Uttapam

Uttapam is a South Indian breakfast dish. A type of dosa. This is a dosa topped with fried onion, carrots and coriander leaves / cilantro (& chilli as per taste). This is made with the Dosa Batter (normally using the set dosa batter). Some people do make it using Idli Batter too. This goes well with coconut chutney or red chilli chutney.

Ingredients for Dosa batter ( same ingredients used for Set Dosa )

• Dosa rice or Basmati rice / Akki - 3 cups
• Parboiled rice / Kusubalaki - 1 cup
• Poha (beaten rice) / Avalaki - 1/2 cup
• Urad dal (Blackgram) / Udhina bele - 1/2 cup
• Puffed rice / Kadle puri - 1/2 cup
• Salt ( acc to taste)

Ingredients for topping

• Grated carrots
• Chopped onions
• Chopped coriander leaves
• Chopped green chillies (optional)
• Chopped tomatoes (optional)

Method

• Wash and soak the batter ingredients for 5 hrs then drain out the water
• Grind into a smooth batter using water
• Add salt to taste
• Close the lid and leave for fermentation to 10hrs

Method for Uttapam

• Heat the Tava / Flat pan grease the 1/2 tsp oil
• Add chopped veggies and pour the laddle full of batter on top the veggies
• Add oil on the edges
• Leave for few mins until golden color
• Turn over the uttapam
• Then serve hot with chutney

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