Oats Palak Sprouts Uttapam Recipe (Sprouts Uttapam)

Ingredients

• 1 cup coarsely powdered oats
• 1/4 cup coarsely powdered urad dal (safed urad dal)
• 2 tsp green chilli paste
• salt (namak) to taste
• 1/2 cup spinach (palak) puree
• 6 tbsp finely chopped onion
• 3/4 cup boiled mixed sprouts
• 3 1/4 tsp oil for greasing and cooking
• chaat masala for sprinkling

Steps

1. To make oats palak and sprouts mini uttapa, 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 75 mm. (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 the oats palak and sprouts mini uttapa hot with coconut chutney and sambhar.
9. 1 cup of quick cooking rolled oats gives 1 cup of coarsely powdered oats.
10. 2½ cups of chopped spinach when blanched and blended gives ½ cup of spinach purée.