Brown Butter Oatmeal Porridge

Ingredients

• 1 cup rolled oats (see notes)
• 2 cups water (or as per pack instructions)
• a pinch of salt
• 2 tablespoons heavy cream ((or milk))
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon powder ((or cardamom powder))
• sweetener of choice (sugar, honey, stevia, coconut sugar, jaggery, etc.)
• 2 tablespoons butter (20 to 28gms)
• 10 to 14 mixed nuts (almonds, cashews, walnuts, hazelnuts, etc.)
• 8 to 10 dried fruits (raisins, apricot, cranberry, goji berry, fig, etc.)
• mixed seeds (chia, pumpkin, flax, sesame, etc)
• seasonal fruits (chopped)

Instructions

1. 1

   --- Prepare the oatmeal ---

2. 2

   cook: Boil oats and water with a dash of salt until cooked completely.

3. 3

   stir: Switch off and stir in the cream, sweetener and cinnamon or cardamom powder and cover and keep for a few minutes.

4. 4

   Divide the oatmeal into two bowls.

5. 5

   --- Prepare brown butter toasted nuts and fruits ---

6. 6

   melt: Add the butter into a small deep pot (this will ensure good depth with little butter, as opposed to a flat pan where the butter will be a thin layer) Heat the butter over a medium flame until melted and foamy.

7. 7

   fry: Add the nuts of your choice and let them roast until the butter starts to foam. This is a good sign! Use a spoon and stir the nuts to ensure they are toasted evenly. Once the nuts have acquired toasted colour, remove the nuts and keep them aside.

8. 8

   fry: Add the dry fruits of your choice and fry until plump. Remove and keep them along with the nuts.

9. 9

   fry: You may continue with roasting some chopped seasonal fruits like bananas, apricot, apple, pear or whole green grapes, etc. in the browned butter. Just sauté the fruits for a couple of minutes. But this is optional but I highly recommend it!

10. 10

    Switch off and remove the pan from the hob.

11. 11

    --- Top the oatmeal bowl ---

12. 12

    garnish: Place the brown butter toasted nuts, dry fruits and fresh fruits over both oatmeal bowls in an attractive way (or not). Additionally, add any seeds of your choice like chia or pumpkin, etc.

13. 13

    Pour the remaining brown butter with all of its browned milk solid bits over both bowls. This is gold!

14. 14

    serve: Drizzle honey or maple syrup and serve immediately.