Weight Loss Breakfast Recipe | Oats Kozhukattai

 This Oats recipe is rich in protein and fiber and keeps you fuller for a long time. This is a simple and wholesome recipe for weight watchers and diabetics. This recipe is suitable for kids as well as adults. Oats is easily available in all shops and online stores now.

 

Ingredients

Oats - 1 cup

Rava( semolina) - 2 tbsp

Moong dal - 1 1/2 tbsp

Onion - 1

Carrot - 1 small

Green chili - 1

Curry leaves - few

Oil - 1 1/2 tsp

Salt to taste

Method

For this recipe first, boil 1 1/2 cup of water. 

Chop the onion, green chili & curry leaves. Grate the carrot.

Dry roast 1 1/2  tbsp of moong dal. Once the dal gets roasted, add a cup of oats and 2 tbsp of rava/semolina. Roast for two minutes. Transfer to a plate and keep aside.

In the same pan, add 1 1/2 tsp of oil and season with urad dal, mustard seeds & asafoetida. Once the mustard splutters add onion, green chilies and curry leaves. 

Once the onions become translucent add the roasted rava mixture, grated carrot & salt. Mix well.

Add grated carrot and enough salt.

Add the boiled water little by little to this mixture and make a thick dough. Cover & rest for five minutes.

Make kozhukattais from the prepared dough. For this quantity, we can make 8 to 9 kozhukattais.

In the meantime, boil 2 cups of water in a steamer or idli cooker. 

Place the Kozhukattais into the idli cooker and steam for 8 to 10 minutes on medium flame.

A healthy and tasty breakfast is ready. This kozhukattais are very soft and smooth. 

We can have this kozhukattai without any side dish or with any chutney or sambar.