OATS IDLY

Now a days almost everyone is aware of having a quality food style in their day - to -day life.  All over the world Oats is accepted as a healthy diet . Oats was used as porridge in earlier days. Why can't we create much interest among the people? So that the  people will start trying to use oats often . This is one of the successful recipe,  in South Indian style which came out well. Its instant. Easy to use it for breakfast. Hope you all will step ahead to use oats after trying this recipe and create your own recipes too with oats, a fiber rich diet. 

Ingredients :

1.  Oats - 1 cup
2. Wheat rava / Samba rava / wheat sooji - 1/2 cup
3. Curd - 2 cups (fresh curd is better)
4. Salt - as required
5. Oil - for seasoning
6. Eno fruit salt (regular) - 1 tsp (you can also use baking soda)

For seasoning :

1. Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
2. Urud dhal - 1 tsp
3. Chopped Coriander leaves - 1 tbs
4. Curry leaves - few
5. Hing/ Asfotedia - 1 pinch


Method :

1. Grind Oats into a thin coarse powder. 

2. Grind Wheat rava also into thin coarse powder.

3. Blend both wheat rava and oats together in a bowl. Mix curd, salt and mix it well.

4. Heat oil in a pan. Once the oil gets hot, add mustard seeds, urud dhal, curry leaves and asfotedia powder. 

5. Mix the seasoning with the oats mixture.  Add chopped coriander leaves too.

6. Leave the batter to soak for minimum 1/2  an hour to 1 hour.

7. Boil your pressure cooker or idly cooker with water inside for steaming. 

8. In the mean while grease your idly plates with oil or ghee/clarified butter. 

9. Add baking soda or eno salt to the batter and mix it well.

10. Pour the batter in the idly plate and steam for 12 - 15 minutes .

11. The idly will be sticky when it is hot. But it will get perfect once it comes to normal temperature. 

12. Serve it with Coriander or Tomato chutney.

Note : You can also add ginger pieces, cashew nuts too with the seasoning.