Oats uttapam recipe | How to make oats uthappam

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.

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

Oats uttapam

Healthy oats uttapam for a quick breakfast or dinner. Serve it with chutney or pickle.

Prep Time5 minutes

Cook Time10 minutes

Total Time15 minutes

Servings3

AuthorSwasthi

Ingredients (1 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

How to make the recipe

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.

NUTRITION (estimation only)

Calories: 129kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 1g | Sodium: 123mg | Potassium: 163mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 1760IU | Vitamin C: 12.4mg | Calcium: 38mg | Iron: 1.3mg

If you are a beginner or new to Indian cooking, I highly suggest you to check the supporting step by step photos for best results. Step by step photos with description available below after the recipe card.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Serve with any chutney or pickle.

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.

2. Add quick cookoats and little salt.

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

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.

5. Sprinkled sesame seeds spice powder.