“Uttapam” ,a fluffy pancakes prepared from fermented rice & lentil batter.Sharing South Indian Vegetable Uttapam Recipe today.
What is Uttapam
It is a healthy South-Indian Tamil breakfast .You can mix-match the toppings as you do while ordering your favorite pizza. Unlike the usual big size i prefer making them small in sizes with different topping of my choice.
South Indian Vegetable Uttapam Recipe
The batter of Uttapam is same which is used for making Dosa. You may add 1/2 tsp fenugreek seed to rice while soaking. That makes the batter more fluffy and spongy.
Once you make a paste of Rice & Urad Dal , keep the batter at room temperature to ferment.
In Summer the fermentation happens quickly compared to winter . In Odisha the temperature goes up to 40 degree C in Summer. Those days the fermented batter gets ready in just 3-4 hours. In winter it takes 6-7 hours.
I have used tomato, onion, capsicum,carrot as different topping . You can experiment with other veggies of your choice.
Though spicy Onion-utthapam is quite popular at any breakfast store in Tamilnadu. This is my 4th post in #‎BReaKurFastSeries .Check previous posts if you have missed them.
‘India Breakfast Habits Study’ a survey conducted in all metros found that Chennai has the best breakfast ‘nutrient profile’ in India. So a south-Indian breakfast is always a healthier option to go for that revives your metabolism too.
You may like to check the Recipe for Eggless Vanilla Muffin without Baking Powder
| Prep Time | 480 minutes |
| Cook Time | 30 minutes |
| Servings |
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- 2 cups Rice grain
- 1 cup urad dal
- 1 cup carrot ,grated
- 2 onion ,chopped
- 5 green chili ,chopped
- 1 capsicum
- 2 tbsps black mustard seed
- 2 sprig Curry leaf
- Vegetable Cooking Oil
- salt
- water
Ingredients
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- Soak Rice and urad dal separately for 2 hour. Blend them to fine paste adding little and mix together.Keep this mixture for fermentation at room temperature for 6 hour.
- In a pan heat 1 tbsp oil ,add mustard seed and let it sputter. Add chopped green chili and curry leaves ,fry for 30 sec. Switch off flame.Cool this mixture
- Add this mixture to fermented batter. Add salt to taste and mix well .The consistency of batter should be thick .So add water if required.
- Grease a pan , add spoonful of batter on it .spread a little with back side of spatula into a circular disc. Put topping of your choice on top.Cover with a lid and cook at high flame for a minute.
- Open the lid and check whether the upper part is done. Flip it and cook for few second.
- Serve hot with spicy Sambhar.
I like your idea of making small “pancakes/pizzas” and then you can have a variety of toppings, especially when you have guests and they can pick and choose their likes. Thanks for coming to Fiesta Friday #130.
I love to read all the Fiesta Friday recipes and discover new foods. I have never tried this before but would very happily give it a try as they sound delicious! 🙂
Thank you Petra for dropping by
They look terrific!
Thanks Angie