Name: Onion Uttapam
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 2 cups dosa batter; 1 medium onion (finely chopped); 1-2 green chillies (finely chopped); Handful coriander leaves (finely chopped); 1 tbsp poppy seeds (optional); Salt (to taste); 4-5 tbsp ghee (for frying the uttapam)

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Onion uttapam step-by-step recipe with photos.

Uttapam is a type of dosa and a popular breakfast dish of South India. Unlike typical dosa, uttapam is thick and fluffy loaded with topping like onion, carrot, tomatoes, capsicum, etc. In this recipe, I have used onion, chillies, and coriander leaf as toppings, hence onion uttapam. I also like to top my uttapam with poppy seeds as they add a wonderful nutty flavour to it.

Uttapam is quite similar to pancakes, but obviously they are savoury. Dosa can be compared to crepes, but again they savoury.

The batter used to make uttapam is the regular dosa batter. They are pretty simple to make and is a great alternative from the regular dosa. The toppings can be varied as per your likings.When you make the dosa batter, make dosa with it the first day and make either uttapam or paddu with it the next day. Uttapam tastes better with slightly over-fermented batter.

While we can use regular dosa batter to make uttapam, set dosa batter works well too. The set dosa batter is slightly different from the regular dosa batter.

These crispy from outside, soft from the inside variation of dosa is a sure winner. They are great for lunchbox too, unlike the regular dosa as they stay soft and fresh for longer.

Onion Uttapam

Uttapam is thick and fluffy loaded with topping e.g. onion, carrot, tomatoes, capsicum etc. In this recipe, I have used onion, chillies and coriander leaf as toppings, hence onion uttapam.

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Course Breakfast
Cuisine Indian, Karnataka

Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 20 mins
Total Time 35 mins

Ingredients

2 cups dosa batter
1 medium onion finely chopped
1-2 green chillies finely chopped
Handful coriander leaves finely chopped
1 tbsp poppy seeds optional
Salt to taste
4-5 tbsp ghee for frying the uttapam

Instructions

Lightly dry roast the poppy seeds and set aside
Add salt to dosa batter and mix well
Heat a griddle or non-stick tava
Pour a ladle full of dosa batter. Don’t spread the batter too thin
Pour a tsp of ghee onto the dosa
Cook on medium flame until the dosa turns brown and pores are formed on the dosa
Add the toppings – onion, chillies, coriander leaves and poppy seeds
Flip and cook on the other sides until completely done and the toppings are slightly charred. Add ghee as needed
Transfer to a plate and serve hot with chutney

Notes
Click here to see dosa batter recipe.

Nutrition Facts

Onion Uttapam

Amount Per Serving

Calories 79 Calories from Fat 72

% Daily Value*

Fat 8g12%
Saturated Fat 5g31%
Cholesterol 19mg6%
Sodium 20mg1%
Potassium 28mg1%
Carbohydrates 2g1%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 1g1%
Protein 1g2%

Vitamin C 2mg2%
Calcium 19mg2%
Iron 1mg6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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