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Uthappam

Uthappam

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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Calories 1 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 Cups Dosa Batter Recipe available here.
  • ½ Medium sized Avocado mashed
  • 3-4 tbsp Chopped Onion
  • 3 tbsp Finely Grated Carrot
  • 1 tbsp Finely Chopped Cilantro
  • ½ Tomato medium sized, finely chopped
  • ¼ tsp Crushed Black Pepper/Pepper Powder
  • 1 Serrano Pepper stemmed, seeded, and finely chopped.(Optional)
  • 3-4 Curry Leaves finely chopped (optional)
  • Oil to brush the skillet and to drizzle

Equipment Required

  • Bowl to mix the batter
  • Knives grater, chopping board
  • Ladle
  • Skillet/Griddle with lid
  • Spatula
  • Ladle to pour the batter

Instructions
 

  • Heat a skillet on stove top over medium high heat.
  • Grate, chop and prepare the veggies you are going to use in the Uthappam preparation.
  • Mash the avocado.

Variation 1 - Veggies Sprinkled on Top of the Uthappam

  • When the skillet is sufficiently hot, grease the skillet with a little oil.
  • Pour a little less than ¼ cup of batter on the skillet.
  • Sprinkle the veggies of your choice on top of the batter as shown in the picture. For onion uthappam (shown in the picture below) sprinkle chopped onions. For carrot uthappam, sprinkle grated carrots and for tomato uthappam, sprinkle finely chopped tomato pieces. You can also use a combination of vegetables to sprinkle on the Uthappam. Sprinkle a little oil and ground black pepper/pepper powder(optional) cook covered with a lid for a couple of minutes.
  • Once one side of the Uthappam is cooked, using a spatula, flip the Uthappam over and cook the other side too (no need to cover with the lid).

Variation 2 - Mix all the veggies in the batter.

  • To the batter, add the grated vegetables and if you are using ground black pepper/pepper powder (or Idli Podi) and mix well. The uthappam batter is ready to use.
  • Pour about a ¼ cup of batter on the skillet.
  • Sprinkle a little oil and cook covered with a lid for a couple of minutes. Using a spatula, flip over the Uthappam when one side is cooked. This is to ensure that the other side too is cooked (this cooking can be done uncovered). Steaming hot Uthappam is ready to serve.

Notes

1. When we took the step by step pictures to make the Uthappam, I did not have [br]Avocado at hand. But later on when I made Uthappam again with Avocado, we took more pictures. You can see the difference in color - in the step by step picture the batter is white and does not have the pale green hue that mashed avocado imparts. [br]2. Using Avocado is optional, you can make uthappams without using mashed avocados in the batter.[br]3. To see if the skillet is sufficiently hot - Do this test. Pour a drop of batter to the skillet . If the skillet is hot enough, the drop will stick to the skillet immediately and will start cooking. If it starts burning, then the skillet is too hot. then sprinkle some water, reduce the heat and let the skillet cool down (let all the water evaporate) and then pour your batter. [br]4. If the skillet is too greasy, then blot the excess oil using a kitchen towel.