Savoury Overnight Oats

Savoury Overnight Oats. A delicious, quick, easy and healthy breakfast for your busy morning. Usually we make overnight oats with fruits and some sweetener. But here is a savoury overnight oats with mouthwatering taste. You can customize it with adding nuts and seeds of your choice. To make it more nutritious, you can add chia seeds, flaxseed or pumpkin seeds if you want. I have used cashews but you can use roasted peanuts also.

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Savoury overnight oats are a wholesome and healthy meal option that transforms the typical sweet breakfast into a nutritious, lunch or dinner alternative. They are an excellent way to incorporate the benefits of oats into your diet without the sugar of traditional recipes. Its also convenient and time saving  As a meal prep option by being prepared the night before, making a healthy meal accessible even on busy day.

Key Ingredients

The preparation method is similar to the sweet version, but the flavour profile is entirely different: 

Oats: Typically rolled or quick oats are used. But I have used steel cut oats. You can use whatever you have.

Curd/Yogurt: Plain curd (dahi) or Greek yogurt provides a creamy texture and beneficial probiotics. Homemade curd can be used to make this delicious breakfast.

Liquid: Used water with curd but you can use dairy milk or plant based milk if you want.

Seasoning: Salt, herbs (like coriander orcilantro, curry leaves), spices (like cumin, mustard) or use any spices or herbs of your choice.

Vegetables:  Grated cucumber, carrot and a tempering/tadka of mustard seeds, curry leaves and red chilli for an Indian twist and to make the oats flavorful and delectable.

Nuts: I have used cashew nuts and peanut. You can use any nuts of your choice. You can also use seeds for topping.

Ginger and green chilli: Grated ginger and finely chopped green chilli will give a spicy kick to your overnight oats.

Health Benefits

This savoury combination provides a powerful punch of nutrition.

Excellent Source of Fiber: Oats are rich in beta-glucan, a soluble fiber that aids in lowering cholesterol levels, regulating blood sugar, and promoting digestive health.

Good Source of Protein: The addition of curd or yogurt significantly boosts the protein content, which is essential for muscle repair, satiety, and keeping you feeling full for longer.

Gut Health Support: Curd or yogurt contains probiotics (good bacteria) that contribute to a healthy gut.

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Recipe

Oats – 1/2 cup

Yogurt or curd – 1/2 cup

Milk or water – 1/2 cup

Carrot – 1

Cucumber – 1

Cilantro or coriander leaves – 1-2 tablespoon, chopped

Ginger – 1/2 inch piece, grated

Green chilli – 1, finely chopped

Salt to taste

Cumin powder – 1/2 teaspoon

Oil – 2 teaspoon

Mustard seeds or rai – 1/2 teaspoon

Curry leaves – 2 teaspoon

Dry red chilli – 1

Cashew nuts – 1-2 tablespoon, optional

Peanut – 1-2 tablespoon, optional

Method

1. Peel and grate the carrot and cucumber.

2. In a large bowl mix oats, curd or yogurt, grated carrot, cucumber, ginger, finely chopped green chilli, chopped coriander leaves or cilantro salt and cumin powder. Mix well and add milk or water to get your desired consistency. Mix and cover the bowl. Keep in refrigerator overnight.

3. Nex day take out the soaked oats. Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds and broken dry red chilli. Let the seeds splutter.

4. Add curry leaves and stir. Now add cashew nuts. You can also use peanuts or use only peanuts instead of cashew nuts. Fry till cashew nuts becomes crisp. Switch of the stove. Add this tadka or tempering to the soaked oats. Oats are delicious without tadka. If you like it then you can skip the tempering or tadka.

5. Taste and adjust salt if required. You can also add some more green chilli if you want your overnight oats more spicy. I have also added some dry roasted peanuts to give a crunch.

6. Enjoy the easy, quick, delicious and healthy overnight oats in breakfast, lunch or dinner. See notes for more options.

Notes

1. Green chilli is optional. You can skip if you don’t like the heat of chilli. Or you can add one more green chilli to make more spicy.

2. Freshly crushed black pepper can be used instead of green chilli or use both if you want.

3. You can use roasted mixed seeds as topping. Sprinkle seeds before serving.

4. Use nuts and seeds according to your taste.