Onion Podi Uthappam – Uthappam topped with chopped onions and sprinkled with Milagai podi.
Uthappam is a South Indian, breakfast pancake made with rice and lentils batter. When an uthappam is topped with chopped onions and sprinkled with milagai podi, it is known as Onion Podi Uthappam.
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What is Uthappam
Uthappam is a thick, soft pancake made with fermented rice and lentil batter. They can be served as a plain pancake or can be topped with chopped onions, chopped tomatoes, chopped vegetables etc. Uthappam is generally served with coconut chutney and sambhar.
What is Podi / Milagai Podi/Idli Podi
Podi or Milagai Podi or Idli podi is a spicy condiment made with lentils and spices . Podi is generally mixed with melted ghee or sesame oil and is served with idlis, dosas, uthappam etc. It is also known as gun powder probably because its an explosion of flavours. Milagai podi has a long shelf life and hence can be prepared, stored and used as required. It can be sprinkled on idlis, dosas, uthappams and also tastes great when mixed with hot rice and ghee. Recipe for Milagai Podi is here.
Onion Podi Uthappam
There are many variety of uthappam based on the topping used. For example, onion uthappam, tomato uthappam, mixed vegetable uthappam, masala uthappam and so on. Onion Podi Uthappam is an Uthappam topped with finely chopped onions and sprinkled with milagai podi. The combination of onions and the flavourful milagai podi makes this uthappam very tasty. Onion Podi Uthappam served with chutney and sambar makes for a hearty breakfast.
List of ingredients
For the batter : Rice, udad dal, fenugreek (methi) seeds and chana dal, poha.
Onions : you can use large onions or the small sambar onions here. Onions are finely chopped and used as toppings.
Milagai Podi
How to make Onion Podi Uthappam
Firstly for the batter, wash and soak rice, methi seeds and chana dal for 4 hours. Wash and soak udad dal for 4 hours. Soak poha for 15 minutes before grinding.
After 4 hours, drain the water and blend soaked udad dal to a fine paste. Transfer it to a large vessel.
Next, blend soaked rice, methi seeds, chana dal alongwith soaked poha to a fine paste. Add this to udad dal paste. Add salt and mix well. Cover and keep aside for fermentation for 12 hours.
Once the batter is fermented remove as much batter as is required to make uthappam in a separate bowl.
If the batter is very thick, add little water and mix well.
Heat a dosa pan. The pan has to be hot. Drizzle few drops of ghee. Using a tissue paper, spread the ghee on to the entire pan. Pour a ladleful of dosa batter on the pan keeping the flame on low. Spread the batter to make a thick uthappam.
Sprinkle finely chopped onions generously on the uthappam.
Sprinkle milagai podi/idli podi on the uthappam.
Drizzle ghee around the uthappam. Cover and cook.
When the base becomes crisp, flip and cook on the other side. Serve onion podi uthappam with coconut chutney and sambhar.
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Onion Podi Uthappam
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups of split black gram (udad dal)
- 3 cups of rice
- 1 tsp of fenugreek seeds (methi seeds)
- 2 tbsp split chickpeas (chana dal)
- ¼ cup flattened rice (poha)
- salt to taste
For the topping
- Chopped onions as required
- Milagai Podi / Idli Podi as required
Instructions
- Firstly for the batter, wash and soak rice, methi seeds and chana dal for 4 hours.
- Wash and soak udad dal for 4 hours.
- Soak poha for 15minutes before grinding.
- After 4 hours,drain the water and blend soaked udad dal to a fine paste.
- Transfer it to a large vessel.
- Next, blend soaked rice, methi seeds, chana dal alongwith soaked poha to a fine paste.
- Add this to udad dal paste.
- Add salt and mix well.
- Cover and keep aside for fermentation for 12 hours.
- Once the batter is fermented remove as much batter as is required to make uthappam in a separate bowl.
- If the batter is very thick, add little water and mix well.
- Heat a dosa pan.
- Drizzle few drops of ghee. Using a tissue paper, spread the ghee on to the entire pan.
- Pour a ladleful of dosa batter on the pan keeping the flame on low.
- Sprinkle finely chopped onions generously on the uthappam.
- Sprinkle milagai podi/idli podi on the uthappam.
- Drizzle ghee around theuthappam.
- Cover and cook.
- Flip and cook on the other side.
- Serve onion podi uthappam with coconut chutney and sambhar.
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