Healthy Steamed Oatmeal Idli Recipe

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Producer: Priyanka Das Editor: Nisha Dubey | February 28,  2025

Ingredients    1 cup oats, rolled oats    3 tsp oil    1 tsp mustard    ½ tsp urad dal    1 tsp chana dal    ½ tsp cumin    Few curry leaves    ½ tsp ginger paste    2 chilli, finely chopped    1 carrot, grated    ¼ tsp turmeric    ½ cup semolina, coarse    ½ cup curd    1 cup water    2 tbsp coriander, finely chopped    ¾ tsp salt    7 cashew, halves    ½ tsp Eno/fruit salt

Firstly, in a kadai heat 3 tsp oil and splutter 1 tsp mustard, ½ tsp urad dal, 1 tsp chana dal, ½ tsp cumin and few curry leaves.

Also, add ½ tsp ginger paste and 2 chilli. Saute slightly. Further, add 1 carrot and ¼ tsp turmeric and saute for 2 minutes.

Now add ½ cup rava and roast on low flame until it turns aromatic. Add powdered oats and mix well. Transfer the mixture and allow to cool completely.

Add in ½ cup curd and ½ cup water. Mix well making sure there are no lumps. Further add 2 tbsp coriander, ¾ tsp salt and ½ cup water.

Mix well making sure to form an idli batter consistency. Rest for 20 minutes or until the rava absorbs water.

Just before steaming add a ½ tsp eno (fruit salt) and mix well. Steam the oats idli for 15 minutes on medium flame.

Finally, serve instant oats idli with coconut chutney and sambar.