Oats Idli / Idly

Oats Idli / Idly Ingredients:

• Instant oats – 1 cup (I used Quaker Oats)
• White or Medium Sized Rava or Semolina – 1/2 cup (One can use Wheat Rava also)
• Curd – 1/2 cup
• Water – 3/4 or as required (I used Buttermilk instead of Curd and Water)
• Asafoetida/Hing – 1/2 tsp
• Coriander leaves / Cilantro – 2 tsp. finely chopped
• Baking soda – 1/2 tsp.
• Oil or Ghee – To grease Idly plates
• Salt

Seasoning Ingredients:

• Oil – 1 tsp.
• Mustard Seeds – 2tsp
• Carrot – 1 medium sized grated (around 1/2 Cup)
• Green Chilli – 1 tsp. finely chopped or 1/2 tsp. Green Chilli Paste

Time to prepare: 30 min
How to Make Oats Idli / Idly:

1. Dry roast the Instant Oats in a frying pan for 3-4 min and set aside to cool it completely. Then grind the roasted Oats to a fine powder in a mixer grinder or in a food processor.
2. In the same pan, dry roast the White or Medium Sized Rava for 3-4 min or until you get a nice aroma from it. Allow the Rava to cool. Now transfer the roasted Semolina/Rava and powdered Oats from above step to a mixing bowl and mix well.
3. Seasoning Part: Heat Oil in a pan, add Mustard Seeds, once they splutter add grated Carrot and Chopped Green Chilli or Chilli Paste (I used Chilli Paste) and saute till the raw smell of the Carrots disappear. This may take about 5 min of time.
4. Add these seasoning ingredients to the Oats-Semolina mixture bowl and mix once. Now add Asafoetida/Hing, Finely Chopped Coriander leaves/Cilantro, Baking Soda, Curd + Water or Buttermilk and mix everything together with the help of spatula to prepare the Oats Idli batter. If batter becomes too thick adjust with sufficient water or Buttermilk and the batter turns as thick as the normal Idly or Dosa batter.
5. Grease the Idly/Idli plate with Oil/Ghee and pour the sufficient amount of batter to the Idly/Idli molds with the help of ladle. Arrange the Idly/Idli plates and steam it for 10-12 minutes or till done. It may take maximum 15 min to cook the Idlies.

Now the Oats Idly/Idli is ready. Serve hot Oats Idli/Idli with Coconut Chutney..
Tips:

1. One can use Wheat Rava or Semolina for healthier version of Oats Idli.
2. Baking Soda provides good texture to the Oats Idli and the Idlies turns fluffier by adding just a little Soda to the batter.
3. One can add Fried Cashews to the Oats Idli batter. This gives rich taste to the Oats Idli, if you are ok with just a few extra calories.
4. Other vegetables of your choice can be added to the Oats Idli.