Oats Idlis

Ingredients

2 cups oats
1/2 liter curd
1tbsp mustard seeds
1 tbsp urad dal
1/2 tbsp chana dal
1/2 tbsp oil
2 tbsp finely chopped green chillies
1 cup grated carrots
2 tbsp finely chopped coriander
1/2 tbsp turmeric powder
2 tbsp salt
Eno fruit salt, a pinch

Method

1. Dry roast the oats until it turns slightly brown and then powder the oats in a mixer.

2. In a pan, add oil, mustard seeds, urad dal, channa dal and allow mustard to splutter and the dals to turns golden.

3. Add the chopped chillies, coriander and grated carrots. Add the turmeric powder and fry for a minute.

4. Add this seasoning to the powdered oats mixture and add the curd to it to make a batter like that of idli.

5. You can add as much curd to the mixture to achieve the consistency, but don't add water to the battar.

6. Grease the idli steamer plates with oil and pour the battar into each area of the steamer. Steam the idlis for 15 minutes.

7. Once done remove the idlis and serve with onion chutney.