OATS KOZHUKATTAI RECIPE / STEAMED INDIAN OATS DUMPLING
Ingredients
- 1.5 cup Quick cooking Oats
- 1 cup Water
- few Green Peas/ Corn, optional
- 3-4 tbsp Carrot / beans / capsicum / greens / all, finely chopped ; optional
- Salt to taste
To tempering
- 1-2 tsp any oil / Coconut oil, coconut oil pref
- 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
- 1/2 tsp Urad dal
- 1/2 tsp bengal gram / chana dal
- few Curry Leaves
- small piece Ginger, grated
- 2-3 nos Green Chilli, Finely Chopped
Instructions
- Take a pan and dry roast oats for 2-3 mins on medium flame till its aromatic .Keep it aside .
- Take a kadai / pan . Heat oil . Splutter mustard seeds , urad dal and channa dal . Add curry leaves , green chillies and ginger . Saute for a minute . Add peas , finely chopped veggies / greens and salt . Saute for 2-3 mins .
- Add water and bring to boil .
- When its boiling add roasted oats , mix and allow to cook for 1-2 mins .
- Afer 1-2 mins , oats get cooked and becomes a mass . Switch off and let it cool a bit so that you can handle easily .
- In a bowl take some water . Wet your hand and make small small dumplings of oats mixture . If it is too dry and you are finding difficulty shaping , sprinkle little water and shape . Place in greased plate and steam cook for 3-4 mins in a steamer .
- Enjoy hot Oats Kozhukattai / Oats kadubu with your choice of chutney / sambar .