Potato Uthappam

Cooks in: 30 Minutes Serves: 5 People

Uthappam is one of the most popular breakfast dish. There are so many variations by using different combinations of rice and dal or with rava. In this recipe I have used foxtail millet along with grated potatoes other ingredients. The batter is neither fermented nor Eno or curd is used. Try this veggie loaded breakfast recipe with millets.

Ingredients:

  • 1.5 Cups Foxtail Millet
  • 1/4 Cup Red Poha
  • 2 Tbsp Whole White Urad Dal
  • 1/2 Cup Grated Potatoes
  • 1/4 Cup Grated Carrots
  • 1/4 Cup Grated Cabbage
  • 1/4 Cup Finely Chopped Green Capsicum
  • 2 Tbsp Finely Chopped Coriander Leaves
  • 1.5 Tsp Salt
  • 2 Green Chillies
  • 1'' Ginger
Ingredients for Seasoning
  • 2 Tsp Oil
  • 1/2 Tsp (Mustard Seeds, Jeera )
  • 1 Tsp White Sesame Seeds
  • 1/2 Tsp Red Chilli Flakes
  • 1/8 Tsp Asafoetida Powder
  • A few Curry Leaves

Directions:

  1. Wash and soak millet and urad dal together for 4 hours. Wash and soak poha for an hour. Grind along with green chillies, ginger and salt to dosa batter consistency.
  2. In a pan do the seasoning in the order given above. Transfer it to the batter.
  3. Add all the veggies and mix well.
  4. Heat a tawa and make uthappams. Sprinkle oil and cover with a lid and cook on medium heat till the bottom portion becomes crisp. Flip and cook the other side. Serve with chutney/Podi/sambar.

Note:

  • Other millets like Kodo, Little, Barnyard and Proso can be used for this recipe.
  • Veggies like onion, coloured capsicums can be used.