Bread Sooji Utappam - Aggu

Recipe by Agnes Dsouza

Ingredients:

To grind:

4 slices bread

1/2 cup sooji (semolina)

1/2 cup yogurt

1-2 green chillies

6-7 cloves garlic

1/4th cup water

To add to the batter:

1 tomato (chopped)

1 small piece of pumpkin (grated)

2 carrots (grated) 

1 capsicum (finely chopped)

1 big onion (finely chopped)

1 tsp jeera

1 tsp mustard seeds

1 tsp chilli flakes

1 tsp salt

oil (for frying)

Steps: 

1. In a mixie jar, add cut bread pieces, sooji, yogurt, chillies, garlic and water and grind to a fine batter
2. Pour the ground batter into a large mixing bowl. 
   
   
3. Add the tomatoes, pumpkin, carrot, capsicum, onion, jeera, mustard seeds, chilli flakes and salt. Mix well for 2-3 minutes. Add water as needed.
   
   
4. Heat oil in a nonstick pan. 
5. Pour 1 full ladle of batter in to the pan in a round shape and spread evenly. 
6. If the sides of the batter sticks to the pan, pour a bit of oil on the edges and cook covered for about 1 minute.
7. Flip the utappam and cook the other side till it is crisp 
8. Flip again and fry till crisp.
9. ENJOY!