Cookingisfunn: Spring Onion Oats Steamed Dumplings (Spring onion Oats Muthia)

We all want to be fit and healthy, without giving up the tasty foods. But did you ever thought of making these healthy foods yummy and tasty by adding up few healthy herbs and spices. The amazing benefits of herbs and spices with the nutritious oatmeal is a delight to have. Till date if you were the one who believed that oats are just for health, get ready to experience the truth. Even we believed that oats are just healthy, and could never be tasty. But when we started eating them, our opinions started changing. There are some of the delicious and best healthy oatmeal recipes that can drive one crazy. Undoubtedly, Oatmeals are healthy and tasty to try. Here are some of the best healthy oatmeal recipes that can make you crave more for Oatmeal.

The oat, sometimes called the common oat, is a species of cereal grain grown for its seed. While oats are suitable for human consumption as oatmeal and rolled oats, one of the most common uses is as livestock feed.

Oats have numerous uses in foods; most commonly, they are rolled or crushed into oatmeal, or ground into fine oat flour. Oatmeal is chiefly eaten as porridge, but may also be used in a variety of baked goods, such as oatcakes, oatmeal cookies and oat bread. Oats are also an ingredient in many cold cereals, in particular muesli and granola.

Oats are generally considered "healthy", or a health food, being touted as nutritious. The established property of their cholesterol-lowering effects has led to acceptance of oats as a health food. Oats contain more soluble fiber than any other grain, resulting in slower digestion, a feeling of satiety and suppression of appetite. One type of soluble fiber, beta-glucans, has been proven to lower cholesterol.

Everyone wants to try out the best healthy oatmeal recipes these days. Oats are considered to be one of the best foods sprinkled with loads of fiber and nutrients. Oatmeal is the best food as it is packed with the essential minerals required for human body. Oatmeal has been ranking high these days among the healthy foods. Impulsive growth of the oatmeal is making the dish, one of the most ordered and consumed foods. It might be a factor of health, that made people to consider oats these days. It has high values of nutrition and fiber, which is enough to make a perfect meal. Oatmeal is one of the vegetarian foods that boost metabolism, which in turn will help for weight loss. So, lets have a healthy tour of these amazing dumplings!!

Ingredients

2/3 Cup Oats (Crush them in mixi and make powder)
1/4 Cup Semolina
1/2 Cup Gram flour
1/2 Cup Wheat flour
4 Tbsp Oil
2 Cup Spring onion chopped finely
1/4 Cup Shredded Carrot
Ginger To Taste, minced
Garlic To Taste, minced
Green chillies To Taste, minced
1 Tbsp Sesame seeds
3 Tbsp Yogurt
1/2 tsp Baking soda
1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
1/4 Tbsp Coriander powder
1/4 Tbsp Cumin powder
Salt To Taste
Sugar To Taste

FOR TEMPERING

4 Tbsp Oil
1 Tbsp Mustard seeds
1 Tsp Sesame seed
2-3 Green chillies

Method:

1. In a large bowl add all the ingredients except oil and baking soda. Mix well. Set aside.

2. Prepare the steamer by filling water at the bottom and placing the steam basket.

3.To the bowl with the ingredients mixture add the baking powder and sprinkle water little by little and mix well till it forms a normal Paratha dough. Make two parts of this dough, Roll this dough thick, Then cut them in any shape, I used heart shape, you can simply make small cylindrical balls and directly put them on steam, but here as always I like to make some something different so gave them shape with lovely heart shape!

4. Steam it for around 20 minutes. Remove from the steamer and let it sit till it can be handles.

5. In a frying pan, heat oil. Add the mustard seeds and let them splutter, followed by sesame seeds.

6. Cover and let them splutter. Add a pinch of asafoetida and sauté for 2 seconds. Add the sliced chillies then steamed dumplings and sauté for a few minutes or till it absorbs the tempering and is covered by the sesame seeds.