This Oats Dosa is delicious, crisp and healthy to boot. It is a great way to include oats in your regular diet, and can be made at short notice.I spiced this vegan, gluten-free Oats Dosa with ginger, green chilli and cumin, but you are free to add red chilli powder, or any other powdered spices you wish.
Cuisine Gluten Free, Indian, Kidney Diet or Renal Diet, South Indian, Vegan, Vegetarian
Servings 6Dosas
Calories 65kcal
Equipment
Bowl - 1/2 Litre Capacity
Grinder/Blender
Tava
Turning Spatula
Ingredients
1CupOats(I used Rolled Oats)
1/2tbspGinger(Grated)
2 to 3Green Chillies(Finely Chopped)
1/2tbspCumin Seeds
10 to 12Curry Leaves(Torn or Chopped)
1tspSalt
1.25CupWater
Oil as needed
Instructions
Making the Oats Dosa Batter
Soak 1 cup Rolled Oats in 2 cups of water for 10 minutes.
Drain all the water from the soaked oats.
Grind the soaked oats with 1 cup water, 1/2 tbsp grated ginger, and some salt to a sooth paste.
Now add 2 or 3 finely chopped green chillies, 1/2 tbsp cumin seeds, and 10 to 12 chopped curry leaves to the grinder.
Pulse for a few seconds just so that the green chilli, cumin, and curry leaves break down a bit. Note: Alternatively, you can pound the cumin, green chillies, and curry leaves to a coarse paste and mix it into the final batter.
Transfer the batter into a vessel and then add some water (about 1/4 cup or less) to make the batter of pouting consistency.
Making the Oats Dosa
Over medium flame, evenly heat a non-stick or a cast-iron tava. Note: If you are using a cast iron tava, oil it very very lightly.
Mix the batter well. If the batter is very thick, add just a little water.
Pour a ladle of batter in the centre of the pan and quickly spread it to form a dosa of even thickness.
Drizzle 2-3 drops of oil along the edges of the dosa.
Let the dosa cook till the edges start to brown.
Using a turning spatula, gently loosen the edges and work your way to the centre.
Flip the dosa over and cook for 2-3 minutes.
Serve hot and crisp Oats Dosa immediately by itself or some Karam Podi | Molaga Podi.
Notes
Do soak the Rolled Oats before making the batter.
The batter tends to thicken when not used so do add just a little water (1 or 2 tbsp at a time) to adjust the consistency between making dosas.
To make a low-potassium, low-sodium Renal Diet recipe:
Omit the salt. You can replace it with pure Amchur Powder.
Omit the Cumin Seeds to reduce Potassium further.
Ensure that you follow your doctor's advice on the acceptable levels of Potassium/Sodium in your diet.