Oats Uttapam

Uttapam is a traditional South Indian breakfast. It's traditional make with fermented rice and urad dal paste but it is a time consuming process. Oats uttapam topped with vegetable is a very nutritious and healthy breakfast or snacks. A simple recipe to make but it tastes too good.

Ingredients :

For the batter ~

Oats - 1 cup
Rice flour - 1/ 3 cup
Semolina - 1/4 cup
Eno salt (cooking soda)- 1/2 tsp
Yogurt -  1/2 cup
Salt to taste
Water as required

For the topping ~ 

Carrot - 1, peeled and grated
Onion - 2 finely chopped
Green chilli - 1, finely chopped
Ginger - 1 inch piece, grated
Coriander leaves - 2 tbsp
Black pepper powder - 1 tbsp
Salt to taste

Method :

Grind oats in the mixer to a course powder. In a bowl mix oats, rice flour, semolina, salt. Add yogurt and cooking soda and little by little water, mix and make a thick batter. Keep it aside for 15-20 minutes.

In another bowl mix all topping ingredients. Keep aside.

Now heat a tawa drop 2-3 drops of oil. pour a ladle of batter and spread slighly just like pancake. Drizzle few drops of oil along the edge of the uttapam on medium flame.

Quick sprinkle the topping mixture all over the uttapam and cover it with a lid on medium flame till the edges are golden brown. 

Slighly press the onion mixture with a spatula and turn to other side and roast it.

The batter turns thick quickly add water if required.  

Remove the uttapam from the tawa and repeat the same process for the rest of the batter.

Serve hot with Cilantro peanuts chutney....

 Sending this to Arthy's "Healthy snacking" event

Lemon Oats ~ World Diabetes Day

Today is World Diabetes Day (WDD). The aims of the day are to increase an awareness of the effects of diabetes and its complications among the people. It is observed on November 14 each year. Thanks to my blogger friend Swathi of Zesty SouthIndian Kitchen who asked me in the diabetic awareness campaign. I am very happy to share my experience to you all.

Diabetes is classed as a metabolism disorder. It's often referred by doctor as diabetes mellitus in which the person has high blood glucose/ blood sugar either because insulin production is inadequate or the body cells do not respond properly to insulin or both. Metabolism refers to the way our bodies use digested food for energy and growth. The glucose makes its way into our bloodstream. However, glucose cannot enter our cells without insulin being present - insulin makes it possible for our cell to take the glucose. Insulin is a hormone that is produced by the pancreas. After eating the pancreas automatically releases an adequate quantity of insulin to move the glucose present in our blood into the cells, as soon as glucose enters the cells blood-glucose level drop. Millions of people live with diabetes every day all over the world. Both types of diabetes can be perfectly and efficiently controlled with medication and a change of lifestyle.

My father was diagnosed with diabetes at the age of 60. He was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes to start in 2007. Family history and genes play a role in type 2 diabetes. Low activity level, poor diet and excess body weight around the waist increase your chance of getting the diseases. My mother started all the possible treatments and she consulted a doctor. Doctor prescribed some medicines to reduce his sugar level. But after all these treatments his sugar level is under control. So please all people out there, exercise a lot keep away from diabetes and the ones who are diabetic please get regular check your blood sugar level and under doctor treatment.

We all knows that Oatmeal is a whole grain and is high fiber which slows the absorption of glucose from food in the stomach- keeping blood sugar level under control. I make Lemon oats which similar to lemon rice. Lemon Oats is a very healthy one pot meal, with a punch of tanginess and almost less oil. 

Ingredients :

Oats - 1 cup
Peanuts - 1/4th cup
Lemon - 1
Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Water - 1 cup

For Seasoning :

Canola oil - 1 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Chana dal - 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves - few
Red chilli - 1

Method :

Dry roast peanuts for 5-7 minutes on low flame. Keep aside.

Heat a pan with oil add seasoning ingredients when seeds splutter then add turmeric powder, water, lemon juice, salt and bring to boil.

Now add oats, water and mix well. Reduce the flame and close the lid. Cook for 3-4 minutes. Remove the lid and add roasted peanuts. 

Serve hot with coriander leaves and lemon wedge.

Other Diabetic Friendly recipes in my blog :

Oats Upma 

Oats Dosai

Beetroot Rawa Ladoo