Mexican Oats Idli
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Idlis are south India's delight & are equally popular is rest of the part of India. Its traditionally accompanied with coconut chutney & Sambhar. But here I am giving it a twist & mixing South Indian with Mexican flavors..These mini idlis are light, healthy & full of flavors that you cant just have them enough. Making it healthy with oats & semolina & giving it a dash of wine for that Mexican taste...Follow the recipe below & just relish them at a great family brunch or a quick cozy dinner.
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Ingredients
- For Idlis - 1 Cup flat oats coarsly grinded
- 1/2 cup semolina Rava or Sooji
- 1/2 cup butter milk
- 1/2 cup curd
- 1/2 cup water if required
- 1 tablespoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon mustard seeds Sarson
- 3-4 curry leaves
- 2 tablespoon Bengal gram splits Chana daal
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 4-5 cashew roughly chopped
- 2-3 green chilis
- For Mexican sauce - 2 big tomatoes finely chopped or pureed
- 1/2 capsicum log sliced
- 1/2 red bell pepper log sliced
- 1/2 yellow bell pepper log sliced
- 1 small size onion log sliced
- 1 small onion finely chopped
- 3-4 garlic finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon vinegar
- 2-3 basil leaves
- 1 tablespoon dry oregano
- 1 tablespoon red wine can use Indian or International
- 1 tablespoon olive oil + 1 tbs extra virgin for serving
- 1 tablespoon chili flakes
- Koshar to taste
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Instructions
- For idlis - Mix oats & Semolina together in a big bowl, add buttermilk, curd, water & baking soda, mix well into a thick batter. Let the mixture rest in sun or in a hot dry place for 15- 20 mins
- Now in a tadka pan, heat olive oil add mustard seeds, curry leaves, cashew nuts, green chili & Bengal grams. Let them crackle, Then put it in the batter & mix well.
- Now brush the mini idli molds with oil & steam the idlis for 15 mins or as per your idli maker.
- For Mexican sauce- Heat oil, put garlic & saute for a min don't let it brown as we want to lock the flavor of garlic
- Now add finely chopped onions & saute till soft but crunchy. Now add tomatoes with salt.
- Let the tomatoes soften & turn into curry. Now add chili flakes to it & stir.
- Now add bell peppers & capsicum & onion, we are adding it now because we don't want them to cook much for that crunchy texture.
- Saute for 5-7 mins & add vinegar & wine raising the flame.
- Now add basil leaves & add steamed idlis.
- Garnish with oregano & extra virgin olive oil. Serve hot
Notes
- You can use redimix idli batter
- You can make it with any idli batter
- You can avoide adding wine to it
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