We all know oats serves good amount of fiber and helps to meet daily fiber amount intake. Oats being a perfect breakfast item, can be made into idli which not only tastes delicious also can be prepared in half an hour time.

It is a diabetic and vegan friendly recipe.

Ingredients:

1. Oats – 2 cups
2. Yogurt – 2 cups
3. Salt – as per taste
4. Chana dal – 1 tsp
5. Urad dal – 1  tsp
6. Mustard – 1 tsp
7. Ginger – grated ½ tsp
8. Cilantro – chopped ¼ cup
9. Carrot – grated ¼ cup
10. Green chili – 1, finely cut
11. Oil – 1 Tbsp

Preparation:

1. On medium heat dry roast oats to golden brown and allow it to cool.
2. Once it completely cools down, prepare coarse powder of dry roasted oats.
3. Prepare seasoning by placing frying pan on medium heat. Add oil. To heated oil add mustard seed followed by urad and chana dal, green chili, grated ginger. Sauté the contents to light brown.
4. Add yogurt to oats powder, add grated carrot, cilantro, salt and seasoning. Mix well. Batter should be similar to normal idli batter consistency – medium thick. Leave it for 5-10 mins.
5. Apply little oil to idli maker and pour batter into mould. Place the idli stand in steamer.
6. Steam cook for about ten minutes on medium flame.
7. Remove hot idli into serving plates.
8. Serve oats idli with coconut chutney and hot sambar. 

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