Coconut Oats Healthy Breakfast Recipe

This coconut oats breakfast recipe will be the perfect oats breakfast recipe. It will be a nice change from the sweet and sticky oatmeal that you normally have for breakfast. This is a simple and unique south Indian dish that will take your healthy breakfast up a notch. It is easy to prepare, it just takes 15 minutes, and you can enjoy it as an afternoon snack too.

Makes: 2 servings

What You Will Need:

• Grated coconut (1 cup)
• Oats (1 and ½ cup rolled)
• Grated ginger (¾ cup)
• Onion (½ cup chopped)
• Curry leaves (5 or 6)
• Lemon Juice (2 tbsp)
• Green chilies (2 chopped)
• Coriander leaves
• Oil (1 and ½ tbsp)
• Cumin (½ tsp)
• Mustard (¼ tsp)
• Peanuts (2 tsp)
• Salt as needed

What to Do:

1. Wash the rolled oats and drain them. Set them aside for later.
2. Heat oil in a pan and add mustard and cumin and then peanuts. Fry them until the peanuts are golden brown. 
3.  Age the ginger, green chilies, onion, and curry leaves to it next. Sauté it until the leaves turn crisp and the onion turns translucent.
4. Add the salt and stir the mixture. 
5. Add the oats, mix them well, and cook it for 1 to 2 minutes. 
6. Add the coconut and lemon juice.
7. Add the coriander leaves and serve.

Notes:

• You can eat these coconut oats with or without a side of curd or some chutney.
• Both fresh and frozen coconuts can be used for this recipe.
• Curd should be stored in Glass containers with lids