garlic oatmeal

serves one.

ingredients:
oatmeal-1/2 cup
small onion (diced)-1
garlic pods (peeled, crushed and split)-2
oil-2 teaspoons
cornflour-1 tablespoon
water-4 cups
salt-to taste
aji-no-moto-1/2 teaspoon
black salt-1/4 teaspoon
powdered black pepper-1 teaspoon
spring onions (diced)-1 tablespoon

process:
boil oatmeal in 2 1/2 cups of water and a pinch of salt till cooked with a white broth.
heat oil in a deep vessel, add the onion and garlic and saute till the onions are translucent.
add the spring onions, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, mix well, stir-in the oat-broth and bring to a boil.
in a vessel, mix 1 1/2 cup of water, cornflour, aji-no-moto, black salt and black pepper and stir it into the oatmeal. simmer for a minute and serve.

BLUNDER i made: while boiling oatmeal, make sure it is thoroughly cooked although you can see the white broth initially, or else the soup will lack volume.