Savoury recipes with oats
Savoury oat dishes for lunch and dinner: khichdi, bisi bele bath, fried rice, risotto, burgers and soups. Oats are not just for mornings.
12 recipes on file
- Savoury · Continental · 25 min
Oats Vegetable Soup
A garlicky vegetable soup that gets its body from a handful of oats instead of cornflour or cream. Twenty minutes, one pot, and properly filling.
- Savoury · Continental · 45 min
Oats Pizza Base
A no-yeast pizza base made from oat flour and curd, ready to top in ten minutes. Pre-baked so it stays crisp under a quick tomato sauce, vegetables and mozzarella.
- Savoury · Asian · 45 min
Oats Vegetable Manchurian
Vegetable manchurian balls bound with oats and pan-cooked in an appe pan, then tossed in a glossy garlic, soy and chilli gravy. No deep-frying.
- Savoury · North Indian · 50 min
Masala Oats Khichdi
Rolled oats and yellow moong dal cooked soft with vegetables, cumin and a ghee tadka. One pot, three whistles, about 30 minutes at the stove.
- Savoury · Gujarati & Maharashtrian · 75 min
Oats Handvo
Gujarat's savoury vegetable cake, made instantly with oats, besan and curd. A crackling sesame tadka on the base, lauki for softness, and a crisp golden crust.
- Savoury · Asian · 25 min
Oats Fried Rice
Indo-Chinese fried rice, minus the rice. Rolled oats are toasted and steamed into separate grains, then tossed on high heat with garlic, crisp vegetables and soy.
- Savoury · South Indian · 75 min
Oats Bisi Bele Bath
Karnataka's hot, tangy lentil-and-vegetable one-pot, made with roasted oats in place of rice. Tamarind, bisi bele bath powder, ghee and a cashew tadka.
- Savoury · American · 40 min
Oat and Rajma Veggie Burger
Firm, smoky rajma patties held together with oats instead of egg or breadcrumbs. They brown well on a tawa, bake or air fry, and do not fall apart in the bun.
- Savoury · Middle Eastern · 60 min
Oat Tabbouleh
The Lebanese herb salad with toasted steel-cut oats standing in for bulgur. Lots of parsley and mint, crunchy cucumber and tomato, and a sharp lemon dressing.
- Savoury · Continental · 30 min
Mushroom Oat Risotto
Rolled oats cooked like risotto with browned mushrooms, garlic, thyme and a little cheese. Creamy in 20 minutes, no arborio and no endless stirring.
- Savoury · South Indian · 15 min
Lemon Oats
Everything you love about lemon rice, in ten minutes, with oats. Mustard, curry leaves, crunchy peanuts and dals, turmeric and a bright squeeze of lemon.
- Savoury · Middle Eastern · 45 min
Baked Oats Falafel
Herby chickpea falafel bound with oat flour and baked, not fried. Crisp outside, soft and green inside, and good in a pita, a bowl or straight off the tray.