Oats & Rawa Idli

Process Time : 20 Minutes 
Cooking Time : 12 to 15 Minutes

Ingredients :

Sooji / Rawa (Semolina) – 1 cup
Oats - 1 cup

Oil – 2 Tsp
Mustard Seeds – 1 tsp
Asofoetida (Hing) – pinch
Chana Daal – 1 tsp
Urad Daal – 1 tsp
Dry Whole Red Chili – 1
Broken Cashew Pieces – 1 Tbsp

 Yogurt – 1 cup, well beaten
Curry Leaves – 1 sprig
Green Chili – 1 (to taste), finely chopped
Cilantro – 5 sprigs, finely chopped
Ginger – 1 tsp, finely grated
Salt – 1 tsp (to taste)
Water – 1 cup
ENO Fruit Salt – 2 tsp

 Method:
Roast Oats in a pan on medium heat till nice fragrant smell comes or you see the Oats turning light brown.

Transfer Oats to a medium bowl and allow it to cool for about 10 minutes.

Now grind the Oats to a fine powder  and keep aside.

Heat Oil in in the same pan on medium heat. Add Mustard Seeds and allow them to pop.
Add Asofoetida, Dry Red Chili, Channa Daal, Urad Daal and mix till Chana and Urad Daals become light brown, now  add Curry Leaves, Green Chillies, Cilantro & Ginger along with  Sooji and mix well.
Keep roasting Sooji until a nice fragrant smell comes or you see the Sooji turning light brown.     

 Transfer Sooji to a medium bowl and allow it to cool for about 10 minutes.

Once it is cool mix the same with Oats powder.
Lightly oil Idli trays with spray cooking oil or regular oil.
Prepare Idli steamer by pre-heating water to a boil.
In another small bowl, mix Yogurt, and Salt. Mix well.
Pour Yogurt into the cooled Oats & Sooji mixture and mix well by adding water a little at a time to make batter of Idli consistency.

Allow the batter to rest for at least 15-20 minutes so Oats & Sooji mixture will absorb water and consistency of the batter can be checked .
Add ENO Fruit Salt and mix well. The mixture should foam up.
Immediately pour mixture into the Idli Trays and put the Idli Stand into the steamer.
Place a tight lid on the steamer and steam Idlis for 12 minutes or so on medium heat.

Remove Idlis from the trays by scooping them out with a spoon.
Serve hot with chutney or sambar.

Tips:

After ENO has been added, Idlis must be steamed immediately. If you are making more than one batch, be sure to divide the roasted Oats &  Sooji mixture. Add the wet ingredients only to the amount which will fit in your Idli Stand at one time.

For a prettier presentation, drop a thin slice of tomato and a cilantro leaf at the bottom of each idli indention before pouring in the batter on top. To save time for the future, you can make and keep the roasted, dry Sooji mixture in bulk in the refrigerator or freezer. Whenever you want to make, just add in the wet ingredients