Soft & Fluffy- High Protein Millet Uttapams

This tasty breakfast that is healthy and wholesome! Soft and fluffy uttapams made with the goodness of little millets. Here is a simple recipe that not only delights your tastebuds, but also takes you closer to your fitness goals. Prolicious Millet Uttapam Mix has double the protein than regular. 

Check out this high protein uttapam, sambar, and chutney recipe. 

Ingredients:

For Uthappam:

• 1 cup of Prolicious Millet Utthapam Mix
• 20g of Onion, finely chopped.
• 10g of Tomatoes, finely chopped.
• ¼ tsp of red chilli powder
• ¼ tsp of salt
• ¼ tsp of oil
• 1 cup of water

For Coconut Chutney:

• 15 g coconut 
• 1 tsp yellow chana dal
• ¼ tsp mustard seeds
• 1-2 curry leaves
• 1 green chilly (optional)
• ¼ tsp of oil
• ½ cup of water

 For Sambar:

• 15g of Tur dal
• ½ tsp of Tamarind pulp
• 1 small onion finely chopped.
• ½ tsp Turmeric powder
• ½ tsp red chilli powder
• 1 tsp coriander powder
• 1 tsp sambar powder
• ¼ tsp mustard seeds
• A pinch of asafoetida
• 2-3 curry leaves
• Salt as per taste
• ½ tsp (5gm) oil
• 2 cups of water

 METHOD:

Preparation of Millet Uttapam:

1. For the Uthappam batter, mix 1 cup of Prolicious millet uthappam in 1 cup of water. (As per the instructions given on the pack) & mix well.
2. Heat a non-stick tava and spread a ladleful of batter on tava.
3. Sprinkle onion, tomato, red chilli powder & salt over it.
4. Apply oil over the edges & cook it on both sides until it’s golden brown.

Preparation of Coconut Chutney:

1. Grind fresh coconut, green chili and chana dal in a grinder. Add ½ cup water or more as per your desired consistency.
2. For tempering, heat ¼ tsp of oil in a small vessel, add curry leaves and mustard seeds and let them crackle.
3. Pour the tempering over the chutney.

Preparation of Sambar:

1. Firstly, soak 1 tbsp of tamarind in 1/3 cup of water for 30 min. Once, tamarind is soft, squeeze tamarind in water itself and keep the tamarind pulp aside.
2. Next, rinse the tur dal in clean water for 2-3 times.
3. In a pressure cooker, add tur dal, turmeric & salt as per taste with 1 cup water and cook it for 2-3 whistles. Let the pressure release naturally. Once released, open the pressure cooker, and mash the dal.
4. Heat oil in a pan, add a pinch of asafoetida, curry leaves and ¼ tsp of mustard seeds and allow them to crackle.
5. Next, add onion & drumsticks and allow them to cook.
6. Pour the mashed dal, spices, tamarind pulp in the pan and let it cook for 2-3 min on medium flame.
7. The sambar is ready to be served hot with the dosa!

Your tasty & healthy Millet uthappam is ready to be served hot with coconut chutney & sambar. Enjoy!

TIPS & TRICKS:

• You can add more veggies like carrot, beetroot, capsicum to the uthappam if you wish to.
• Use fresh coconut for juicy chutney.
• You can also add coriander leaves to the coconut chutney to give it a green colour.
• You can make a vegetable sambar instead of plain sambar.

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