Oats idli recipe | Indian Oats breakfast recipes

Ingredients

• 1 cup Oats (quick cook)
• 1/2 cup Wheat rava (godhumai rava )
• 1/2 cup Curd (plain yogurt)
• 2 tbsp Carrot (grated)
• 1/2 cup Water (+more if needed)
• Salt
• 1/2 tsp Eno fruit salt (replace with 1/4 tsp cooking soda)
• 2 tsp Lemon juice (or from 1/2 of a lemon)
• 2 Green chillies (finely chopped )
• 1 tbsp Coriander leaves (chopped)
• 1 tsp Ginger (chopped)
• 1 tbsp Oil
• 1/2 tsp Mustard
• 1 tsp Urad dal
• 2 tsp Chana dal
• 1 pinch Asafoetida
• 1 sprig Curry leaves

Instructions

1. 1

   Dry roast Oats firstly for 3 minutes in medium flame until nice aroma comes.

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   After that, powder it coarsely after it cools down.

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   Then, heat a pan with oil and temper the items in the table ‘To temper’.

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   That is, to hot oil, add mustard and let it splutter. After that add other items and roast in medium flame until golden.

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   Followed by the vegetables you decided to add and ginger, green chillies, coriander leaves.

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   Then, give it a quick fry and add the wheat rava.

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   Roast furthermore for a minute in medium flame.

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   Then, transfer to mixing bowl and add oats, salt, curd, lemon juice, water as required.

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   Now, make a thick yet pouring consistency batter, similar to our idli batter.(neither too runny nor too thick).

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    Then, add Eno fruit salt just before making idli and mix well. This will give you a frothy/airy batter which gives a soft spongy idly.

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    Pour the batter in a greased idly plate.

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    --- Steaming Oats idli ---

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    Boil enough water in a steamer firstly.

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    Secondly, place the idli stand inside it. The water boiling should not touch the lower track of idli otherwise, while boiling it will affect the texture of idli.

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    Close with lid and steam cook for 10-12 minutes or until a knife inserted comes out clean.

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    Take out carefully and cool down for a minute.

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    To un mould the idli, dip a spoon in water and run it around steamed idli to scoop it out. Repeat for all idli.