Place all the ingredients except oats in a pan along with 2 glasses of water. Cover with a lid and reduce the heat after it starts boiling. Let it simmer for five minutes.
2. Add 1 cup oats and keep stirring till it mixes well. keep the heat low.
3. The oats salted porridge will be ready in 4-5 minutes. Check for desired consistency. Add extra water if required.

USEFUL TIPS

1. Don't serve too hot especially to a diabetic patient. It can scald the mouth. 
2. All ingredients except salt and oats are optional. Quantities of veggies are also variable depending upon your taste and availability.
3. A few other items that can be added to or substitute the veggies for the sake of variation are sprouts (Moong, Bengal Gram), ground-nuts  roasted or raw, walnuts, chopped spinach, cucumber, paneer etc.
4. Seasoning with mustard and curry patta can provide variation too. 

*****