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    Instant Oats Idli Recipe

    Last Updated On: Apr 8, 2025 by Aarthi

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    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.

    Table of Contents

    • About Instant Oats Idli Recipe
    • 📖 Recipe Card
    • Oats Idli Recipe | Instant Oats Idli Recipe
    • Version 1: Instant Oats Idli Recipe
    • Version 2: Instant Oats Idli with Vegetables 
    •  
    • Tips & Tricks

    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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    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 40 minutes minutes
    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

     
    Take all your ingredients
    Take oats flour in a bowl
    add in sooji / rava
    Add in curd
    pour some water
    Add in salt
    grated carrots
    Add in chopped green chillies, coriander leaves
    and curry leaves
    Heat oil in a tadka pan
    Add in cumin seeds, mustard and urad dal
    Add in asafoetida
    Pour it over the batter
    Mix well
    But now the batter is thick
    so add some water
    It should be thick buy pouring consistency
    Add in ½ tsp of baking soda
    mix well
    Grease idli moulds with oil
    pour idli batter in it, don't overfill
    place in idli steamer
    steam for 8 to 10 mins
    Remove it and let it cool for 2 mins
    dip a spoon in water
    run it under the idlies
    tada
    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.
    Take all your ingredients
    heat oil in a kadai
    add in mustard and urad dal
    add in chillies and ginger
    carrot and beans
    saute this for few minutes
    now roast oats till nice aroma comes..
    oats have turned a few shades darker
    take it in a blender
    and powder it
    now empty this in a bowl

     

    add in rawa
    add in curd
    water
    mix well
    now add the sauted vegetables
    and mix well
    add in salt and baking soda
    now grease idli plate with oil
    take a ladleful of batter
    and fill these plates
    stack it
    till idli is done..
    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.

    If you have any questions not covered in this post and if you need help, leave me a comment or mail me @[email protected] and I’ll help as soon as I can.

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    Comments

    1. Santosh Bangar

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      healthy and yummy idllis.recipe step by step is presented very nicely

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    2. julie

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      Yummy delicious innovative recipe..
      Ongoing Event- Christmas Delicacy(15Nov-31Dec 2011)

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    3. faseela

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      wow......soft delicious idlis

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    4. Pretend Chef

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      Sounds delicious. Yummy!

      Reply
    5. Suja

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      Healthy breakfast..yum

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    6. Sobha Shyam

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      healthy and delicious idlis..

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    7. Makeup For Busy Mom

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      Yay!! Healthy idlis.. looks nice.. i will try it. Thanks..

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    8. Namitha

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      Idlis are always the most comforting breakfast for me 🙂

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    9. Tina

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      sounds very delicious nd healthy..

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    10. kalai

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      Hi arthi

      Oats flour is available on market or u make it from instant oats? ?

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    11. Aarthi

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      @kalaii made it, check this out

      https://www.yummytummyaarthi.com/2014/07/homemade-oats-flour-recipe-oats-flour.html

      Reply
    12. Anonymous

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      Hi aarathi, lovely recipe. I want to make this for my 11 month old. Will it be ok if I skip adding baking powder?

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    13. knair

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      Can we use wheat rava instead of sooji?

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    14. Anonymous

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      Which rawa do you use? Bombay rawa or idli rawa?

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    15. Aarthi

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      @Anonymousit is bombay rava..

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    16. Aarthi

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      @knairyes u can use

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    17. Aarthi

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      @AnonymousSkipping baking soda will make the idlies hard and rubbery

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    18. Anonymous

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      Can we use enosalt skipping baking soda?

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    19. Aarthi

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      @AnonymousYes u can use eno salt instead of baking soda

      Reply
    20. Ash

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      Read ur blog ! Luv it..its relee helpful! All d ingredients r on d go..well done ! Good goin .. 🙂

      Reply
    21. Anonymous

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      Really its so healthy.. Checked ur all recipes...all r so tasty & healthy. Thanx alot for sharing with us..

      Reply
    22. Anonymous

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      You have told we can substitute with wheat rawa instead of sooji .if yes the proportions are the same .

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    23. Aarthi

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      @AnonymousYes same.

      Reply
    24. Anonymous

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      Nice recipe 🙂 thank u so much

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    25. DURGA

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      Can we use same batter for making dosas?

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    26. Aarthi

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      @DURGANo it wont work i think. but give a try and let me know

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    27. kalai vani

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      Any replacement for curd plz

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    28. Aarthi

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      @kalai vaniCurd is what makes it fluffy and soft, so no replacement.

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    29. Sandhya Mohanasundaram

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      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...

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    30. Vidya Vaidyanathan

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      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

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    31. Anonymous

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      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.

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    32. Aarthi

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      @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.

      Reply
    33. nisha m

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      Can we remove baking soda?isnt it harmful for babies?

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    34. nisha m

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      Can we remove baking soda?isnt it harmful for babies??

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    35. Aarthi

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      @nisha mif you dont use baking soda, then the idlies will be hard

      Reply
    36. Veena

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      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?

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    37. Aarthi

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      @Veenai think u must have added too much eno, or the batter was too thin, it has to be thick

      Reply
    38. Aarti Gupta

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      Can I use oats powder instead of oats instant. Will I need to roast the powder? -Aarti G

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    39. Aarthi

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      @Aarti Guptayes u can. Dont need to roast

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    40. sangeetha

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      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.

      Reply
    41. lity li

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      Wow looking so yummy going to try this:-)
      Microwave idli recipe

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    42. karishma

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      Such a nice recipe!!

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    43. Priya Ramkumar

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      Tried this today and it came out well .. Thanks for the healthy and wonderful recipe.

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    44. Wafa

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      Can keep the batter in fridge fot next mitning???

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      • Aarthi

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        yes u can. but add baking soda or eno right when you make it.

        Reply
    45. Wafa

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      Thank u for reply..

      Reply
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