Oats Muthiya

Its a great tea- time snack. :)

Ingredients:

• Oats: 2/3 cup (Instant or Rolled Oats)
• If using Rolled oats, dry roast them. Grind to form powder. 
• If using Instant oats, you can use them as such.
• Semolina 1/2 cup
• Besan: 1/2 cup
• Wheat Flour: 1/4 cup
• Oil: 3-4 tbsp 
• Vegetables: (You can use any veg of your choice- grated dudhi, spinach etc)
• Onion: 1-2 (finely chopped)
• Carrots: 1 (grated)
• Ginger Garlic paste: 1-2 tbsp
• Green chilli: to taste (paste/ chopped)
• Fresh methi leaves: 1/4 cup
• Salt: to taste
• Coriander pwd: 1/2 tbsp
• Roasted cumin pwd: 1/2 tbsp
• Baking soda: a pinch
• Eno: 1 tsp (optional)
• Turmeric pwd: 1/4 tsp
• Yogurt: 1/2 cup
• For Tempering:
• Oil: 1-2 tbsp
• Mustard seeds: 1 tbsp
• Sesame seeds: 1-2 tbsp
• Hing
• For Garnish:
• Fresh Coriander leaves (chopped)
• Grated coconut/  Dessicated coconut (optional)

Method:

• In a bowl, add oats, besan, semolina, wheat flour, salt, turmeric pwd, coriander powder, cumin powder and baking soda. Mix them well.
• Add all the vegetables and yogurt. Mix well. (Try not to add water till late)
• Meanwhile prepare your steamer.
• Add eno. Mix well to form a soft sticky dough. (For mixing, either use hands or ladle)

• Now wet your hands, and prepare round/ oval dumplings.

• Grease the steamer plate.
• Put dumplings on the steamer plate and steam for 10-12 mins on medium- low flame.

• Put knife in one of the steamed dumpling, if it comes clean - then your dumplings are ready. Else steam for some more time.
• Seasoning/ tadka:
• Heat oil in pan.
• Add hing, mustard seeds. let them splutter.
• Add sesame seeds.
• Add 2-3 pieces of steamed dumplings/ muthiya. Cook for 1-2 mins. (You can cook for more time if you want brown crust)
• Take these dumplings out and put remaining dumplings and season them
• Garnish with coriander leaves and shredded coconut.
• Serve hot with spicy green chutney.