Kitchen Tantra

Tomato Uthappam:

Ingredients:

For Batter:

Raw rice 1 cup
Parboiled rice 1 cup
Urad dal 1/2 cup
Fenugreek seeds 1 spoon
Thoor dal 1 fistful
Sesame oil few spoons
Yeast 1-2 spoons
Soda 1/4 spoon
Salt as per taste.

For Toppings:

Tomatoes 2 firm, large finely chopped
Jalapenos 1-3 fienly chopped
Cilantro leaves few finely chopped
Salt to taste
Lemon juice 1 spoon(optional)
Sesame oil 1 cup.

Method:

Batter:

Soak first 5 ingredients (for batter) around 5-7 hours.

Then wet-grind it coarsely to thick, dropping consistency batter.

Now mix other 4 ingredients to it. Let it ferment. Maybe for 7 hours.

Uthappams:

Mix all the toppings ingredients togahter and set aside.

Heat a small pan, smear a spoonful of oil. Now make thick pancake using a laddle of batter.

Top with chopped tomatoes. Cover and cook for few minutes. Then run a few spoons of oil on the sides. Either turn over to the other side or serve as the same.

Serve warm with chettinad gravy, stew or korma. Should be gud with sambar and chutney as well.

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