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Uttapam Recipe

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Ingredients

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for uttapam batter:

  • 3 cups rice (sona masuri / dosa rice)
  • 1 cup urad dal
  • ½ tsp methi / fenugreek seeds
  • 1 cup thin poha / avalakki / beaten rice
  • salt to taste
  • water for soaking

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for toppings:

  • 1 medium sized onion (finely chopped)
  • 1 medium sized tomato (finely chopped)
  • ½ capsicum (finely chopped)
  • 1 carrot (grated)
  • few curry leaves (roughly chopped)
  • 3 tbsp coriander leaves (finely chopped)
  • 1 green chili (finely chopped)
  • salt to taste

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Instructions

  1. firstly, in a large bowl, soak 3 cups of rice and methi seeds for atleast 5 hours.
  2. furthermore, soak urad dal for 3 hours.
  3. transfer the soaked urad dal into blender and blend to smooth and fluffy batter.
  4. collect it into a large bowl and keep aside.
  5. further, blend the soaked rice along with poha adding water if required.
  6. transfer to the bowl of urad dal batter.
  7. mix well making sure the batter has combined completely.
  8. also clean the sides with your hand.
  9. cover and ferment in a warm place for 8- 12 hours.
  10. and add salt to the batter and mix well.
  11. furthermore, heat griddle and pour a ladleful of the batter on it and spread it in a circular thick motion.
  12. then spread the prepared vegetable mixture on the surface of the dosa .
  13. also add oil, if preferred.
  14. furthermore, cover it with a lid and cook on medium flame.
  15. let it fry until the base of the dosa turns golden brown.
  16. finally, serve veg uttapam immediately with coconut chutney and sambar.

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Dosa batter preparation

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firstly, in a large mixing bowl soak 3 cup dosa rice and ½ tsp methi for 5 hours. alternatively, use idli rice / sona masuri rice.uttapam recipe
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in another bowl soak 1 cup urad dal for 3 hours.uttapam recipe
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drain off the water from urad dal and blend to smooth paste adding water as required.uttapam recipe
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transfer the smooth and fluffy batter of urad dal into a large bowl.uttapam recipe
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in the blender take soaked rice draining off the water.uttapam recipe
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bend to a slightly coarse paste adding water as required.onion uttapam
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transfer the rice batter to the bowl of urad dal batter.onion uttapam
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now take 2 cups washed & squeezed puffed rice in a blender.onion uttapam
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and blend to smooth paste. alternatively, use leftover rice or soaked sabudana.onion uttapam
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mix well making sure everything is combined well.onion uttapam
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now cover and rest in a warm place for 8-10 hours or till the batter ferments and doubles.onion uttapam
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after 8 hours, batter doubles indicating well fermented with air pockets present.onion uttapam
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add 1½ tsp salt to the batter and mix gently without disturbing the air pockets.uthappam recipe

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Onion uttapam preparation

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firstly, in a large bowl take 2 onion, 2 chilli, 1 inch ginger, few curry leaves, 2 tbsp coriander and ½ tsp salt.uttapam recipe
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mix well making sure everything is well combined.uttapam recipe
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also, heat the griddle and pour a ladleful of batter.uthappam recipe
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spread out in a circular motion slightly thick than regular masala dosa.uthappam recipe
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now spread the toppings on top of the uttappa evenly.uthappam recipe
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after the topping have been added press gently so the toppings are pressed into the batter.masala uttapam
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add 1 tsp of oil around the uttappa.masala uttapam
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cover it and let it cook for 1-2 minutes in low flame.masala uttapam
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flip over on the other side once the uttappa turns golden brown.masala uttapam
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finally, onion uttapam is ready to be served with chutney of your choice.onion uttapam

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Notes

  • firstly, finely chop onions in the toppings.
  • also, spread the dosa batter slightly thick, else the dosa will break while flipping.
  • additionally, cook on low to medium flame to prevent from burning.
  • finally, onion uttapam recipe tastes great when served with coconut chutney.
Original recipe by Hebbar’s Kitchen: https://hebbarskitchen.com/uttapam-recipe-onion-uttappa-recipe/