Uttapam is a healthy breakfast dish like dosa. Unlike dosas, uttapam is a little thicker and is topped with different types of veggies like onion, tomato, carrot, bell pepper, green chili, sweet corn, cilantro, etc. You can use dosa batter to make uttapam. You can use the store-bought batter instead.
Ingredients:
- 2 cups of any type of rice
- 1 cup urad dal (black gram)
- 1 tsp methi (fenugreek) seeds
- Salt
- Oil
- Finely chopped veggies of your choice
Method:
- Put rice in a bowl, rinse well and cover with 4 cups of cold water. Put urad dal and fenugreek seeds in a small bowl, rinse well and add cold water to cover. Leave both to soak for 4 to 6 hours or overnight.
- Drain rice and dal-fenugreek mixture in separate colanders. Put rice in a food processor, blender, or wet-dry grinder. Add 1 cup of water and grind to a smooth paste. Repeat the process with the dal-fenugreek mixture.
- Combine the two pastes in a mixing bowl. Whisk together, adding enough water to obtain a medium-thick batter. Cover the bowl with a kitchen towel and set it in a warm place. Let it ferment until the surface is bubbly, about 8 hours. Stir in the salt. Use the batter straight away or refrigerate for later use. (Batter will keep for up to a week, refrigerated. Thin with water if necessary before proceeding.)
- Heat a pan over medium heat.
- Brush with about 1 teaspoon of oil.
- Pour one ladle of batter into the center of the griddle. Using the bottom of the ladle, quickly spread the batter outward in a circular motion. Make sure that the batter spread is slightly thicker than a dosa.
- Sprinkle finely chopped onions, green chili pieces, tomato pieces, and any combination of veggies you want.
- Gently press the veggies with a spatula.
- Instead of sprinkling, you can mix veggies with batter and make uttapam.
- Drizzle some oil over the top.
- Cover it with a lid and cook until the bottom surface turns golden brown.
- Flip it gently and cook the other side for a minute.
- Transfer it to the plate and serve with coconut chutney or tomato chutney.
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