I believe apologies are in order for my prolonged silence ever since my *ahem first post. This is just my second post and as you might have guessed already, 'discipline' isn't really my thing. But hey! I am working towards it.
That leads me to this post. My second ever and my first for 2013.My resolution this year is to get fit by shedding some kilos (10 to be precise). And in my effort to do so I have started counting calories, working out and make an extra effort (includes talking myself out of food temptations all around and carrying a minimum of 2 fruits to work to snack on) to stick to my diet plan.
Now while I am at it, I have to confess... I hate... No I HATE eating oats for breakfast. Oats look nothing close to appetizing (at least my best friend agrees) and have the most odd texture especially when gone cold- they turn sticky thus painfully hard to swallow (if you are part of the club).
However boring oats may be, the truth is that they are also very healthy to eat. They are low calorie and an amazing source of fiber which can keep you quite full for a while and are also known to be good for the heart, etc...Good enough reason for me to have a bowl of 'em every morning. But if I were to have oats, I had my mind made up- it was not going to be made with milk and sugar. No sir!
They had to be savory and they had to be quick.... Not to forget, healthy. The packaged masala oats aren't tasty... and I believe far from healthy. So I devised my own breakfast recipe for oats which involves the least bit of prep. involved before I hit the road for work.
Here's the recipe.
(a) 4 tbl spns quick oats
(b) 3 to 4 curry leaves
(c) 1 green chilli (cut right into the bowl with a pair of kitchen scissors)
(d) 1/2 tspn mustard seeds
(e) Salt to taste
(f) 1/2 tspn oil
METHOD
1. Add ingredients b to f in a medium sized vessel and quickly put it on the stove (don't forget to turn on the heat- this happens to me when I am in hurry)
2. When the mustard seeds start to pop, add the oats and let them roast a teenie tiny bit and add a tea cup of water.
3. Start stiring once the mixture simmers.Let the water dry out and voila!
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