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oats appe is a healthy South Indian breakfast or snack to have. Learn to make oats vegetable appe.

Appe is an evergreen South Indian snack made with a batter of rice and urad. The ball-shaped appe tempts the diner with a crispy, golden-coloured surface that gives way to a soft and fluffy centre.

The oats vegetable appe is a smart diabetic-friendly variant made with fibre-rich oats instead of high glycemic index rice.

A small tweak is all it takes to keep your blood sugar levels in check. A good amount of spring onions and a dash of pepper give these delicious oats vegetable appes a fabulous flavour and nice mouth-feel.

With 43 calories for one oats vegetable appe, it is rich in Vitamin B1, phosphorus, fibre and folic acid, it's a must add to a healthy diet.

Serve oats appe hot with Sambar.

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Oats Appe, Oats Vegetable Appe recipe - How to make Oats Appe, Oats Vegetable Appe

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Soaking time: 1 hour Preparation Time: 10 mins Cooking Time: 15 mins Total Time: 851 hours 25 minutes 14Makes 14 appes
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Ingredients

For Oats Appe
1/2 cup powered quick cooking rolled oats
1/2 cup finely chopped spring onions whites and greens
1/2 cup urad dal (split black lentils)
2 tsp crushed black pepper (kalimirch)
salt to taste
2 tsp oil for greasing and cooking

Method

For oats appe

To make oats appe, soak the urad dal in enough water in a deep bowl and keep aside to soak for 1 hour. Drain well.
Blend the urad dal in a mixer using ¼ cup of water till smooth.
Transfer the mixture into a deep bowl, add the oats, spring onions, crushed black pepper and salt and mix very well.
Heat an appe mould on a medium flame and grease it using ¼ tsp of oil. Pour 1 tbsp of the batter into each mould and cook using ¼ tsp of oil till the lower surface becomes golden brown and then turn each appe upside down using a fork so as to cook them from the other side as well.
Repeat step 4 to make more appes.
Serve the oats appe immediately.

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what is oats appe made off?

what is oats appe made off? oats vegetable appe is made from 1/2 cup quick cooking rolled oats, 1/2 cup finely chopped spring onions whites and greens, 1/2 cup urad dal (split black lentils), 2 tsp crushed black pepper (kalimirch), salt to taste and 1 tsp oil for greasing and cooking.

soaking urad dal

Put urad dal in a bowl.
Cover with enough water and wash it twice. You can see the dirt on the suface.
We now have clean urad dal which we will soak.

Cover and soak for an hour.
Drain.

benefits of urad dal

High Folic acid: 1 cup of cooked urad dal gives 69.30% of folic acid of your daily requirement of folate. Folic acid is required in various metabolic processes of our body. It is particularly important for pregnant women to have enough folate. They must start having folaterich foods even while they are planning to conceive. Folic acid deficiency in pregnancy can cause neural tube defects in the growing baby. Optimum folate levels need to be maintained before and during pregnancy. See 10 super benefits of urad dal.

benefits of spring onions

Spring Onions Improve Immunity : The high levels of vitamin C in spring onions is an immune boosting vitamin. It helps build white blood cells (WBC) to fight against infection. Thus they exhibit anti-bacterial properties and help us combat common diseases like cold, cough and flu. What you need to be careful about this nutrient is to cut or chop it and whip up a dish immediately and consume it. It’s highly volatile so some amount is lost if kept for too long on exposure to air. See 8 benefits of spring onions, hara pyaz.

benefits of oats

Prptein rich : Oats are a great source of protein for Vegetarians. Slightly over 10% of its energy comes from Protein.

Healthy Fats :
Nearly 15% of the energy of Oats comes from Fats which are healthy fats good for you. See benefits of oats.

batter of oats appe

Put the soaked urad dal in a blender.
Add 1/2 cup water.
Blend till smooth.
Transfer the mixture into a deep bowl.

Add 1/2 cup quick cooking rolled oats.
Add 1/2 cup finely chopped spring onions whites and greens.
Add 2 tsp crushed black pepper (kalimirch).
Add salt to taste.
We added an extra 2 tablespoons of water as we felt the batter was a bit dry.

Mix well.

making oats appe

Heat an appe mould on a medium flame and grease it with a brush using ¼ tsp of oil.
Pour 1 tbsp of the batter into each mould.
While cooking appe, grease the sides with of the appe with a brush.
Check if bottom of appe is gloden brown by using a wooden appe stick or a butter knife.

Cook using little oil till they turn golden brown in colour on the lower surface. As soon as the appe starts leaving the sides and can be flipped over your appe is ready to flip over. This will take 2 to 3 minutes to do. Always cook on a medium flame or else they will not cook well and may also get burnt.
Flip and cook till they turn golden brown in colour from the other side. This will take 2 to 3 minutes to do. Always cook on a medium flame or else they will not cook well and may also get burnt. oats appe is ready. Make again to make a total of 14 oats appe.
Serve oats appe | oats vegetable appe | healthy oats appe | with coconut chutney.

tips for oats appe

The urad dal has to be soaked for an hour. So plan for it in advance.
Always cook the appe on a medium flame or else they will not cook well and may also get burnt.

Spring onion whites and greens can be replaced by finely chopped onions and coriander.

health benefits of healthy oats appe

Healthy Oats Appe – a low cal, high fibre breakfast.
Oats are rich in fibre which helps to reduce the blad cholesterol (LDL) in the body.
They help manage blood sugar levels.
Oats and urad dal both are a great source of protein (2.3 g per appe) for Vegetarians too.

This snack is good source of vitamin B1 – a nutrient necessary for energy metabolism.
Magnesium, phosphorus and zinc are other key nutrients you can gain in from this appe.
With 43 calories per appe, it is a nourishing breakfast or a snack option for all healthy individuals and for all those aiming to eat healthy.