Yes! I grew up with Indian style porridges like khichidi and upma with Indian pickles, but went through a phase preferring sweeter Western style breakfasts. But lately I’m turning back to savory. I think the heartiness makes me feel more full and for longer

One Western combo I came up with and really like:

• Oatmeal
• Chopped Field Roast vegan apple maple sage sausage
• Fried onion
• Fried garlic
• Generic Western herb mixes (Italian blend, herbs de provence, table blend, etc.)
• Some vegan savory flavorings and salts (soy sauce, MSG, yeast extracts, mushroom extracts, vegetable stock or bouillon)

I used to have just oatmeal with some salt as one of my staple meals. Sometimes I varied it with adding some tart fruit (blueberries or lingonberries), but never understood adding sugar to oatmeal.

Maybe I should try going back to it.

I should mention there’s a thing you can do with oatmeal and miso if you get the kind with live cultures. It’s been a while since I tried it, but if I remember right it involves letting it sit overnight and the cultures start to work on the oatmeal. I’m sure a web search would turn it up.

I didn’t know this was allowed.

going to try making it with chicken stock and see what happens

edit: had a couple costco rotisserie chicken carcasses that i turned into stockn in the instant pot, will be making salty oatmeal in the am!

I do chicken or beef stock sometimes, and sometimes make what is like mac and cheese with oats instead of pasta (whole groats can be nice in this). You can also make sweet oatmeal without using so much sugar that it’s “sickly”.

I’d also like to plug the fact that you can get a hand crank device called a flaker that lets you turn whole oats into oatmeal fresh, and do the same to other grains like wheat, rye, spelt, etc for other whole grain hot cereals.

Anyone got quick recipes to share? I usually have only half an hour to cook and eat breakfast during my work week so use quick oats and a microwave. I’d prefer steel cut oats but I don’t have the luxury of time lol