Uttapa With Oats and Sprouts

This recipe is rich in nutrients like iron, folic acid and vitamin A from the spinach, fiber, and protein from the sprouts and oats. It would be a very healthy breakfast and snack option for everyone specially for weight watchers, diabetics, heart health and pregnant women.

Uttapa With Oats and Sprouts

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Fermenting Time: 15 minutes
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Makes 21 mini uttapas

Ingredients

• 1 cup coarsely powdered quick cooking rolled oats
• 1/4 cup coarsely powdered urad dal (split black lentils)
• 2 tsp green chilli paste
• salt to taste
• 1/2 cup spinach purée
• 6 tbsp finely chopped onions
• 3/4 cup boiled mixed sprouts
• 3 1/4 tsp oil for greasing and cooking
• chaat masala for sprinkling

For Serving
Coconut chutney and sambhar

Method
1. Combine the oats, urad dal, green chilli paste, salt, spinach purée and 1½ cups of water in a bowl and mix well till no lumps remain. Cover and keep aside for 15 minutes.
2. Heat a mini uttapa pan and grease it lightly using ¼ tsp of oil.
3. Pour a spoonful of the batter in each uttapa mould to make a 3" diameter round.
4. Top all the uttapas of the 1st batch using 2 tbsp of onions and ¼ cup of mixed sprouts.
5. Cook them, using 1 tsp of oil, till they turn golden brown in colour from both the sides.
6. Remove from the tava (griddle) and sprinkle a little chaat masala over each mini uttapa.
7. Repeat with the remaining batter to 14 make more mini uttapas in 2 more batches.
8. Serve hot with coconut chutney and sambhar.