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Tuesday 24 April 2012

Uthappam

This is almost like a thick form of dosai that is made using the same batter (Dosai Maavu).
Uthappam tastes best when the batter is little old (Say 2 or 3 days – in the sense, it becomes a little sour)
There are so many varieties that you can make in uthappam.
1.       Onion Uthappam
2.       Pepper Uthappam
3.       Podi Uthappam
4.       Tomato Uthappam
5.       Why not, you can even add some half cooked vegetables to your uthappam to taste different and nutritious..!!
The procedure for making uthappam remains the same as that of dosai except that you have to make it really thick and uniform.
After spreading the batter with the ladle in to thick uthappam, immediately add the topping that you desire and add oil surrounding the outer circle shape of the uthappam.
The topping can be:
1.       Finely chopped onions. (say 2 to 3 tbsps per uthappam)
2.       Finely Chopped Tomatoes & Onions (2 to 3 tbsps per uthappam)
3.       Just pepper powder – 1 tsp for making pepper uthappam
4.       Idli milagai podi for making podi uthappam
5.       Some half cooked vegetables like Beans, cabbage or combinations to make vegetable uthappam
6.       Panneer, onions and tomatoes to make delightful combi uthappams.
7.       Green uthappams by adding finely chopped coriander and curry leaves..

After it is cooked on one side, reverse it with a dosa spatula and allow it to cook on the other side.
Best Accompanied with Chutney and Sambhar

3 comments:

  1. Hi Akila,

    You have mentioned very creative ways of making uthappam. I am having uttapam for dinner today. Mine is going to be mixed vegetable uthapam. Ok, since you are from Tanjore, I want to ask you if you have tasted masala pal from the street side shops. I could not get enough of it when I visited tanjore. Cannot beat the food from the region. I still remember the best puri masal I had in Kumbakonum. All because of the water as Amma used to tell me.

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    1. Thanks. Yes, got a chance to taste it once but it was quite a long time back... But sure, as you said, the districts of Tanjore, Kumbakonam, Trichy, Mayavaram are very noted for the traditional food, nothing can beat them... the vegetables, grains everything has an enhanced taste..yes, may be because of the Cauvery water..very true, i agree..

      You should try out at Kumbakonam Venkata lodge and Mangalambiga Nivas...excellent food..

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  2. Uthappam in mayavaram lodge in the 1970s to 1990s used to be extremely tasty 😋 I don't know whether the lodge still serves this.

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