Cooking web notes

   This is not an out and out oats recipe,but added with lots of  lentils/protein. I tried this paniyaram last week and just loved it…This is somewhat like the khara paniyaram recipe I have in my archive, just that I replaced rice with oats and the taste was really awesome and the paniyarams were so so soft. I don’t make any oats recipes which tastes sweet as I cant even eat two mouths and love to  try different savoury recipes with oats. Have it for breakfast(soak lentils over night),or dinner or even as an evening snack,you will love it!

Ingredients

Oats	3/4 cup
Toor dal	1/4 cup
Channa dal	1/4 cup
Urad dal & moong dal	1 tblsp each
Ginger	1 inch piece
Red chillies	6 nos
Fennel seed or jeera	1 tsp
Onion	1
Curry leaves	1 sprig
Coriander, chopped	1 tblsp
Asafoetida	1/4 tsp
Salt	As needed

Method

1. Soak dals together for 3 hrs. Take oats,red chillies,fennel and ginger in a mixer and blend until all get powdered well.
2. Add the soaked dal to this and grind coarsely(like broken wheat texture),add little water while grinding.
3. Mix enough water to get pouring consistency. Add chopped onions,curry leaves,coriander leaves,salt and asafoetida.Mix well.
4. Heat paniyaram pan,grease it with oil and spoon the batter,cook covered in medium flame. Flip and cook until it evenly turns golden brown.Drizzle oil when ever necessary/desired.

Serve hot with chutney of your choice…

Notes

Make sure you cook and cover to ensure cooking inside…cook in medium flame. Oats gives a soft texture inside, so don’t think its uncooked,its just soft.