Simple and delicious oats idli with step by step pictures. Instant oats idli recipe turns out so soft and fluffy.
Oats Idli Recipe
I love making idlies for breakfast. I have quite few idli recipes in my blog. You can check out my ragi idli, rava idli, wheat rava idli, thinai idli. This shows my love for idlies, all because my hubby loves to have it so much, so i make it quite often. And to a change from normal idlies try different idlies.
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About Instant Oats Idli Recipe
This is my oats version. I have an oats veg idli already in this blog. But this is a little different from that. It turned out so moist and fluffy, i like to have it with tomato chutney, but it equally taste good with sambar and coconut chutney..So give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you.
How to Make Oats Idli
- In a dry pan and oats and roast it till nice aroma comes , it will take around 3-5 mins..Allow this to cool down and powder it finely.
- Now take this in a mixing bowl and add in rawa and mix well. Pour in curd and mix well.
- Add in enough water and mix well till it gets smooth consistency.
- Now heat oil in a pan and add in mustard and urad dal. Add seasoning.
- Now add this to the batter and mix well..Add in salt, baking soda and mix well.
- Take the idli stand and grease the plate with oil.Take a ladleful of batter and fill those plates.
- Now stack it together and steam it for 15 mins.Remove this and allow it to cool down.
- Now remove the idli with a spoon and store in a hot case.
- Serve this with chutney or as it is.
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Oats Idli Recipe | Instant Oats Idli Recipe
Simple and delicious oats idli with step by step pictures. Instant oats idli turns out so soft and fluffy.
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Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 367kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups Oats Flour
- 1 cup Sooji
- 1 cup Curd / Yogurt
- 1 medium Carrots grated
- 2 Green Chilli chopped
- 3 tbsp Coriander Leaves finely chopped
- a sprig Curry leaves
- Salt to taste
- ½ tsp Baking Soda
- Water - as needed
- For Seasoning:
- 1 tsp Oil
- 1 tsp Mustard Seeds / Kaduku
- 1 tsp Urad dal / Ulundu Paruppu
- ½ tsp Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam
- ¼ tsp Asafoetida / Kaya podi / Hing
Instructions
- Take oats flour in a bowl, add in sooji, curd, water, carrots, chillies, curry leaves, coriander leaves and water. Mix well to a thick batter.
- Make seasoning by heating oil and crackling all ingredients given for seasoning. Let them sizzle for a min.
- Pour this over the batter and mix well.
- Now add more water if the batter is too thick. It should be pouring consistency.
- Now add in baking soda and mix well.
- Grease a idli plate with oil. Pour ladleful of batter in each mould and steam it for 8 to 10 mins.
- Once it is steamed, remove it and let it cool for 2 mins.
- Now dip a spoon in water and slide under the idlies.
- Serve this with any chutney of your choice.
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Notes
- Roasting oats slightly before making it into a powder enhances the taste.
- Don't powder the oats too much, make it a little coarse for better texture.
- Any vegetables can be chopped finely, sauted can be added into the idli.
- Baking soda or eno fruit salt can be used. If using eno salt, use 1 tsp of eno salt.
- Use thick curd for better texture.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servings | Calories: 367kcal | Carbohydrates: 64g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 254mg | Potassium: 374mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 2632IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 111mg | Iron: 4mg
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Version 1: Instant Oats Idli Recipe
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| Take all your ingredients |
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| Take oats flour in a bowl |
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| add in sooji / rava |
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| Add in curd |
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| pour some water |
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| Add in salt |
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| grated carrots |
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| Add in chopped green chillies, coriander leaves and curry leaves |
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| Heat oil in a tadka pan |
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| Add in cumin seeds, mustard and urad dal |
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| Add in asafoetida |
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| Pour it over the batter |
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| Mix well |
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| But now the batter is thick |
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| so add some water |
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| It should be thick buy pouring consistency |
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| Add in ½ tsp of baking soda |
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| mix well |
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| Grease idli moulds with oil |
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| pour idli batter in it, don't overfill |
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| place in idli steamer |
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| steam for 8 to 10 mins |
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| Remove it and let it cool for 2 mins |
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| dip a spoon in water |
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| run it under the idlies |
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| tada |
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| all done |
Version 2: Instant Oats Idli with Vegetables
Ingredients:
- Instant Oats -1 cup / 1 part
- Sooji / Rava / Bombay Rava / Semolina – ½ cup / ½ part
- Curd / Yoghurt – 1 cup
- Beans – 10 chopped finely
- Carrot – 1 grated finely
- Urad Dal / Ulundam Paruppu – 1 tsp
- Mustard Seeds / Kaduku -1 tsp
- Green Chilli – 1 chopped finely
- Ginger -1 tblspn grated
- Oil -1 tblspn + for greasing idli plates
- Baking Soda -1 tsp
- Salt to taste
Method:
- In a dry pan and oats and roast it till nice aroma comes , it will take around 3-5 mins..Allow this to cool down and powder it finely.
- Now take this in a mixing bowl and add in rawa and mix well. Pour in curd and mix well.
- Add in enough water and mix well till it gets smooth consistency.
- Now heat oil in a pan and add in mustard and urad dal..Add in green chilli and ginger and mix well.Add in beans and carrot and cook for 5 mins.
- Now add this to the batter and mix well..Add in salt, baking soda and mix well.
- Take the idli stand and grease the plate with oil.Take a ladleful of batter and fill those plates.
- Now stack it together and steam it for 15 mins.Remove this and allow it to cool down.
- Now remove the idli with a spoon and store in a hot case.
- Serve this with chutney or as it is.
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| Take all your ingredients |
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| heat oil in a kadai |
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| add in mustard and urad dal |
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| add in chillies and ginger |
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| carrot and beans |
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| saute this for few minutes |
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| now roast oats till nice aroma comes.. |
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| oats have turned a few shades darker |
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| take it in a blender |
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| and powder it |
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| now empty this in a bowl |
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| add in rawa |
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| add in curd |
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| water |
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| mix well |
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| now add the sauted vegetables |
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| and mix well |
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| add in salt and baking soda |
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| now grease idli plate with oil |
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| take a ladleful of batter |
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| and fill these plates |
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| stack it |
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| till idli is done.. |
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| Serve |
Tips & Tricks
- Roasting oats slightly before making it into a powder enhances the taste.
- Don't powder the oats too much, make it a little coarse for better texture.
- Any vegetables can be chopped finely, sauted can be added into the idli.
- Baking soda or eno fruit salt can be used. If using eno salt, use 1 tsp of eno salt.
- Use thick curd for better texture.
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Santosh Bangar
healthy and yummy idllis.recipe step by step is presented very nicely
julie
Yummy delicious innovative recipe..
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faseela
wow......soft delicious idlis
Pretend Chef
Sounds delicious. Yummy!
Suja
Healthy breakfast..yum
Sobha Shyam
healthy and delicious idlis..
Makeup For Busy Mom
Yay!! Healthy idlis.. looks nice.. i will try it. Thanks..
Namitha
Idlis are always the most comforting breakfast for me 🙂
Tina
sounds very delicious nd healthy..
kalai
Hi arthi
Oats flour is available on market or u make it from instant oats? ?
Aarthi
@kalaii made it, check this out
https://www.yummytummyaarthi.com/2014/07/homemade-oats-flour-recipe-oats-flour.html
Anonymous
Hi aarathi, lovely recipe. I want to make this for my 11 month old. Will it be ok if I skip adding baking powder?
knair
Can we use wheat rava instead of sooji?
Anonymous
Which rawa do you use? Bombay rawa or idli rawa?
Aarthi
@Anonymousit is bombay rava..
Aarthi
@knairyes u can use
Aarthi
@AnonymousSkipping baking soda will make the idlies hard and rubbery
Anonymous
Can we use enosalt skipping baking soda?
Aarthi
@AnonymousYes u can use eno salt instead of baking soda
Ash
Read ur blog ! Luv it..its relee helpful! All d ingredients r on d go..well done ! Good goin .. 🙂
Anonymous
Really its so healthy.. Checked ur all recipes...all r so tasty & healthy. Thanx alot for sharing with us..
Anonymous
You have told we can substitute with wheat rawa instead of sooji .if yes the proportions are the same .
Aarthi
@AnonymousYes same.
Anonymous
Nice recipe 🙂 thank u so much
DURGA
Can we use same batter for making dosas?
Aarthi
@DURGANo it wont work i think. but give a try and let me know
kalai vani
Any replacement for curd plz
Aarthi
@kalai vaniCurd is what makes it fluffy and soft, so no replacement.
Sandhya Mohanasundaram
In the rava dosa recipe, I usually replace the rava with instant oats.. How I do it is: 1 cup oats (slightly fried and crushed coarsely), 1/2 cup maida and 1/2 cup rice flour.. It's crispy and nice...
Vidya Vaidyanathan
Hi AArthi,
I make oats dosa. I roast 1measure oats, 1 msr poha(aval), 1 msr rava separately and powder them with salt. This i store so that i can use whenever i want. To make dosa or rather uthappam, i add finely chopped carrots, beans, cabbage, capsicum, green chillies, curry leaves to it and soak for 15 min in curd. Then i prepare dosais. Very tasty and nutritious
Best regards,
Vidya Vaidyanathan
Anonymous
Hi,
Can I store the batter for a day or two- with all ingredients mixed except the soda bicarb?
My idlis turned out bitter, any idea why?
Thanks.
Aarthi
@AnonymousI am not sure whether you can keep for 2 days. You can keep this for few hours. thats it. Since it has curd, it will turn sour.
nisha m
Can we remove baking soda?isnt it harmful for babies?
nisha m
Can we remove baking soda?isnt it harmful for babies??
Aarthi
@nisha mif you dont use baking soda, then the idlies will be hard
Veena
Thanks for your recipe...I wanted to use up the oats sitting in my pantry...however the idlis did not rise ...we're flat....I added both yogurt n eno...any idea what I could have done wrong?
Aarthi
@Veenai think u must have added too much eno, or the batter was too thin, it has to be thick
Aarti Gupta
Can I use oats powder instead of oats instant. Will I need to roast the powder? -Aarti G
Aarthi
@Aarti Guptayes u can. Dont need to roast
sangeetha
Hi aarti, I tryd ur oats idle, it came out rely rely well. So soft n tasted excellent. Got good appreciation frm huby n inlaw. Lov ur recipes.
lity li
Wow looking so yummy going to try this:-)
Microwave idli recipe
karishma
Such a nice recipe!!
Priya Ramkumar
Tried this today and it came out well .. Thanks for the healthy and wonderful recipe.
Wafa
Can keep the batter in fridge fot next mitning???
Aarthi
yes u can. but add baking soda or eno right when you make it.
Wafa
Thank u for reply..