Tasty Uttapam: Indian healthy breakfast

Uttapam is a popular South Indian dish that people like to eat for breakfast. It is like a pancake topped with many vegetables like onion, tomato, carrot, and chili. Uttapam is usually made from a mixture of fermented rice and urad dal. This breakfast is very nutritious to start the day and can be served with many vegetables. Let's know how it is made:

Ingredients:

For the Batter:

• 1 cup idli rice

• 1/2 cup urad dal (split black gram)

• 1/4 tsp fenugreek seeds (methi seeds)

• Water, for soaking and grinding

• Salt, to taste

For Topping:

• 1 small onion, finely chopped

• 1 small tomato, finely chopped

• 1 small carrot, grated

• 1 small capsicum (bell pepper) (optional)

• 2 green chilies, finely chopped 

• 2-3 tbsp fresh coriander leaves, chopped

• Salt, to taste

• Oil for cooking

Instructions to make Uttapam:

Prepare the batter:

Soak the Rice and Dal:

• Wash rice and urad dal thoroughly with water till water runs clear. Wash both separately.

• Soak rice with fenugreek seeds in water overnight.

• Similarly, soak urad dal in water overnight.

Grind the batter:

• Strain the soaked rice and urad dal.

• Grind the rice along with fenugreek seeds in a mixer. If the batter looks a little thick, you can add water.

• After grinding the rice, take it out in a large bowl.

• Similarly, grind the urad dal finely by adding water gradually. Your batter is ready when the urad dal batter starts floating on the water.

• Put both the batters in a large bowl and add salt and mix well. Its consistency should be like pancake batter.

• Now cover the bowl and keep the batter in a warm place for 8-12 hours or overnight. This will ferment the batter.

Prepare the Topping: 

To prepare the topping, add chopped onions, tomatoes, carrots, green chilies, coriander leaves, and some salt in a mixing bowl.

Method of making Uttapam:

• Heat a pan on medium flame. Apply some oil on it.

• Pour a ladle of batter into the pan and spread it thinly (about 1/4 inch thick).

• Sprinkle a handful of vegetable toppings evenly on this batter and press it gently with a spatula.

• Drub some oil on the sides and top of the uttapam.

• Cook it on medium flame till the bottom side turns golden brown (about 2-3 minutes).

• Flip the uttapam and cook it till the other side turns golden brown (about 2 minutes).

• Take the cooked uttapam off the pan and prepare the remaining uttapams with the remaining batter and toppings.

• Serve hot Uttapam with coconut chutney, and tomato chutney.

Benefit of Uttapam

Uttapam contains many vegetables which are very beneficial for our health. Let us know what benefits we get from Uttapam:

• It is made by mixing rice and urad dal. It provides a good balance of both carbohydrates and protein. Urad dal also contains iron, calcium, and fiber in proper amounts.

• It contains various vegetables like onion, tomato, carrot, and chili which are rich in nutrients. We get many types of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants from this.

• Urad dal is a good source of protein and fiber. Protein helps in the overall development of the body by repairing our muscles and fiber promotes digestion and helps prevent constipation.

• The fermented batter contains beneficial bacteria that can help improve gut health by aiding digestion and also.

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