Sri Lankan Oatmeal Bowl
Savory oatmeal cooked with chicken and topped with a spicy onion sambal, Jalapeno peppers and parsley
Ingredients
- ½ cup wholegrain instant oats
- ½ cup water
- 1 cup chicken stock
- ½ cup cooked chicken
- ¼ teaspoon cumin powder
- salt to taste
- 1 small red onion chopped
- ¼ teaspoon red chili flakes
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon lime juice
- parsley chopped to serve
- Jalapeno pepper sliced to serve
Instructions
- Heat a pan in medium. Add water, stock and oats and cumin powder. Reserve a few pieces of cooked chicken and add the rest. Cook until oats are done. Add salt to taste.
- In a small bowl, mix in the chopped onions, red chili flakes, cayenne pepper, lime juice and ¼ teaspoon salt. You can use a mortar and pestle to pound this mixture until well combined, like we traditionally do.
- Serve oatmeal topped with the reserved chicken, onion sambal, sliced Jalapeno peppers and chopped parsley. Sprinkle lime juice if needed.
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