From being one of the lesser-known dishes to becoming a favorite among many in the country, this breakfast item has gained popularity due to various reasons. One of those is that is a colorful dish that makes adults and children want to take a bite immediately. Similar to a dosa, another South Indian dish made by fermenting the batter of soaked and ground rice and white lentils, this dish is circular and smaller in size. It has a golden-brown crust on one side and vegetables on the other. Soft, spongy, and delicious, this dish is usually served with coconut chutney, sambar, gun powder, or tomato chutney. Uttapam Recipe | Image Resource : hindi.news18.com The best part about preparing uttapam is that there are no hard and fast rules and which vegetables we should add while cooking it. Mothers of picky eaters use this opportunity to include carrots, bell peppers, tomatoes, corn, spring onions, celery, cheese, etc. to their children’s diet.
You can call it an Indian pizza and get away with it. After all, it looks delicious with all those vegetables forming a mosaic. Another advantage of this dish is that it can be served for breakfast, lunch, evening snack, or dinner. The Flexibility of Uttapam Recipe If you already have idli or dosa batter ready at home, preparing this dish takes hardly any time. Traditionally prepared using the dosa batter, this dish tastes equally good when you mix up both idli and dosa batters. You can keep the ratio between 1:2 or 3, with one part idli batter and 2 or 3 parts of dosa batter. The consistency of the batter has to be thicker than what we require for normal dosa. This ensures the sponginess of the dish is intact and also holds all the vegetables we add to it. For people who are aiming to lose weight and eat healthy food, substitute rice and lentils with oats. If you like a slightly charred and smoky flavor, cook it on both sides. The heat of the pan will soften the vegetables, enhancing the flavor of the dish. Just don’t flip it over if you add cheese on the top. When it’s in the pan, cover the dish with a lid so that the heat will melt the cheese and spread it on the vegetables. The spice levels of this uttapam recipe are entirely a personal choice. This dish tastes good either way. Using green chilies will keep the color of the dish from changing so it is a better alternative compared to using chili powder. There is no standard recipe for uttapam, though you might want to check the proportions of rice and lentils to prepare the batter.
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