Oats Kozhakattai

This is a healthier version of South Indian rice kozhakattai and can be had for dinner or breakfast with coconut chutney or spicy tomato chutney.

Prep Time: 1 hr

Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 cup oats

• 2 tbsps Tur dal

• Salt, to taste

• 1 cup Water

For tempering

• 1 tbsp Oil

• 1 tsp Mustard seeds

• 1 tsp Urad dal

• 2 Red chillies cut into 2

• 3 Green chillies cut into 2

• 1 tsp Hing

• 4 Curry leaves

Instructions

1. Soak tur dal for 1 hour, grind to a paste without adding much water

2. In a pan take the oats and sauté it for 5 minutes till you get a nice aroma, keep aside

3. In the same pan add the oil and add all the ingredients for tempering

4. Add the water and salt and bring to a boil

5. Add the tur dal paste and the oats and cook till it becomes a pliable dough-like mixture

6. Make oblong large lemon sized balls out of this and steam them in an idli cooker

7. Serve hot with coconut chutney