Easy Oat & Rice flour Pancakes

This recipe can be made into either pancakes or waffles. Waffles are certainly a treat, yet require a waffle iron, a tool even a savvy home cook may not have. So if you don’t have one, make pancakes. Either way, when cooked, the delicious spiced batter will be a wholesome and nourishing start to your day. 

They are whole grain, naturally sweetened and full of prana and nutrients. The oats and white basmati rice, when combined with vanilla, cardamon, and clove, give a nice touch. This is a recipe that you can easily add to your morning repertoire.  

Balancing for all three doshas and loved by children and adults alike.

Augmenting

SERVES: 4

PREPARATION TIME: 24 hour

You'll need:

• 1 1/2 cup oat flour - mill your own with a coffee grinder

• 1/2 cup dried basmati rice - grind them with oats if you have a flour mill or coffee grinder or use a high-speed blender (soak together overnight with ingredients below)

• 1/2 tsp cinnamon

• 1/2 tsp of clove

• 1 or 2 cardamon pods

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• 1/2 tsp mineral salt

• 2 tsp maple syrup

• 2 tbsp ghee

• 2 cups water

• 2 tbsp chia seeds

• ghee for oiling the pan

Here's how:

1. Combine all the ingredients into a firm batter with a whisk. Let the mixture rest for 5 minutes. (soak over night)

2. Preheat a cast iron pan on low for 5 minutes or warm a stainless steel pan.

3. Brush a little ghee in the pan. 

4. Adjust the heat to medium.

5. Add a ladle full of batter into the pan and let the pancake cook until bubbles begin to show on top. 

6.  Carefully use a wooden spatula to flip the cakes. The timing is about 3-5 minutes on each side depending on your pan, cooktop and thickness of batter. 

7. Remove carefully with a wooden spatula and enjoy!

Serve with lightly toasted peeled almonds.

Tips & substitutions:

I recommend using a cast iron pan if possible and to avoid non-stick coated cookware.

You might need to adjust the cooking times slightly depending on the size of your ladle and pancakes, thickness of your batter and thickness of your pan. 

Due to the dense sticky nature of oat groats, they can get stuck in a blender or grain mill if ground on a fine setting. To avoid this issue, combine the rice and oats together before milling or grinding.