Healthy Oats Idli

Qty: 24-26 idlis
Ingredients: 

• Fine Rava/ Sooji: 1 cup
• Oats: 1 cup (Dry roast them for 2-3 mins on low flame and grind to form powder)
• Yogurt/ Curd: 2 cups
• Eno: 1/2 tsp
• Baking soda: a pinch
• For seasoning:
• Chana daal: 1 tbsp (washed properly)
• Washed Urad daal: 1 tbsp  (washed properly)
• Mustard seeds: 1tbsp
• Ginger: a small piece (grated)
• Asafoetida: a pinch
• Salt: to taste
• Dessicated Coconut powder: 2 tbsp (optional)
• Green chilli:  1 (v finely chopped)
• carrot: 1 (grated) (optional)
• Onion: 1 (finely chopped)
• Oil: 1 tbsp

Method:

1. Mix sooji, oats, baking soda and curd properly. The mixture should be semi- viscous / thick. Keep it aside for 15 mins.
2. Heat oil in pan.
3. Add mustard seeds. Let them splutter.
4. Add ginger, urad daal, chana daal, coconut powder, salt, green chilli, carrot and onion.
5. Cook for 2-3 mins. Turn off the gas.
6. Mix this in the sooji and curd mixture.
7. Grease idli plates.
8. Just before putting batter in idli plates, add eno. Mix well
9. Put this mixture in the plates. 
10. Microwave it for 3-5 mins .
11. Ready to serve with coriander chutney or chana daal chutney and sambar.

PS:

• You can add any vegetable (tomato, peas etc) of your choice.
• You can also add cashew nuts if you like.
• Finally, you can garnish idlis with coriander leaves. (Put coriander leaf on top of idlis before steaming)