oats idli recipe with step by step photos – healthy, tasty and instant oats idli recipe. no fermentation is required to make this quick idli recipe.
sharing one more oats recipe. a quick and instant recipe of idli made with oats. this recipe is similar to the way we make rava idli. apart from oats, i have also used rava or cream of wheat in the batter.
on occasions, i do add few veggies in the batter and at times i make the idlis without any veggies. the pictures are taken on two different occasions when i made these idlis.
the recipe of these instant oats idli gets done quickly. when the idlis are steaming, you can prepare the chutney. and lo you have a healthy breakfast at your table. these oats idli also make for a good tiffin box snack.
if you like oats, then you can check these oats recipes already posted on blog like oats dosa, oats upma.
serve oats idli hot or warm with a coconut chutney or idli podi or sambar.
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oats idli
INGREDIENTS FOR oats idli
main ingredients for oats idli
- 1 cup oats, quick cooking oats or rolled oats
- ½ cup fine sooji (rava or cream of wheat)
- ½ cup fresh or sour curd (dahi or yogurt)
- 1 cup water or add as required
- 1 teaspoon eno or ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 small to medium carrot grated Or 1/3 to ½ cup grated carrot - optional
- 3 teaspoon chopped coriander leaves (dhania patta)
- salt as required
for tempering oats idli
- ½ tablespoon oil
- ½ teaspoon mustard seeds (rai)
- ½ teaspoon cumin seeds (jeera)
- ½ teaspoon urad dal (optional)
- 1 teaspoon chana dal (bengal gram)
- 1 pinch asafoetida (hing)
- ½ teaspoon crushed black pepper (kali mirch powder)
- 1 or 2 green chilies, chopped or 1 teaspoon chopped green chilies (hari mirch)
- 1 teaspoon finely chopped curry leaves (kadi patta)
- 1 teaspoon chopped ginger (adrak) or ½ inch ginger chopped
- 8 to 10 cashews (kaju) - chopped
- 1 or 2 tablespoon grated coconut (optional)
HOW TO MAKE oats idli
preparation for oats idli
- take 1 cup oats in a grinder or blender jar and grind or blend to a fine flour.
- peel and grate 1 small to medium carrot.
- finely chop the ginger, curry leaves, coriander leaves and green chilies.
making tempering for oats idli batter
- heat 1/2 tbsp oil in a pan. on a low flame, add the mustard seeds, chana dal and urad dal.
- stir and saute till the mustard seeds crackle and both the urad dal and chana dal become golden.
- now add the green chilies, ginger, curry leaves, cashews and a pinch of asafoetida. saute for a minute.
making oats idli batter
- add 1/2 cup of sooji (rava or cream of wheat). stir and saute for 2 minutes.
- then add the oats flour. stir very well and keep on stirring often while roasting the flour.
- roast for 4 to 5 minutes. take this mixture in a bowl and let it cool down completely.
- then add the grated carrots and chopped coriander leaves. you can also add steamed peas or finely chopped french beans or skip the veggies altogether.
- add 1/2 cup curd. you can add either fresh or sour curd.
- add 1 cup water. stir the idli batter very well. the batter should have a medium consistency. cover and allow the batter to sit for 5 to 6 minutes.
- meanwhile, grease the idli moulds with some oil or ghee. also heat water in the idli steamer or in an electric cooker or pressure cooker.
- now add salt as per taste and stir very well.
- now add 1 tsp fruit salt (eno) or 1/2 tsp baking soda. for a less soapy alkaline aroma you can also add 1/2 tsp fruit salt or 1/4 tsp baking soda. the texture in this case is less fluffy and soft.
- as soon as you add the fruit salt, quickly begin to stir the whole batter.
- be quick and stir very well so that the eno is mixed evenly in the batter.
steaming oats idli
- pour the oats idli batter in a the greased idli moulds. try to use all the batter in one steaming.
- place the moulds in the steamer/electric cooker/pressure cooker. cover and steam the idlis for about 10 to 12 minutes. a toothpick inserted in the idlis should come out clean.
- allow the steamed idlis to stand for some minutes. then remove them with a spoon dipped in hot water.
- serve these light healthy and instant oats idli hot or warm with coconut chutney or sambar.
RECIPE TIPS
- you can use a vegan yogurt like cashew yogurt or almond yogurt. cashew yogurt will taste better.
- or just skip adding curd and add about ½ to 1 tsp of lemon juice to get a slight sour taste and also to help in the acid alkaline reaction.
preparation for oats idli recipe
1. take 1 cup quick cooking oats or rolled oats in a grinder or blender jar.
2. grind or a blend the oats to a fine flour. keep aside.
3. peel and grate 1 small to medium carrot.
4. some of the ingredients that will be added to the idlis. in clockwise order – cumin seeds, mustard seeds, chana dal, crushed black pepper, chopped coriander leaves, finely chopped curry leaves, chopped ginger and green chilies.
making tempering for oats idli batter
5. heat ½ to 1 tbsp oil in a pan. on a low flame, add the ½ tsp cumin seeds, ½ tsp mustard seeds, 1 tsp chana dal. add ½ tsp urad dal if using.
6. stir.
7. saute till the mustard seeds crackle and both the chana dal & urad dal become golden.
8. now add the 1 tsp chopped green chilies, 1 tsp chopped ginger, 1 tsp finely chopped curry leaves, 8 to 10 cashews (chopped), ½ tsp crushed black pepper and a pinch of asafoetida/hing.
9. saute for a minute.
making oats idli batter
10. add ½ cup of sooji/rava/cream of wheat.
11. on a low flame, stir and saute for 2 minutes.
12. then add the oats flour.
13. stir very well and keep on stirring often while roasting the flour on a low flame.
14. roast for 4 to 5 minutes.
15. take this mixture in a bowl and let it cool down completely.
16. then add the grated carrots and 3 tsp chopped coriander leaves. you can also add steamed peas or finely chopped french beans. you can skip the veggies too.
17. add ½ cup curd. you can add either fresh or sour curd.
18. add 1 cup water.
19. stir the idli batter very well.
20. the batter should have a medium consistency and be neither too thick nor thin. cover and allow the batter to sit for 5 to 6 minutes.
21. meanwhile, grease the idli moulds with some oil or ghee. also heat water in the idli steamer or in an electric cooker or pressure cooker.
22. the batter after the resting time.
23. now add salt as per taste and stir very well.
24. now add 1 tsp fruit salt (eno) or ½ tsp baking soda. for a less soapy alkaline aroma you can add ½ tsp fruit salt or ¼ tsp baking soda. the texture in this case is less fluffy and soft.
25. as soon as you add the fruit salt, quickly begin to stir the whole batter.
26. be quick and stir very well so that the eno is mixed evenly in the oats idli batter.
steaming oats idli
27. pour the oats idli batter in the the greased idli moulds. try to use all the batter in one steaming lot. if you keep the batter for a second round of steaming, the idlis won’t become that soft.
28. place the moulds in the steamer/electric cooker/pressure cooker. cover and steam the idlis till they are done. about 10 to 12 minutes. a toothpick inserted in the idlis should come out clean. allow the steamed idlis to stand for some minutes. then remove them with a spoon dipped in hot water.
29. serve these light healthy oats idli with coconut chutney or idli sambar.
Why oats are always sticky,? my idlis came out sticky. Please help. I put one pinch baking soda instead of fruit salt
try steaming for some more time and increase the amount of baking soda.
I tried this recipie and its super awesome… the idly is soft and light.. thank you for sharing the recipie…
Welcome Neelam. Glad to know that you liked oats idli recipe.
Hi Dassana
Thankyou for a lovely recipe. I prepared the idlis for breakfast this morning and they were delicious. I just love all South Indian food. Will next try your ragi idli recipe. Thanks again.
Welcome Tasneem. Glad to know that you liked the oats idli recipe. ragi idli recipe also is very good.
Hi I tried this.. it turned out tasty but they didn’t come like yours.. they were not much firm and are like upma consistency. I have added 1cup finest sooji to 2 cups oats
whenever sooji is increased in any recipe, some care has to be taken. more sooji can make the food dense or hard or dry. so more liquids are needed in the recipe. so when doubling or tripling recipe with sooji, always add less sooji. thats the reason they were like upma consistency.
Hiiii..
I really want to thank you for this recipe..i tried it yesterday and it was super delicious..my hubby loved it so much..it was the best recipe i ever tried plus it was healthy too..
Welcome Mansi. Glad to know that both of you liked oats idli recipe. Thanks for this positive review.
Oats idli looks yummy… Thanks for the recipe 🙂
welcome saieswari. do try the recipe.
Hi,
I tried this recipe for a Sunday Breakfast. Its really simple and quick to make. The idlis turned out to be tasty. However, they were a little watery on one side and cooked well on the other. Do you have any advice on that?
thanks shubha. the water in the pan should not touch the idlis. if they touch the idli pan while boiling, the idlis will be watery from one side. otherwise i see no reason for the idlis to be watery.
Hi, Is it necessary to use baking soda, baking powder or eno? If I want to skip them, will it be fine? Will the recipe change?
garima, baking powder, baking soda or eno helps in leavening and make the idlis soft and light. you can skip also, but then the idlis will be slightly dense. if the denseness is fine with you, then you can skip. the recipe remains the same.
Oh I was thinking of making it for my kid who is less than an year old. So was not sure if leavening agents are fine at this age. You have any idea? Will little eno be ok?
garima, avoid eno or baking soda for small. their systems are very sensitive, so just skip them. these can cause stomach issues. just make the oats idlis without eno or baking soda.
Oats Idli is simply superb and delicious.
thank you brenda.
Could I cook a big batch and then freeze it to consume later?
since curd/yogurt is not used, i would not suggest to freeze the idlis. they are better consumed fresh.
Tried oats recipes
thankyou
These are the tastiest idli! I love how you don’t need to prepare the batter in advance. I prepare these almost every weekend.
pleased to know this thankyou leslie 🙂
Next on my to do list ,very grateful to you, what would I do without your amazing App!
thankyou so much mala 🙂
Hi,
Very yummy… Thanks for the recipe.. please suggest instead of Curd what can be used as doctor advised me not to eat curd in any form.
Thank you…
Regards
gul, you can substitute lemon juice in this recipe instead of curd. just add 2 tbsp lemon juice along with water to make the batter. you will need to add more water than what is mentioned in the recipe.
I tried oats idlis and they were superb. I haven’t tried making idlis by fermentation method . I always make rava idlis. They always turn out soft. Will fermented idlis be more tasty and soft. Also thanks for the oats idli recipe.
thanks kaur for the feedback. compared to the quick idlis, fermented idlis are more softer in texture. the fermentation process makes them healthy too. just today i made poha idlis and they were so soft and fluffy. i will add the recipe also. try making a small batch of idli batter. you will get an idea as how to the batter ferments and rises. preparing idli is very easy. once you get the hang of making them, you can always have soft idlis for breakfast 🙂
Hi Dassana,
First of all I would like to thank you for writing such an amazing blog dedicated to vegetarian food! Second of all thank you for this awesome receipe which is an instant hot in my house and my mother in law couldn’t stop praising. My one year old daughter and husband have undoubtedly rated this as one of the healthiest breakfast items. Only if I could post the pics you would know.
Looking forward to more of such receipes and inspirations from you.
Best regards,
Vidushi
welcome vidushi. glad to know that you all liked the recipe. yes it is very healthy. you can send the pics at [email protected] and i will share it in the blog facebook page with other readers. thanks for sharing this encouraging feedback.
Hi..ur recipe is superb.. I tried it for the first time..my mil and my littlr girl of 1 year loved it..thank you so much..God bless you!
welcome poonam. glad to know this. thanks for your positive feedback and for your prayers.
your photographs are superb… That is what attracted me to this page… It has good resolution and the lighting is simply awesome… I liked the way you used the corner of the table in the last photograph… And of course, I’m going to try the recipe tomorrow itself…
thank you for liking the pics and the angles. very rarely i get readers commenting on the pics. hope the recipe comes out well.
Hi Dassana,
U r too good at all the recipes, i follow ur guidelines quite regularly. …Thanks a lot…
Thank you Pooja.
Hi Amit,
Your website made my life easier with some good recipes for my kid. Please post a recipe for coconut cookies. I am tempted to try oats idli. Will do it at the earliest.
Thanks a million tonne.
thanks shilpi. will add the recipe in some time.