Oats adai

Serves: 5-6

Ingredients:

Oats                                                       - 1 cup
Mung dhal split yellow                            - 1/2 cup
Green mung beans whole/ Pachai payaru - 1/2 cup
Toor dal/ Thuvaram paruppu                   - 1 cup
Chana dal/Kadalai paruppu                     - 2 tbsps
Masoor dal                                              - 1/4 cup
Red Chillies                                             - 10- 12 nos
Asafoetida powder                                  - 1/2 tsp
Ginger                                                     - 3 inch piece
Curry leaves                                            - 2 sprigs
Salt                                                         - 2 tsps or to taste
Oil                                                          - 50ml

Method:

1.) Soak Items 2-6  for 2-3 hrs.
2.) Soak oats for 10 mins
3.) Grind all of them together with red chillies, ginger, curry leaves and salt to the consistency of a dosa batter.
4.) Add asafoetida powder and mix well and rest for 5-10 mins to let the flavors infuse.
5.) Place a tawa/griddle on the stove and heat with a medium heat setting.
6.) When the tawa/griddle is hot, add a tsp of oil to make it on non-stick and spread.
7.) Take a ladle full of batter and make adais.

Oats adai is very very light on the tummy when compared to the normal rice adai. It has the added nutritional benefits of oats.

Variations in oats adai:

There can be as many variations in oats adai as your creativity can reach. I am listing some.
Add a bunch of rougly cut coriander leaves including the stem to the batter and make adais.  The most yummy and flavorful coriander leaves oats adai.

Add a cup of cut and cleaned banana blossom/ banana flower/ vazhaipoo florets to make it the mesmerising vazhaipoo oats adai. Imagine the double dhamaka health benefits of oats and vazhaipoo in one single mouth-watering item!