Mini Bajra and Oats Uttapa ( Baby and Toddler)
by Tarla Dalal
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Mini bajra oats uttapam for toddlers is a finger food which babies love to hold and learn self-eating and independence. Healthy bajra oats mini uttapam is also quick as it doesn’t have fermenting. There is only 1 hour of resting time. Learn how to make mini oats uttapam for toddlers.
To make mini bajra oats uttapam for toddlers, you need a little bit of planning as bajra has to be soaked for 8 hours. This helps in easy digestion. Drain it, add clean water and pressure cook it for 5 whistles. Add all the remaining ingredients to it like bajra flour, urad dal flour, curd, carrot, oats and salt along with ¼ cup of water. Mix well and keep aside for about an 1 hour. When you want to serve make round uttapams in a mini uttapa pan. Cook the uttapams with little oil as mentioned in the recipe.
‘Mini’ is the best format to serve your child, as it is easy for them to handle all by themselves! But the best part is that these healthy mini uttapam for kids recipe is mini only in size, but maxi in nutrient value, all thanks to carefully chosen ingredients like iron-rich bajra and fibre-rich oats. Oats will provide energy and the iron from bajra will help in carrying this energy and other nutrients to all parts of the body.
Grated carrot improves the texture, adds a mild sweetness and a lot of vitamins too, to the healthy bajra oats mini uttapam. While this recipe requires a long soaking time, it does not need to be fermented, so you can soak the bajra overnight and prepare the uttapa for your baby’s breakfast, for a power-packed start to the day.
Serve these mini oats uttapam for toddlers immediately so that the kids can enjoy the perfect texture.
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Mini Bajra and Oats Uttapa ( Baby and Toddler) recipe - How to make Mini Bajra and Oats Uttapa ( Baby and Toddler)
Soaking Time: 8 hours Preparation Time: Cooking Time: Total Time:
Makes 14 mini uttapas
For Mini Bajra and Oats Uttapa
1 tbsp whole bajra (black millet) , soaked for 8 hours and drained
1/4 cup bajra (black millet) flour
1 tbsp urad dal (split black lentil) flour
1 1/2 tbsp curd (dahi)
1/4 cup grated carrot
2 tbsp quick cooking rolled oats
restricted quantity of salt
2 1/2 tsp oil for greasing and cooking
For mini bajra and oats uttapa
- For mini bajra and oats uttapa
- To make {span class="bold1"}mini bajra oats uttapam{/span}, combine the whole bajra and ½ cup of water in a pressure cooker, mix well and pressure cook for 5 whistles.
- Allow the steam to escape before opening the lid. Keep aside to cool slightly.
- Transfer the whole bajra along with the water in a deep bowl, add all the remaining ingredients and approx. ¼ cup of water and mix well.
- Cover with a lid and keep aside for 1 hour.
- Heat a mini non-stick uttapa pan and grease it using ¼ tsp of oil.
- Pour a spoonful of the batter in each uttapa mould to make a 75 mm. (3") diameter round.
- Cook the uttapas, using 1 tsp of oil, till they turn golden brown in colour from both the sides.
- Repeat steps 5 to 7 to make 7 more mini uttapas, in 1 more batch.
- Serve the {span class="bold1"}mini bajra oats uttapam{/span} immediately.
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For the batter of mini bajra oats uttapam
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For mini bajra oats uttapam for toddlers recipe | healthy bajra oats mini uttapam | healthy mini uttapam for kids | mini oats uttapam for toddlers, combine the whole bajra and enough water in a deep bowl, cover with a lid and keep aside to soak for 8 hours.
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After 8 hours, this is how it looks now.
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Drain it well
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Put the drained bajra in a pressure cooker.
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Add ½ cup of water.
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Pressure cook it for 5 whistles.
- This is how cooked bajra for healthy bajra oats mini uttapam looks after cooking. Do not drain the water and keep aside.
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Transfer into a deep bowl once cooled.
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Add the bajra flour.
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Add the urad dal flour.
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Add the curd. I have made use of fresh homemade curd made using this detailed recipe with step by step images of dahi.
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Add the carrot. It gives a very nice colour and kids usually love carrot.
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Add the oats. This is very healthy as it has good fibre
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Add little salt.
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Add ¼ cup of water.
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Mix it well with a spoon.
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Cover the batter of healthy mini uttapam for kids with a lid and keep aside for 1 hour.
How to make mini bajra oats uttapam for toddlers
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To prepare the healthy mini uttapam for kids, heat a mini uttapa pan and grease it lightly using little oil. Ghee can also be used as a substitute.If you do not have a mini uttapam pan then make use of a regular dosa tava and make small uttapams.
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Pour a spoonful of batter in each uttapa mould to make a 75 mm. (3") diameter round.
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Smear 1 tsp of oil evenly over them.
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Flip and cook till they turn golden brown in colour from both sides.
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Remove the mini oats uttapam for toddlers in a plate.
- Repeat with the remaining batter to make 7 more mini bajra oats uttapam for toddlers.
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Serve the mini bajra oats uttapam for toddlers warm.
Benefits of Mini Bajra Oats Uttapa
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Mini Bajra Oats Uttapa - Rich in Iron and Vitamin A.
- Mini Bajra and Oats Uttapa is a soft finger food which most babies would love to dig into.
- Bajra lends small quantities of iron to growing kids to maintain their haemoglobin count.
- Bajra in combination with urad dal, enhances the protein content of these mini uttapas.
- Carrots will lends vitamin A which has a role to play in clear vision and glowing skin.
| Energy | 25 cal |
| Protein | 0.7 g |
| Carbohydrates | 2.9 g |
| Fiber | 0.5 g |
| Fat | 1.2 g |
| Cholesterol | 0.3 mg |
| Vitamin A | 43.4 mcg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0 mg |
| Vitamin B2 | 0 mg |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.1 mg |
| Vitamin C | 0.1 mg |
| Folic Acid | 3 mcg |
| Calcium | 7.3 mg |
| Iron | 0.3 mg |
| Magnesium | 6.4 mg |
| Phosphorus | 23.9 mg |
| Sodium | 1.5 mg |
| Potassium | 20.9 mg |
| Zinc | 0.1 mg |