Utthappam also spelled as Uttapam or ooththappam or Uthappa is a delicious dish mostly popular in the South Indian states. Utthappam means poured appam in Tamil which is a dosa-like dish made by cooking ingredients in a batter. But it is slightly different from dosa. The texture of dosa is crisp and crepe-like while Utthappam is a thick pancake, with toppings.
Ingredients of Utthappam:
•1/2 cup semolina (rava/sooji)
•1/2 cup gram flour (kadalapodi)
•1/2 cup all purpose flour (maida)
•1/4 cup yoghurt/curd
•1/2 of one onion (chopped)
•4 green chillies
•1/2 cup coriander leaves (chopped)
•1/8 tsp turmeric powder
•1/8 tsp cumin (jeerakam) powder
•1/8 tsp red chilly powder
•Salt to taste
•Oil
Method of Preparing Utthappam:
•Firstly, mix together rava, gram flour or besan and maida.
•Then add chopped onion, chopped green chillies and curd.
•Add salt, turmeric powder, chilly powder, cumin powder and water and make it into a paste. The paste should neither be too thick nor too watery.
•Mix all ingredients well in a bowl.
•Heat the pan.
•Spread oil on the pan with a spoon.
•Pour the mix on the pan and spread it in a circular fashion.
•Once a side has become golden brown, spread some oil and turn it on to other side.
•Serve hot.
Another method of preparing Utthappam with minor change in the ingredients:
Ingredients of Utthappam:
•1 Cup urad dal
•3 Cups raw rice
•2-3 Chopped green chillies
•2 tbsp Chopped coriander leaves
•1 Spoon minced ginger
•3 Small onions chopped
•Salt to taste
•Cooking oil
Method of Preparing Utthappam:
•First of all, wash urad dal and rice separately.
•Then soak in water for 3 hours in two bowls.
•Blend them separately to smooth paste using some water.
•Mix them and add the salt.
•Keep it for the whole night.
•Mix the batter well next morning till it is sufficiently thick.
•Mix the green chillies, onion, coriander leaves and ginger in a bowl.
•Heat a flat griddle and rub some oil on it.
•Pour some batter on it with a ladle and spread it to a thick circle.
•Cook it on the other side.
•Sprinkle some onion mixture on the top side and overturn the Utthappam.
•Cook in the same way on the other side.
•When it is roasted enough, put it down on a plate.
•Repeat the process.
•Serve hot
This mouth-watering recipe can be served with any variety of chutney and/or sambar. And due the unique taste, the popularity of Utthappam has reached other states of India as well.
