Last updated on January 31st, 2018
Oats idli recipe with step by step photos. I am sharing an instant and easy oats idli recipe here on request. I have been trying to post some Indian breakfast recipe with oats here for a long time. Recently I bought a pack of quick cooking oats to try these oats lollipop and I had remaining oats,so thought of trying this instant oats rava idli recipe in the same lines of rava idli.
This is a very quick oats idli recipe that can be prepared in a jiffy. You can mix up everything and let the batter to raise for 15 minutes. Once the batter is raised it takes 10-12 minutes for steaming the oats idli. Though I made these oats idli just like rava idli, I should say these were even more porous and spongy as you could see in the pictures. You should use quick cooking oats for this oats idli. This recipe uses fruit salt (eno). If you want to avoid eno just use sour curd and let the batter sit for 30 minutes.
To make oats idli recipe here I have used roasted and ground oats. Along with that roasted rava is also added,I have tried these oats idli recipe with and with out fruit salt. I liked both the versions. To make oats idli even more quick, you can roast and grind quick cooking oats in bulk when you have time and store airtight. You can do the same with rava too. When you have roasted and ground oats in hand you can make oats idli recipe,otas dosa recipe in a jiffy, you can also use ground oats as thickening agent for soups,roll the cutlets over it etc.
Serve oats idli with chutney or sambar.
Here is how to make oats idli recipe with step by step photos.
If you are looking for more indian oats recipes do check
Oats dosa,instant and step by step
How to make oats idli recipe
1. Dry roast the measured oats till aromatic and it slightly changes in color. Grind to a fine powder (rava like).
2. Dry roast the rava and remove it to a bowl. Add the oats powder to it.
3. Add the measured curd, and salt. Mix well and set aside.
4. Heat ghee in a pan and temper with mustard,gram dal,green chillies,cashew nuts and curry leaves. Add to the oats-rava batter.
5. Mix well and add 1/2 cup water. The batter should be slightly loose than idli batter. Set aside for 15-20 minutes. Add fruit salt just before steaming and mix well.
6. Grease the idli plate and fill each whole 3/4 level with batter.
7. Steam the idlis for 10-12 minutes,serve instant oats idli with chutney and sambar.
Instant oats idli recipe card below
- 1 1/2 cup quick cooking oats
- 1/2 cup rava
- 2 1/2 cups curd whisked smooth
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 teaspoon fruit salt
- 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 1 teaspoon gram dal
- 6-7 cashew nuts broken
- 2 green chillies
- 10-12 curry leaves
- 2 teaspoons ghee
- Dry roast the measured oats till aromatic and it slightly changes in color. Grind to a fine powder (rava like).
- Dry roast the rava and remove it to a bowl. Add the oats powder to it.
- Add the measured curd and salt. Mix well and set aside.
- Heat ghee in a pan and temper with mustard,gram dal,green chillies,cashew nuts and curry leaves. Add to the oats-rava batter.
- Mix well and add 1/2 cup water. The batter should be slightly loose than idli batter. Set aside for 15-20 minutes. Add fruit salt just before steaming and mix well.
- Grease the idli plate and fill each whole 3/4 level with batter.
- Steam the idlis for 10-12 minutes,serve instant oats idli with chutney and sambar.
1. You can prepare oats-rava mixture in bulk and store for few days to make this idly even faster.
2. You can add baking soda instead of fruit salt.
Hi Harini,
Which Rava did you use here? and what is Fruit salt? where can i buy it from.
Thanks for the Recipe.
Hi,normal rava we use for upma and you can get eno fruit salt which is widely available
so it Sooji Rava, will try it 🙂 Thank You!!!
can we use old fashioned oats ? if yes then how can we make the paste from oats.
I dont think so you can use old fashioned oats here