Buttered oats with masala chai sugar

I love oats with butter and sugar. The key is to add the fat later in the form of butter, and not at the beginning for a luxurious breakfast experience.

• serves

  4

• prep

  5 minutes

• cook

  10 minutes

• difficulty

  Easy

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Ingredients

• 160 g (1½ cups) quick oats
• 375 ml (1½ cups) milk
• good pinch of salt
• 25 g cold butter, cut into 4 thin slices

Masala chai sugar

• 55 g (¼ cup) caster sugar
• 60 g (¼ cup) brown sugar
• 2 tsp ground cinnamon 
• 1 tsp ground cardamom
• ½ tsp ground cloves
• ½ tsp ground ginger
• ¼ tsp finely ground black pepper

Instructions

1. For the masala chai sugar, place all the ingredients in a bowl and stir to combine well.
   
   
2. Combine the oats, milk and 375 ml (1¾ cups) water in a saucepan and bring to a simmer. Simmer for 1 minute, then remove from the heat to stand for 1 minute. Transfer the oats to a serving bowl and sprinkle the top liberally with the masala chai sugar. Add a good pinch of salt and place a small pat of butter in the centre of each bowl.  

 

Photography by Danielle Abou Karam.

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Cook's Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.

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Oats

episode • The Cook Up with Adam Liaw • 

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25m

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episode • The Cook Up with Adam Liaw • 

cooking • 

25m

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