Breakfast recipes with oats
Hot oat breakfasts: upma, dosa, idli, chilla, porridge and pancakes. Most are on the table in under half an hour, which is about as long as anyone can wait before breakfast.
23 recipes on file
- Breakfast · Gujarati & Maharashtrian · 30 min
Eggless Tomato Oats Omelette
The Maharashtrian tomato omelette contains no egg and never did. Besan, powdered oats and chopped tomato make a thin, crisp-edged pancake in 15 minutes.
- Breakfast · South Indian · 50 min
Oats Uttapam
Thick, soft-centred uttapams from a 20-minute oats, rava and besan batter, crowned with onion, tomato and capsicum that caramelise against the hot tawa.
- Breakfast · South Indian · 25 min
Oats Upma
Rava upma's quicker cousin. Toasted oats, a crackling South Indian tadka and a fistful of vegetables, on the table in 25 minutes with nothing clumping.
- Breakfast · Gujarati & Maharashtrian · 55 min
Oats Methi Thepla
Soft Gujarati methi thepla with ground oats in the dough. Half atta, half oats, a fistful of fresh fenugreek, rolled thin and roasted with a little oil.
- Breakfast · Gujarati & Maharashtrian · 50 min
Oats Thalipeeth
A Maharashtrian thalipeeth made with oat flour and a little besan: patted thin by hand, holes poked in, crisped on the tawa. No rolling pin needed.
- Breakfast · South Indian · 30 min
Oats Pongal
Ven pongal with oats standing in for rice: soft moong dal, creamy oats and a ghee tadka loud with black pepper, cumin and cashews. Comfort in about 30 minutes.
- Breakfast · Gujarati & Maharashtrian · 25 min
Oats Poha
Kanda poha's morning routine with rolled oats folded in: mustard, curry leaves, peanuts, potato and lemon, with fresh coconut on top. Ready in 25 minutes.
- Breakfast · South Indian · 275 min
Oats Pesarattu
Andhra's green moong dosa with oats ground into the batter. Bright green, gingery and crisp, with a scatter of onion on top. Soak in the morning, eat by breakfast.
- Breakfast · North Indian · 50 min
Oats Paratha
A soft, spiced paratha with oat flour kneaded into the atta along with carrot, onion and ajwain. No stuffing, no tearing, and good with anything from pickle to dal.
- Breakfast · South Indian · 50 min
Oats Paniyaram
Crisp-shelled, soft-centred kuzhi paniyaram from an instant oats and curd batter. No leftover dosa batter needed, just a paniyaram pan and 20 minutes at the stove.
- Breakfast · South Indian · 50 min
Instant Oats Idli
Soft, spongy idlis with no overnight fermentation. Ground oats, rava and curd, a quick tadka and a spoon of fruit salt, steamed in 12 minutes flat.
- Breakfast · South Indian · 50 min
Instant Oats Dosa
A lacy, crisp dosa built like rava dosa, with toasted oat flour doing half the work. No grinding of soaked rice, no fermentation, just a thin batter and a very hot tawa.
- Breakfast · Asian · 40 min
Oats Congee
Congee made with steel-cut oats instead of rice: a slow, gingery, savoury porridge with mushrooms and carrot. Soft, warming and done in a third of the time of rice jook.
- Breakfast · North Indian · 40 min
Oats Besan Chilla
Thin, golden oats chilla made from ground oats and besan, studded with onion, tomato and capsicum. One bowl, no soaking, and a hot tawa in 40 minutes start to finish.
- Breakfast · South Indian · 160 min
Oats Adai
A thick, crisp-edged adai made with four dals and oats instead of rice. Soak for two hours, grind coarse, and cook slowly until the edges crackle.
- Breakfast · American · 60 min
Oat Flour Waffles
Crisp-edged waffles made entirely with oat flour and a flax egg. Rest the batter, heat the iron properly, and they come out golden and light inside.
- Breakfast · North Indian · 150 min
Moong Dal Oats Chilla
Soaked yellow moong and rolled oats ground together into a smooth batter, loaded with carrot and cabbage, and cooked thin on a hot tawa. Sturdy, savoury, and quick once soaked.
- Breakfast · Asian · 30 min
Savoury Miso Oatmeal
Oats cooked like a broth bowl: ginger, mushrooms and white miso, finished with spring onion, sesame and crisp tofu. Savoury oatmeal for people who skip sweet breakfasts.
- Breakfast · North Indian · 25 min
Vegetable Masala Oats
The homemade version of the packet: rolled oats simmered with tomato, onion, garam masala and real vegetables into a loose, savoury porridge. One pot, 25 minutes.
- Breakfast · Middle Eastern · 13 min
Date and Tahini Oat Porridge
Porridge sweetened only with dates that melt into the milk as it cooks, then finished with a ribbon of tahini and toasted sesame. Rich, nutty, no sugar added.
- Breakfast · British · 12 min
Classic Stovetop Oat Porridge
Porridge is three ingredients and one rule: stir. Rolled oats, milk, water and a pinch of salt, simmered for six minutes until thick and creamy.
- Breakfast · American · 65 min
Eggless Berry Baked Oatmeal
One bowl, one dish, six breakfasts. Rolled oats, milk, banana and berries bake into a soft, sliceable oatmeal that reheats in a minute all week.
- Breakfast · American · 35 min
Banana Oat Pancakes
Blender pancakes made from rolled oats, ripe bananas and milk. No eggs, no flour, no sugar beyond the fruit, and soft enough to stack.