Oats Dosa: Make A South Indian Meal Instantly Without Fermentation

By Garima Johar

September 28, 2026

Skip the fermentation with this oats dosa recipe. Whilst enjoying a South Indian meal, you can replace the usual rice-and-dal batter with oats to make an instant dosa. Follow these 5 steps and dig right in.

Ingredients

1 cup quick oats ½ cup rice flour ¼ cup curd 1½ cups water 1 onion 1 green chilli Salt to taste A pinch of cumin seeds Oil for cooking

Step 1

Grind the oats into a powder and mix with rice flour, curd, and water to get a smooth batter.

Step 2

Chop the onion and chillies, and add to the batter. Mix in salt and cumin seeds.

Step 3

Heat a dosa tawa, grease it, and pour the batter onto the tawa. Spread it into a circle.

Step 4

Drizzle some oil and cook the dosa till crispy.

Step 5

Serve hot with sambar and your favourite chutneys.