Monday, 8 April 2013

5 Taste Uthappam


Ingredients

Idli dosa batter
Carrot, grated
Small onion(shallots), sliced thinly
Tomato, deseeded and chopped finely
Idli podi
Coriander leaves
Ghee / oil

Method

Grate carrot finely, slice the small onions, clean coriander leaves and chop it roughly, deseed the tomato and chop finely. Keep the ingredients ready. Heat dosa pan and grease it with oil/ghee. Pour mini (half laddle) uthappams. It should be thick. No need to spread the batter unless it is too thick. Top with your favourite. Cook in low to medium flame to get golden crust. Drizzle some oil/ghee over the toppings and around the dosa.
Flip once the bottom turns golden and cook in low to medium flame for a minute or 2 or until golden in colour. Drizzle oil when ever desired.

Notes

Always cook in medium flame to get a perfect golden crusted uthappams.
Ghee gives a great taste to the uthappams, especially to podi and onion uthappams.
You can also use large onion for making the onion uthappams. But for this mini uthappam, its would be cute if we use this small onion.
Do suggest your topping ideas in comment section. :)

How to Make Aappam


Ingredient:
Coconut milk - 1 cup
Baking soda - 1/4 tsp
Urud dal - 2tsp
Par boiled rice - 200g
Fenugreek seeds - 1/4 tsp
Salt - 1/4 tsp

Method:
Soak par boiled rice, urud dal and fenugreek seeds for about 5hours and grind nicely.

Leave this flour overnight.

Add coconut milk, salt and baking soda to the flour.

Heat a thick pan add a laddle of flour inside the pan.

Turn the pan in a circular motion so that the flour spreads and expands along the edges.

Cover and cook for a few minutes until the aappam becoms soft.

Source: http://www.indianfoodrecipes.net/regional-recipes/south-indian-recipes/aappam_recipe.html