Oats uttapam recipe | How to make oats uthappam

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Oats uttapam recipe or oats uthappam – Uttapam is a thick pancake made with fermented batter usually made of lentil and rice. You can find the basic south Indian uttapam recipe here which is usually made of left over plain or masala dosa batter.




oats uttapam recipe

We use oats at least 3 to 4 times a week for making different foods like dosa, porridge, upma, pongal, khichdi, masala oats, sambar oats, pulihora.

Most of these easy oats recipes are a good alternate to an elaborate meal. There are a few different ways I make oats uttapam, sharing all of them. You can use any kind of oats.

If using rolled oats, powder them and use. If using quick cook oats with rice flour, they can be used without powdering too.

In the first method of instant oats uttapam, rice flour or sooji (semolina) has to be used for a good binding and crispness.

I have made this without curd or yogurt, if you like a sour taste, curd can also be used. More details in the recipe below.

These oats uttapam are great to serve with some pickle, chutney or podi.

You can check these quick collection of oats recipes
Oats upma
Oats khichdi
Oats chilla
Oats dosa
Oats idli

Method 1 – how to make instant oats uttapam

1. Add half cup quick cook oats or rolled oats to a bowl along with ¼ th cup rice flour or sooji, salt. If using rolled oats, measure half cup first and then powder it.

I used quickcookoats so did not powder. If using sooji instead of rice flour, then powder the oats.

addition of ingredients to make oats uttapam

2. Add 2 tbsp. curd/ yogurt or 1.5 tsp lemon juice along with a pinch of soda. Pour enough water to make a batter of pouring consistency. Stir well. Rest for 5 mins.

addition of curd buttermilk to oats uttapam batter

3. Grease and heat a pan/ tawa. Pour a laddle full of batter and lightly spread it. Usually uttapam are made thick, but here oats may lend a sticky texture, so make them medium thick. Add chopped onions, carrots, coriander and green chilies. You can also add deseeded tomatoes, thinly sliced capsicums. Press with a wooden spoon gently.

pouring batter on tawa for oats uttapam recipe

4. When the base is cooked firm, flip it and cook for a while.

flipping base for cooking oats uttapam

5. Flip it to the other side, Fry for a while on a low flame for the uttapam to turn crisp. If you have any pickle or chutney podi, you can sprinkle evenly. I like to use flax seed podi.

sprinkling spice powders over oats uttapam

Serve with any chutney or pickle.

south indian style oats uttapam with chutney

Method 2 – oats uttapam using dosa batter

Oats uttapam can also be made using any left over dosa batter. Every week I am usually left with little batter after making dosa, i use up that to make different kinds of uttapam. I make dosa using 1: 3 (dal:rice) ratio. For 1 cup of thin dosa batter, i add half cup of quickoats and mix well. If needed i also use more water to bring it to a pouring consistency. The dosas turn out very good, tasty and delicious too. These make a super quick and nice breakfast or can be had as a after school snack.

1. Add dosa batter to a bowl.

addition of oats dosa batter to make batter

2. Add quick cookoats and little salt.

3. Add water as needed to bring it to the right pouring consistency.

addition of water to make oats uttapam batter

4. Pour a ladle full of batter on a hot pan. Spread it to suit your liking. Add chopped veggies. I made this using only carrot.

spreading oats uttapam batter on tawa

5. Sprinkled sesame seeds spice powder.

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Oats uttapam

Healthy oats uttapam for a quick breakfast or dinner. Serve it with chutney or pickle.
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Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Servings3
AuthorSwasthi

Ingredients (US cup = 240ml )

  • ½ cup oats (rolled or quick cook)
  • ¼ cup rice flour or sooji
  • 2 tablespoons curd or yogurt or 1.5 tsps lemon juice + pinch of soda
  • salt as needed
  • water as needed

Veggies as needed

  • 2 tablespoons onions fine chopped
  • 2 tablespoons carrots grated
  • 2 tablespoons tomatoes fine chopped
  • 2 green chilies chopped
  • 2 tablespoons coriander leaves fine chopped


Instructions

Preparation for oats uttapam

  • Add oats to a blender jar and make a fine powder.
  • If you do not have rice flour then add sooji along with oats to the blender and powder finely.
  • Transfer the oats flour, rice flour or semolina, salt, yogurt or lemon juice + soda to a mixing bowl.
  • Mix together with water to make a batter similar to the dosa batter consistency.
  • The batter should be neither too thick nor too thin. But must be of slightly spreading consistency.
  • Check salt and add more if needed.
  • Cover and rest this aside for 5 mins.
  • Meanwhile rinse and chop onions, tomatoes, chilies and coriander leaves.
  • Grate the carrots and set aside.
  • Mix together all the veggies on the chopping board and keep them ready.

How to make oats uttapam

  • Grease a tawa with few drops of oil and heat it on a medium flame.
  • Stir the batter well and adjust the consistency if needed by adding little water.
  • Pour a ladle of batter and spread a bit to make a thick oats uttapam.
  • Sprinkle the veggies as desired and gently press them with a wooden spatula.
  • This helps them to stick to the oats uttapam.
  • Cook until the base is done well & slightly crisp. You can also cover and cook until the base is set.
  • Flip and cook well on the other side as well.
  • Flip again and fry until the base is slightly crisp.
  • Remove the oats uttapam to a serving plate.
  • Before you make the next one, clean the tawa with a tissue if needed and grease it again.
  • This way make more oats uttapam until you finish the batter.
  • Serve oats uttapam with any chutney, podi or pickle.
  • We usually sprinkle the gun powder or the peanut podi over them.


Alternative quantities provided in the recipe card are for 1x only, original recipe.

For best results follow my detailed step-by-step photo instructions and tips above the recipe card.

NUTRITION INFO (estimation only)

Nutrition Facts
Oats uttapam
Amount Per Serving
Calories 129 Calories from Fat 9
% Daily Value*
Fat 1g2%
Sodium 123mg5%
Potassium 163mg5%
Carbohydrates 24g8%
Fiber 3g13%
Sugar 2g2%
Protein 4g8%
Vitamin A 1760IU35%
Vitamin C 12.4mg15%
Calcium 38mg4%
Iron 1.3mg7%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Great going,wishing u greater success,IV tried many of ur recipes,today I tried oats uttapam good one. Thank u for this recipe.

I love your recipes

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Hi Swathy,
I appreciate what you are doing. Very healthy. I am a good cook. I live in NZ from
Chennai. I thought I am doing well in healthy cooking. You are doing better than
me. Well done. God bless.

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Healthy and tasty ?

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Hi
Thanks for the oats uttapam receipe, I tried at home and it ? yummy.

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If we r using traditional stone ground oats the same procedure? Or Shd we keep the batter to ferment ? It’s written on the cover of that oats that cooking time s 20 minutes….I ve read smwhr else also tht it will take 20 minutes to get oats cooked..

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Thanks Swasti for the oats uttapa recipe. With young children I need new recipes often. Im trying this today.

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Your oats recipes are awesome swasthi. Thank you so much for your lovely recipes. Now my breakfasts are turning into good and something new. My hubby loving them. Till now I have tried oats idli, oats chilla, and today oats pongal. Tomorrow I’ll try oats uthappam. Thanks once again.?????

I tried the recipe for sooji and oats Utthapa with curd… Didn’t put the soda because it reduces the nutritional value, but they still came out great. Made tiny utthapas as a party starter and they were a hit. Thanks so much for sharing the recipe.

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Lovely oats idly.

Dear Swasthi
Really appreciate since I have gluten intolerance I found this food blog very useful.

Blessing,

Angelina

I like oats recipes. Thanks for useful recipes.

Healthy and useful recipe

awesome utthappam