Dairy-free oats recipes
No milk, curd, ghee or paneer. Swap-friendly recipes that work just as well with oat, almond or coconut milk.
37 recipes on file
- Breakfast · Gujarati & Maharashtrian · 30 min
Eggless Tomato Oats Omelette
The Maharashtrian tomato omelette contains no egg and never did. Besan, powdered oats and chopped tomato make a thin, crisp-edged pancake in 15 minutes.
- Savoury · Continental · 25 min
Oats Vegetable Soup
A garlicky vegetable soup that gets its body from a handful of oats instead of cornflour or cream. Twenty minutes, one pot, and properly filling.
- Breakfast · South Indian · 50 min
Oats Uttapam
Thick, soft-centred uttapams from a 20-minute oats, rava and besan batter, crowned with onion, tomato and capsicum that caramelise against the hot tawa.
- Breakfast · South Indian · 25 min
Oats Upma
Rava upma's quicker cousin. Toasted oats, a crackling South Indian tadka and a fistful of vegetables, on the table in 25 minutes with nothing clumping.
- Breakfast · Gujarati & Maharashtrian · 50 min
Oats Thalipeeth
A Maharashtrian thalipeeth made with oat flour and a little besan: patted thin by hand, holes poked in, crisped on the tawa. No rolling pin needed.
- Breakfast · Gujarati & Maharashtrian · 25 min
Oats Poha
Kanda poha's morning routine with rolled oats folded in: mustard, curry leaves, peanuts, potato and lemon, with fresh coconut on top. Ready in 25 minutes.
- Breakfast · South Indian · 275 min
Oats Pesarattu
Andhra's green moong dosa with oats ground into the batter. Bright green, gingery and crisp, with a scatter of onion on top. Soak in the morning, eat by breakfast.
- Breakfast · North Indian · 50 min
Oats Paratha
A soft, spiced paratha with oat flour kneaded into the atta along with carrot, onion and ajwain. No stuffing, no tearing, and good with anything from pickle to dal.
- Snacks · North Indian · 40 min
Oats Onion Pakora
Thin onion slices, quick oats and a little besan, fried into lacy, crunchy pakoras. Rain and chai optional. An air-fryer version is included for weeknights.
- Snacks · Gujarati & Maharashtrian · 50 min
Oats Lauki Muthia
Grated lauki, powdered oats and besan, steamed into soft logs, sliced and tossed in a sesame-mustard tadka. A Gujarati farsan that needs very little oil.
- Snacks · South Indian · 65 min
Oats Murukku
Rice flour, roasted oat flour and pottukadalai, pressed into spirals and fried till they crackle. A Diwali tin staple, with an air-fryer route too.
- Snacks · North Indian · 90 min
Baked Oats Mathri
Flaky ajwain mathri made with oat flour, atta and a spoon of sooji, baked rather than fried. Crisp, layered and very hard to stop eating with chai.
- Snacks · South Indian · 165 min
Oats Masala Vada
Coarse chana dal, quick oats, fennel and curry leaves, pressed into vadas with craggy, crunchy edges. Deep-fried, shallow-fried or air-fried, your call.
- Savoury · Asian · 45 min
Oats Vegetable Manchurian
Vegetable manchurian balls bound with oats and pan-cooked in an appe pan, then tossed in a glossy garlic, soy and chilli gravy. No deep-frying.
- Savoury · Asian · 25 min
Oats Fried Rice
Indo-Chinese fried rice, minus the rice. Rolled oats are toasted and steamed into separate grains, then tossed on high heat with garlic, crisp vegetables and soy.
- Breakfast · South Indian · 50 min
Instant Oats Dosa
A lacy, crisp dosa built like rava dosa, with toasted oat flour doing half the work. No grinding of soaked rice, no fermentation, just a thin batter and a very hot tawa.
- Snacks · North Indian · 40 min
Vegetable Oats Cutlet
Potato, carrot, beans and peas bound with roasted oats, rolled in more oats and pan-fried till crunchy. No bread, no maida, about 2 tbsp oil for the lot.
- Breakfast · Asian · 40 min
Oats Congee
Congee made with steel-cut oats instead of rice: a slow, gingery, savoury porridge with mushrooms and carrot. Soft, warming and done in a third of the time of rice jook.
- Snacks · Gujarati & Maharashtrian · 50 min
Roasted Oats Chivda
Rolled oats and thin poha, dry-roasted and tossed with peanuts, roasted chana, coconut and curry leaves. A jar of crunch that keeps for weeks.
- Breakfast · North Indian · 40 min
Oats Besan Chilla
Thin, golden oats chilla made from ground oats and besan, studded with onion, tomato and capsicum. One bowl, no soaking, and a hot tawa in 40 minutes start to finish.
- Breakfast · South Indian · 160 min
Oats Adai
A thick, crisp-edged adai made with four dals and oats instead of rice. Soak for two hours, grind coarse, and cook slowly until the edges crackle.
- Savoury · American · 40 min
Oat and Rajma Veggie Burger
Firm, smoky rajma patties held together with oats instead of egg or breadcrumbs. They brown well on a tawa, bake or air fry, and do not fall apart in the bun.
- Savoury · Middle Eastern · 60 min
Oat Tabbouleh
The Lebanese herb salad with toasted steel-cut oats standing in for bulgur. Lots of parsley and mint, crunchy cucumber and tomato, and a sharp lemon dressing.
- Drinks · Continental · 7 min
Oat Milk Hot Chocolate
Thick, dark hot chocolate made with oat milk, cocoa and a square of real dark chocolate. Five minutes on the stove, no dairy, no lumps.
- Breakfast · North Indian · 150 min
Moong Dal Oats Chilla
Soaked yellow moong and rolled oats ground together into a smooth batter, loaded with carrot and cabbage, and cooked thin on a hot tawa. Sturdy, savoury, and quick once soaked.
- Breakfast · Asian · 30 min
Savoury Miso Oatmeal
Oats cooked like a broth bowl: ginger, mushrooms and white miso, finished with spring onion, sesame and crisp tofu. Savoury oatmeal for people who skip sweet breakfasts.
- Drinks · Asian · 7 min
Matcha Oat Milk Latte
Bright green matcha whisked smooth in warm water, poured over oat milk, hot or iced. A cafe latte at home in five minutes, with no lumps and no bitterness.
- Breakfast · North Indian · 25 min
Vegetable Masala Oats
The homemade version of the packet: rolled oats simmered with tomato, onion, garam masala and real vegetables into a loose, savoury porridge. One pot, 25 minutes.
- Savoury · South Indian · 15 min
Lemon Oats
Everything you love about lemon rice, in ten minutes, with oats. Mustard, curry leaves, crunchy peanuts and dals, turmeric and a bright squeeze of lemon.
- Drinks · Continental · 10 min
Homemade Oat Milk
Rolled oats, ice-cold water, a 30-second blend and a cloth. Our method for oat milk that stays creamy, not slimy, and costs a fraction of the carton.
- Chia Pudding · Continental · 253 min
Coconut Chia Oat Pudding
Coconut milk, chia seeds and rolled oats set overnight with cardamom and a little coconut sugar, finished with toasted coconut and pineapple. Dairy-free and rich.
- Smoothie Bowls · American · 25 min
Chocolate Peanut Butter Oat Smoothie Bowl
A thick chocolate bowl of frozen banana, soaked oats, cocoa and peanut butter, topped with crushed peanuts and a swirl of more peanut butter. Dessert-adjacent, dairy-free.
- Savoury · Middle Eastern · 45 min
Baked Oats Falafel
Herby chickpea falafel bound with oat flour and baked, not fried. Crisp outside, soft and green inside, and good in a pita, a bowl or straight off the tray.
- Baking · American · 130 min
Eggless Oat Flour Banana Bread
A moist, tender loaf made entirely with oat flour, ripe bananas and a flax egg. No maida, no eggs, no dairy, and you can grind the flour in your mixie.
- Baking · Continental · 105 min
Seeded Oat Crackers
Rolled oats and five kinds of seeds, soaked into a gel, pressed thin and baked twice until they snap. No flour, no rolling drama, and they keep for two weeks.
- Snacks · North Indian · 50 min
Hara Bhara Oats Kebab
Spinach, peas and potato kebabs bound with oats instead of breadcrumbs. Bright green inside, crisp outside, and happy in a pan, an oven or an air fryer.
- Snacks · North Indian · 50 min
Aloo Oats Tikki
Spiced mashed potato with a crunchy coat of oats instead of breadcrumbs. Eat it straight off the tawa or build it into chaat with curd and chutneys.