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Oats Porridge Recipe | Oatmeal Porridge
Oats Porridge is a quick and healthy porridge made with oats, water or milk. Both quick cooking oats or rolled oats can be used to make this Oatmeal Porridge. Customize it with adding your preferred sweetener, liquids and choice of fruit or nuts toppings.
Prep Time
1 min
Cook Time
1 min
Total Time
6 mins
Servings: 2
Calories: 159 kcal
Course:
Breakfast
Cuisine:
American , International
Ingredients
- ½ cup quick cooking oats or rolled oats
- 1 cup water or add as required
- ½ cup milk or water
- 2 tablespoons raw sugar or white sugar, add as per taste - optional
Instructions
- Take the oats in a pan. Add water and milk.
- The consistency can be easily adjusted as per your requirements. This recipe makes for a slightly thicker consistency. For a thinner consistency, you can add more milk or water.
- Add sugar. Sugar is completely optional. If adding fruits later, then you can skip adding sugar.
- If adding honey, then add when the porridge becomes lukewarm or cools down at room temperature, as honey becomes toxic on being heated.
- Stir very well and heat the porridge mixture on a low to medium flame.
- Do stir often and allow the porridge to simmer.
- It will also thicken as it cooks. Cook for a total of 5 to 6 minutes for quick cooking oats. If you have used rolled oats, cook for 10 to 12 minutes.
- If the consistency looks very thick, add some water or milk to thin it.
- When the oats have softened and you get the desired consistency, switch off the heat.
- Serve Oats Porridge hot or warm or at room temperature.
- If serving oats porridge at room temperature then do note that it will thicken more as it cools.
- If adding chopped fruits or berries, then add it when the porridge becomes lukewarm or cooled completely. You can also add chopped nuts or dried fruits of your choice.
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Notes
- You could opt to make the oatmeal with only water or milk or both.
- Adding sweetener is optional.
- For a savory version, add some steamed/boiled veggies and season with salt and black pepper or your choice of spices and seasonings.
- You can also opt to cook the oatmeal in a stovetop pressure cooker or the Instant pot, adding water as needed.
- Adjust the consistency, by adding less or more of the liquids like water and milk. I have used 1.5 cups of liquids, but add less or more as needed depending on the type and brand of oats you use.
- Note that steel cut oats and oats groats will need more water and take more time to cook and soften.
- Recipe is scaleable to make for more servings.
Nutrition Information
Calories
159kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
28g
(9%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
3g
(5%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Cholesterol
7mg
(2%)
Sodium
30mg
(1%)
Potassium
167mg
(5%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
15g
(30%)
Vitamin A
99IU
(2%)
Vitamin B1 (Thiamine)
0.1mg
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)
0.1mg
Vitamin B3 (Niacin)
0.2mg
Vitamin B6
0.1mg
Vitamin B12
0.3µg
Vitamin D
1µg
Vitamin E
0.2mg
Vitamin K
1µg
Calcium
89mg
(9%)
Vitamin B9 (Folate)
6µg
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Magnesium
63mg
Phosphorus
153mg
Zinc
1mg
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 159
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 159kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 28g | 9% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 3g | 5% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 7mg | 2% |
| Sodium | 30mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 167mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 15g | 30% |
| Vitamin A | 99IU | 2% |
| Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) | 0.1mg | |
| Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) | 0.1mg | |
| Vitamin B3 (Niacin) | 0.2mg | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.1mg | |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.3µg | 13% |
| Vitamin D | 1µg | 5% |
| Vitamin E | 0.2mg | |
| Vitamin K | 1µg | |
| Calcium | 89mg | 9% |
| Vitamin B9 (Folate) | 6µg | |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
| Magnesium | 63mg | 16% |
| Phosphorus | 153mg | |
| Zinc | 1mg |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.