Name: Classic Veg Uttappam... recipe by Zeenath Fathima at BetterButter
Prep time: 840 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 860 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Parboiled rice 2 cups; Urad dal 3/4th cup; Fenugreek seeds 1 tsp; Bengal gram or chana dal 1 tbsp; Salt to taste; FOR THE TOPPING :-; Onions finely chopped 2 cups; Capsicum finely chopped 2 cups; Tomatoes finely chopped 2 cups; Red chilli flakes 2 to 3 tbsp; OR; Green chillies finely chopped 3 to 4; Ghee as required; OR; Oil as required; Coriander leaves finely chopped a handful

ABOUT Classic Veg Uttappam... RECIPE

As the name suggests, it is an evergreen classic breakfast idea of South India. It looks so colourful with all those array of beautiful colours which it gets from the veggies being used in it. A healthy option for the essential meal of the day - the breakfast. As goes the saying that, eat breakfast like a king, lunch as a queen and your dinner as a beggar. Uttappam is surely a meal with complete goodness and provides us with all the energy needed for the day ahead.

Ingredients Serving: 6

Parboiled rice 2 cups
Urad dal 3/4th cup
Fenugreek seeds 1 tsp
Bengal gram or chana dal 1 tbsp
Salt to taste
FOR THE TOPPING :-
Onions finely chopped 2 cups
Capsicum finely chopped 2 cups
Tomatoes finely chopped 2 cups
Red chilli flakes 2 to 3 tbsp
OR
Green chillies finely chopped 3 to 4
Ghee as required
OR
Oil as required
Coriander leaves finely chopped a handful

Instructions

First of all , soak the rice and the dal seperately in drinking water .
Add the fenugreek seeds and bengal gram to the dal while soaking .
Soak them for atleast 5 hours .
Grind them seperately using water in which they have been soaked sparingly .
Do not use much water . The batter should be semi thick .
Add salt according to taste . Cover and allow it to ferment overnight .
Next morning , add some more water if it is very thick and adjust the salt to taste .
Heat a cast iron griddle or a non stick pan and pour a ladleful of the batter onto it .
Do not spread much . It should be thicker .
Followed by the veggies , green chillies or the red chilli flakes and the chopped coriander .
Add more or less veggies as desired .
Drizzle ghee or oil on top and also on the sides .
Cover and cook for 3-4 minutes on low to medium flame only .
Flip it over and cook if you like more crispier uttappam for 1 more minute .
Serve them hot right away with any chutney or pickle of your liking .

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