Oats idali

Ingredients 

Oats- 1 cup

Rava- ½ cup

Curd-½ cup

Water-as required

Coriander leaves- 2teaspoons(chopped)

Salt to taste

For tempering:

Oil- ½ tablespoon

Mustard seeds- ½ teaspoon

Cumin seeds- ½ teaspoon

Chopped green chilies-1 teaspoon

Curry leaves- 1 tsp(finely chopped)

Ginger-1 teaspoon(chopped)

Method 

Put oats in a grinder or blender jar and grind or blend to a fine flour.

Heat oil in a pan, add the mustard seeds, stir and saute till the mustard seeds crackle. Now,add the green chilies, ginger, curry leaves,saute for a minute. Addrava and saute it for 2 minutes.Then, add the oats flour, stir very well and keep on stirring often while roasting the flour. Then, add chopped coriander leaves and  ½ cup curd. You can add either fresh or sour curd.Add 1 cup water. Stir the idli batter very well. The batter should have a medium consistency. Cover and allow the batter to sit for nearly 5 to 6 minutes.

Meanwhile, grease the idli moulds with some oil or ghee. Also, heat water in the idli steamer. Now, add salt as per taste and stir very well. Pour the oats idli batter in the greased idli moulds. Place the moulds in the steamer. Cover and steam the idlis for about around 10 to 12 minutes. Serve these light healthy oats idli with coconut chutney or sambar.

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