Oats kanji| Oats soup

Here is some healthy and easy kanji / porridge/ soup recipe for Ramadan as well as for other days. I have already posted our traditional Fenugreek rice porridge in coconut milk- Metthero kanji recipe.

Oats kanji is easy and simple. You can skip the chicken to make it veg oats soup.

Cooking time : 15 minutes

Serves : 4

Ingredients :

• Chicken – 2 bone in pieces or boneless or minced chicken
• Onion – 1/2 medium, finely chopped
• Ginger garlic paste – 1/2 tsp
• Green chilli – 1, chopped
• Tomato – 1/2 medium, finely chopped
• Vegetables – 1/2 cup chopped ( carrots, beans, sweetcorn, capsicum etc )
• Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
• Garam masala powder – 1/4 tsp
• Oats – Quick cooking , 3 tablespoons
• Water – 3 cups
• Salt – to taste
• Coriander leaves – few
• Lime – 1

Method:

1. Heat a pot or cooker, add 1 teaspoon oil/ ghee, add onion , saute till translucent.
2. Then add ginger garlic paste. Saute till raw smell goes.
3. Then add green chilli, tomato and sauté for a minute.
4. Next add mixed veggies, corinader leaves, salt, turmeric powder, garam masala powder, saute well.
5. Then add chicken, saute well, add 2.5 cups water.
6. Then add 3 tbsp oats, mix well.
7. Cover and cook till chicken is well cooked.
8. Remove the chicken and discard the bones(if bone – in). Add the shredded chicken back to the kanji/ soup.
9. Squeeze some lime juice. mix well.
10. Oats kanji/ soup is ready to serve.

Also have a look at our Ramadan post as well as Soups & Salad recipes collections.