OATS THAALICHA KOLUKKATAI

The Steamed Kolukkatai: Picture 1
The Thaalicha Kolukkatai: Picture 2

OATS TAALICHA KOLUKKATAI

Ingredients:

1 cup rice flour

1 cup oats grind to a fine powder

4 tbs grated coconut

Salt to taste

2 cups or little more boiling water

To Season:

½ tsp mustard seeds

1 tsp channa dal

2 small shallots sliced thin

1 sprig curry leaves

2 dried red chillies cut into pieces

1 tsp coarse dosai podi (optional )

Method:

Mix the rice flour, oats flour, coconut and salt together.

Boil the water in a pan. Add little by little to the flour.

Keep stirring, stop when the dough is like chapathi dough.

Mix nicely when a bit cold and shape them into oblong pieces.

Oil the iddli plates, arrange the pieces in the iddli plates.

Steam them till they are cooked, about 10 to 15 minutes.

Check one piece to see if it is cooked.

( My aunt will drop them in boiling water, messy job )

Remove,  when  cool   cut  them  into  1/2  inch  pieces.

Heat a wok with oil, add in the mustard seeds, let them splutter.

Add in the channa dal and let it turn lightly brown.

Add in the sliced onions and curry leaves and dried chillies. Stir fry for a second.

Add in the steamed oats  pieces , sprinkle with the dosai podi.

Mix well. Remove and serve.

You can even use chat masala if you like.