Vegetable Uttapam Recipe
Uttapam is a very popular South Indian breakfast dish. It is similar to dosa but slightly thicker than the regular dosas. It can be made with leftover idli dosa batter. Vegetable Uttapam can be served for breakfast or as a snack. Uttapam can be made with a variety of toppings like onion, tomato, coconut, and many others. Vegetable Uttapams are topped with finely chopped vegetables. You can make use of vegetables like carrots, capsicum, onion, and cabbage. They can be easily prepared at home and served with coconut chutney and sambar. All you need is some dosa batter and mixture of vegetables for making Vegetable Uttapam.
Ingredients
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1 cup Idli Dosa Batter
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1 cup idli dosa batter
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1/4 cup Onion
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finely chopped
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1/4 cup Green Bell Pepper (Capsicum)
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finely chopped
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1/4 cup Carrot (Gajjar)
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finely chopped
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1 Tomato
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1 tomato finely chopped and deseeded
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2 Green Chillies
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finely chopped
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2 tablespoons Coriander (Dhania) Leaves
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finely chopped
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Oil
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for greasing
Instructions
Step 1
To begin the preparation of Vegetable Uttapam, take the dosa batter in a bowl
Step 2
Add water if required to get the desired consistency
Step 3
Finely chop all the vegetables and keep aside
Step 4
Heat a non-stick tawa
Step 5
Grease it with oil
Step 6
When the tawa becomes hot, pour one ladleful of batter and spread it in circular motion
Step 7
Don't make it too thin
Step 8
You will find small holes appearing on the surface, add the chopped vegetables
Step 9
Drizzle oil around the edges and at the center
Step 10
Reduce the flame to medium
Step 11
Cover and cook on medium flame for a few seconds
Step 12
By this time the veggies would have cooked
Step 13
Gently press it with the back of a spatula
Step 14
Flip the dosa to the other side and cook on medium flame for 2 - 3 minutes
Step 15
Transfer the dosa to a serving plate
Step 16
Serve the Vegetable Uttapam with coconut chutney and sambar
Step 17