Healthy Oats Idli

Just the thought of steaming, soft idlis could make anyone hungry. Health benefits of idlis make them an ideal choice for breakfast.

They are also low on calories, high on energy and are easily digestible. You can team up idlis with any side dish like chutney, pickles or sambhar.

This oats idli can be prepared in 15 minutes and require no prior preparation plus its healthy too.

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup oats (before powdering)

• 1/2 cup rava/sooji

• 1 cup curd

• Baking soda - little less than 1/2 tsp

• 1 green chili chopped

• 2-3 cloves of garlic

• 1/2 cup coriander chopped

• 1/4 tsp black pepper

• Grated ginger for flavor (as per taste optional)

• Salt as required

• Oil -2 tsp

• Mustard seeds -1 tsp

• Pinch of Hing/ Asafoetida

• Few curry leaves

Method

1. Dry roast oats until it is slightly hot to touch.Powder it and keep it aside.

2. Dry roast rava/sooji also until it is slightly hot to touch.

3. In a bowl, mix together powdered oats, rava/sooji, curd, salt, baking soda, chili-garlic-coriander paste(for flavor, I prefer to add it as I like garlic flavor but it can be avoided) & the seasoning and needed water to make a batter similar to idli batter. You can alter the seasoning as per your taste.

4. Let it sit for 15 minutes.(The batter should neither be thick nor thin but should be of dropping consistency.)

5. Bring water to boil, grease the idli moulds with oil and pour a ladle of batter into the idly mould

6. Steam for 15-20 minutes or until the idlis are cooked. After it cools slightly, remove the idli from the mould

7. In separate pan add oil, once oil becomes hot add hing, mustard seeds and curry leaves. when the seeds starts to crackle, remove it from gas and season the idlis with this.

8. Serve hot with chutney of your choice.

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