Oats Paniyaram Recipe | Easy Oats Paniyaram Using Idli Batter | Left over Idli Batter Recipe Ideas

Oats paniyaram is an Instant recipe that can be prepared using some left over idli/dosa batter. This oats paniyaram is a healthy, yummy and filling dish that can be served for breakfast, dinner or a perfect after school snack for kids. Here, I used store bought oat flour but you can make it home easily by grinding the rolled oats or quick cooking oats in blender and add it to the recipe. It is good to include oats and other whole grains in your daily meal. Whole grains are rich in fiber and low in calories and also they helps to reduce blood cholesterol and aids in good digestion. I use oats, millets, legumes and lentils in my daily cooking along with veggies.
Oats Paniyaram is one such healthy recipe with great taste. To make it even more tasty and crispy I also added some semolina/sooji/rava and rice flour to the batter. This oats paniyaram is not only my kids' favorite V also loved it a lot. If you don't have paniyam pan/Appam pan or Aebleskiver pan no worries, you can use your tawa/griddle or any wide pan and make it as thick pancake or Oats Oothappam. I tried that too, oats oothappam turned out soft and yummy. Now off to the recipe.

Oats Paniyaram Recipe

Prep Time : 10-15 minutes | Cook Time : 25 minutes

Serves  3-4

Ingredients

1. Idli/dosa batter*   1 and 1/2 cup
2. Oat Flour    1 cup
3. Rice flour    2 tbsp
4. Semolina/sooji/rava    2 tbsp
5. Carrot      1/4 cup(grated)
6. Cilantro    2 tbsp(finely chopped)
7. Salt      to taste
8. Oil      as needed to grease the pan

To temper

1. Oil     2 tsp
2. Mustard seeds    1/2 tsp
3. Chana dal      1 tsp
4. Urad dal       1 tsp
5. Hing    a pinch
6. Onion     1/2 cup finely chopped
7. Curry leaves    few finely chopped

Method

• In a mixing bowl, add 2nd or 3rd day idli batter, oat flour, rice flour, semolina and salt mix well.
• To this mixture, add 1/4 - 1/2 cup of water and stir well and make it to dosa batter consistency and keep aside.

• Then heat 2 tsp oil in a pan, when it is hot add mustard seeds and allow to splutter, and add chana dal, urad dal, hing and fry till dal turns golden brown.

• And to it add finely chopped onions, curry leaves and stir fry one for a minute.
• Then add this tempering to the prepared batter and mix well.

• And to the batter, add finely chopped cilantro and grated carrot and mix well.
• Now the batter is ready to make Oats Paniyaram.
• Heat paniyaram pan, add few drops of oil in each hole and then pour batter to each hole and cook in medium heat for 3-4 minutes.

• After that using skewer or spoon turn other side and cook for another 2-3 minutes or until it turns crisp and golden brown.
• Repeat the same procedure for remaining oats paniyaram batter.
• Then transfer the cooked oats paniyaram to serving plate and serve hot with desired chutney.

Notes:

*You can use any idli batter - Idli Batter prepared using rice flour & Urad flour or Barely Idli Batter, Thinai Idli Batter, Brown Rice Idli Batter.

I recommend 2nd or 3rd day batter, or if you use fresh idli batter add 2-3 tbsp of yogurt to the above recipe and follow the procedure.

You can also add any desired finely chopped vegetable or spinach or any greens.