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Masala oats in 10 minutes: a light upma-style bowl

Masala oats in 10 minutes: a light upma-style bowl

Masala oats is just oats cooked like upma with veggies and spice, ready in ten minutes. A plain bowl runs about 180-240 kcal, but extra oil and sev can double it.

12 Jul 2026 · Burnie Academy
masala-oats oats breakfast light-dinner

Masala oats is oats cooked like upma. You crackle mustard seeds and curry leaves in a little oil. You fry onion and veggies, then stir in oats and water. In ten minutes you get a hot, savoury bowl that fills you up for very few calories. The oats are light by themselves. It is the oil and the crunchy sev on top that quietly add up. See where they come from and you keep this dish light.

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