(Deepshikha Gautam, Intern Journalist) Kanpur: Along with worshiping the Mother Goddess during the nine days of Navratri, people keep a full nine-day fast. During this time, they leave the grain completely and live on fruit. Which does not include ordinary wheat, rice. In such a situation, there should be something to eat every day that gives energy along with filling the stomach. Also, be sattvik. So you can make uttapam in the fast. This uttapam is not made of semolina but of fasted rice. So let’s know the recipe for making uttapam from fasting rice.

Ingredients :

A cup of saman or vrat rice, a small spoon of cumin seeds, green chillies finely chopped, a little finely chopped green coriander, rock salt as per taste.

Method :

  1. Soak the fasting rice for two to three hours.
  2. After removing it from water, grind it finely in a mixie and make a batter of consistency of dosa.
  3. Add cumin seeds, green chilies, coriander leaves, and rock salt to the solution.
  4. After heating the pan, pour ghee on it and prepare a small-sized uttapam.
  5. Cover the gas after heating it to medium.
  6. When one side sinks well, turn it over.
  7. Serve hot after baking well from both sides.
  8. You can serve this uttapam with potato vegetable or fasting green chutney. If you want, mix chopped tomatoes and capsicum in uttapam batter.

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