Oats - Highland's pride, slow energy release cereal ,One of the healthy yet simple way to start one's day as a breakfast cereal.
The beauty of Oat's is it's very adaptable to any given dishes as per our choice and play a subtle role by not dominating with it's own flavour.. Let it be the traditional Porridge, Bircher Muesli, as a crumb to coat fish, Snacks/ light bites as Oat cakes, Dessert as Cranachan Oat's will makes it humble appearance.
I am big fan of Oats. A thought of introducing this Highland Hero to a South Indian family ended up with Oats Oothappam
It's quick, lighter and easy to make
Broccoli and Oats Oothappam - Few people spell it as "Uthappam". Being a hardcore South Indian I insist it should be spelled as "Oothappam"
Oats - 250 grams
Whole Wheat flour- 120 grams
Rice flour - 75 grams
Cumin Seeds - 15 grams
Green chillies - 1 - 2 No's
Broccoli - 125 grams
Carrot - 1
Asafoetida / Hing - 2 grams
Cracked Black pepper - 3 No's
Chopped Curry leaves - Few sprigs
Chopped Coriander leaves
Chopped Ginger - 10 grams
Yoghurt - 4 tablespoon
Water - 250 - 400 ml
Salt
Mix Oats, flour, hing, salt, chopped chillies, curry leaves, Coriander leaves, Cumin, black pepper, ginger together. Cut the Broccoli in to small pieces & cook it salted boiling water.Grate Carrots. Add the vegetables to the Oats mixture. Add the yoghurt in water and mix it to the Oats - Veg mixture. Make sure the batter is free of any lumps. The consistency should not be thin.
Heat a pan on stove (Pref. Non-Stick) . Wipe it with a tiny bit of oil. Pour a spoonful of batter & allow the batter to settle on its own.
Pour a teaspoon of oil around the batter & turn it upside down with a flat spoon. Allow the batter to get cooked and then remove it on a plate.
The Oothappam is ready to be served now. Coconut - Coriander Chutney can be a good accompaniment. I personally like it with a bowl of plain yoghurt. The hot Oats Oothappam complements cold Yoghurt very well.
Chef's tip : The same ingredients can be made in to Dosa( i ) by powdering the Oats. So, it's easy to spread the batter evenly on the hot plate.
The vegetables can be added as a filling / stuffing instead of adding to the batter.
Oil can be replaced with Ghee (Clarified Butter)
