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Oats are healthy! Idlis are even healthy breakfasts. It is really good to mix these two healthy items for a breakfast is it not? Remember to dry roast the oats for a while for a few minutes before using it. Ceck out the recipe for Instant Oats Idli.

Serves: 4

Prep time: 10 min

Cook time: 15 min

Ingredients required for instant Oats Idli

Oats, dry roast for 4 minutes, cool and grind to a fine powder: 1 1/2 cups
Semolina: 3/4 cup (sooji/upma rava)
Yogurt: 1 cup (curd)
Carrot: 1, peeled and grated
Salt to taste
Eno Salt: 1/2 tsp (or cooking soda)
Water as required

• For Tempering/Poppu/Tadka

Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp (Hing)
Green chilies - 2, finely chopped
Split Black Gram Dal - 1 tsp (urad dal/minappapu)
Coriander leaves - 1-2 tbsps, finely chopped (optional)
Curry leaves - 1 sprig
Oil - 2 tsps

Method instant Oats Idli
•    Take heavy bottomed vessel.
•    Heat oil, add mustard seeds, add urad dal and let the dal turn red.
•    Add chopped green chilies, asafetida, curry leaves and saute for a few seconds.
•    Add carrot (grated), sauté.
•    Add semolina/sooji, sauté.
•    Add coriander leaves and turn off heat.
•    Cool.
•    Add ground roasted oats powder.
•    Add salt.
•    Add curd and mix.
•    Add water, make thick dosa batter.
•    Grease idli plates.
•    Add eno salt or cooking soda and mix.
•    Pour a ladle full of batter.
•    In each greased depression of the idli plates.
•    Steam for 13-15 minutes.
•    Serve warm with chutney of your choice.

-Sumana