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Onion Podi Uthappam

Uthappam topped with chopped onions and sprinkled with Milagai podi
Course Breakfast
Cuisine Indian
Keyword Onion Podi Uthappam, South Indian breakfast, 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.