Onion Uttapam (South Indian Breakfast Recipe)
Onion uttapam is a delicious breakfast recipe made from a mixture of lentils and rice, topped with onions, tomatoes, and coriander leaves.
Servings: 8 uttapam
Calories: 170kcal
Equipment
- 1 Dosa tawa flat pan
Ingredients
- 1 cup rice
- ⅓ cup lentils ( dehusked urad dal)
- 1 salt
For Masala
- 2 medium onion finely chopped
- 1 medium tomato finely chopped
- 2 green chillies finely chopped
- 2 tbsp coriander leaves finely chopped
- 2 - 3 tsp sambar masala or garam masala
Instructions
Preparing Batter
- Soak dal and rice in separate bowls.
- Now blend them to smooth paste separately.
- Mix both completely and add salt.
- Cover and keep in a warm place for 8 - 10 hrs for fermentation.
Making uttapam
- Take out the fermented batter.
- Heat one dosa tawa and grease it with little oil.
- Don't over heat the tawa as it will be difficult to give batter proper shape.
- Put one spoonful of batter on hot tawa.
- Quickly spread the batter to medium thick circle.
- Now sprinkle some garam masala on top of it.
- Then quickly add chopped onions, tomatoes,green chillies, coriander leaves on top of batter on tawa.
- Press them lightly with a spatula so that it will stick to the batter. Keep it on low to medium flame.
- Then sprinkle some more garam masala on top of it.
- When done it leaves sides. Now flip to other side lightly.
- Drizzle few drops of oil from sides.
- After 2 minutes remove from heat and serve with chutney ou sambar.
Nutrition
Calories: 170kcal