An uttapam, uthapam, utapam or uttappam is a type of
dosa
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from
South India
South India, also known as Southern India or Peninsular India, is the southern part of the Deccan Peninsula in India encompassing the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana as well as the union territories of ...
. Unlike a typical dosa, which is crisp and
crepe-like, an uttapam is thicker, with toppings. The name is derived from the Tamil words ''appam'' and ''utthia'' or ''uttria'', meaning "poured ''appam''", because
appam
An appam or vellayappam is a type of thin pancake originating from South India. It is made with fermented rice batter and coconut milk, traditionally cooked in an ''appachatti'', a deep pan similar in shape to a wok. It's a popular dish in Indi ...
is cooked in a round-bottom pan, whereas ''utthia-appam'' is cooked on a flat skillet. Tamil ancient literature mentions it by name. The classic breakfast of
Tamil
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**Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka
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residents consists of
idli,
dosas or uttappams mostly accompanied by
sambar and
chutney
A chutney () is a spread typically associated with cuisines of the Indian subcontinent. Chutneys are made in a wide variety of forms, such as a tomato relish, a ground peanut garnish, yogurt, or curd, cucumber, spicy coconut, spicy onion ...
.
It is similar to a dosa, but it has more vegetables and a greater preparation time. It is famous in all of South India.
Preparation
''Uttapam'' batter is made of a 1:3 ratio of ''
urad dal
The black gram or urad bean (''Vigna mungo'') is a bean grown in South Asia. Like its relative the mung bean, it has been reclassified from the genus ''Phaseolus'' to ''Vigna''. The product sold as black gram is usually the whole urad bean, wher ...
'' and
rice
Rice is a cereal grain and in its Domestication, domesticated form is the staple food of over half of the world's population, particularly in Asia and Africa. Rice is the seed of the grass species ''Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice)—or, much l ...
. The rice can be a combination of
parboiled rice
Parboiled rice, also called converted rice, easy-cook rice, sella rice, and miniket (as predominantly called in West Bengal and Odisha in India, and in Bangladesh) is rice that has been parboiling, partially boiled in the husk. The three basic s ...
and a regular variety such as long grain rice, sona masoori etc.,.
The lentils and rice are soaked overnight and ground into a batter. The batter is fermented until it rises. With the help of a ladle the batter is spread on a hot pan, generally circular, toppings are spread on it and patted gently. Oil is dripped around it and it is flipped after it turns golden brown. Oil is dripped again, and it is flipped once more to make sure the second surface is baked too. The ''uttapam'' is then ready to be served and eaten.
''Uttapams'' are traditionally made with toppings such as
tomato
The tomato (, ), ''Solanum lycopersicum'', is a plant whose fruit is an edible Berry (botany), berry that is eaten as a vegetable. The tomato is a member of the nightshade family that includes tobacco, potato, and chili peppers. It originate ...
es,
onion
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,
chillies,
capsicum
''Capsicum'' () is a genus of flowering plants in the Solanum, nightshade family Solanaceae, native to the Americas, cultivated worldwide for their edible fruit, which are generally known as "peppers" or "capsicum". Chili peppers grow on five s ...
and
coriander
Coriander (), whose leaves are known as cilantro () in the U.S. and parts of Canada, and dhania in parts of South Asia and Africa, is an annual plant, annual herb (''Coriandrum sativum'') in the family Apiaceae.
Most people perceive the ...
; other common choices are coconut, grated carrots and beets. They are often eaten with
sambar or
chutney
A chutney () is a spread typically associated with cuisines of the Indian subcontinent. Chutneys are made in a wide variety of forms, such as a tomato relish, a ground peanut garnish, yogurt, or curd, cucumber, spicy coconut, spicy onion ...
.
See also
*
Appam
An appam or vellayappam is a type of thin pancake originating from South India. It is made with fermented rice batter and coconut milk, traditionally cooked in an ''appachatti'', a deep pan similar in shape to a wok. It's a popular dish in Indi ...
*
List of Indian breads
*
List of pancakes
*
References
External links
Kodo Millet uthappamUttapam Batter Recipe
Tamil cuisine
Kerala cuisine
Indian breads
Pancakes
South Indian cuisine
Telangana cuisine
Karnataka cuisine
Andhra cuisine
Indian rice dishes
Lentil dishes
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