Friday 29 May 2015

Aai's easy Uttapam's

Well, as most of you know by now about our new launch of Tshirts for animal lovers a week ago under the name "The Woofy Tales", the branding is keeping me quite busy! Its all a "two-people show" since it is just a start-up! So, me and hubby have to do the publicity, marketing, track orders, ship them, click pictures, edit and the list goes on.. Managing all this and also our little paw-friends that i board gave me very little time to stand in the kitchen and cook some elaborate dishes! So mostly it would be a quick daal-chawal with the pickles (a whole lot of them i had mentioned in my earlier post, of which i still have to click pictures and blog about) or a simple stir fried sabzi and roti or at times, just a snack item like bhel or some heavy salad! Also, the temperature is rising here day by day , and even if i cook a small meal, I am always drenched in sweat! So that gives me even less motivation to stand in the kitchen for long hours!


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So, to eat light in summers, our meals are small and we top it up with some milkshake or ice cream sundaes or Popsicles. Just like this watermelon Popsicle which remains our favourite. I make this with just 4 ingredients : Watermelon juice, lemon juice, black salt and sugar or honey if needed.



The recipe i am sharing here is one that i have learnt from my mother. She used to make these quick delicious uttapams with the readymade dosa batter. This recipe comes to my rescue when i have to spend less time in the kitchen, such as past few days! This is quite easy to make and the addition of red chilli powder is totally optional. I have made it in 2 ways - one just as my mom made it with onions, tomatoes and red chilli powder and the second one with green chillies, onions, tomatoes and cumin powder! You can even add corriander leaves if you like.




Ingredients:

Readymade dosa batter - As needed. We normally use 1/4 kg  (a small packet that we buy from the store)
Onion - 1 small chopped
Tomato - 1 small chopped
Red chilli powder - according to taste (optional)
Green chilli - 1 chopped finely
Cumin powder - 1 tsp (or as needed)
Oil - 3-4 tbsp
Salt - to taste


Recipe:

Heat a non stick tava. 

Add little water to the dosa batter to make it to desired consistency. The batter should not be too thick nor too thin (like the normal dosa consistency). To make uttapams, it's best to have the batter a little on the thicker side but of pouring consistency. The readymade batter is too thick, hence this step. If your batter is already of pouring consistency, then skip this step.

Add salt to the batter as needed.

Put about 1-2 tsp of oil on the tava. Now, with a laddle ful, spread the batter on the greased hot tava in a circular motion to make the uttapam round in shape.

Reduce the flame and put little oil on the sides of the uttapam. Add about 1-2 tbsp of onions, tomatoes and red chilli powder or green chillies and cumin powder as needed.

When one side is cooked and becomes brown, flip it on the other side carefully and cook the other side as well.



Please note to keep the flame to minimum or else the toppings will burn and become black. It will give a burnt look and flavour.

Remove it in a serving plate and serve along with Naralachi chutney .

This dish is absolutely easy, quick and makes a perfect breakfast recipe or a tiffin recipe too. It is an absolute favourite of my hubby and taste delicious with the coconut chutney (Link mentioned above).



Happy Cooking and wish you all a great weekend ahead :)


26 comments:

  1. The heat wave is also killer over here. No amount of air-cond is working too to cool us down. I like the uttapams. Yum to the spicy topping.

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    1. We are sailing in the same boat :) Thanks Nava :)

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  2. Oh this looks so tempting and inviting. Got to try this soon, lovely recipe.
    Have a great weekend:)

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    1. Thanks Shweta, glad you liked them :)

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  3. It's so heartening to see you toil with so much passion for your startup. Good luck girl. May you touch new heights of success. Loved the watermelon Popsicle. And when it's your Aai's recipe all I want to say oodles of love for this love filled recipe dear.

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    1. Thank you sooo much Piyali for all the encouraging words, this really matters a lot!

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  4. Good luck for your start up dear..working very hard!!...The watermelon popsicle and the uthappam look super yum!!..Wishing you again all the success to achieve your goals!!

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  5. Break a leg, girl! You will rock. Your aayi's uthappama looks so yummy and mouth-watering. And that gorgeous watermelon popsicle is all I need right now! :)

    Anu-My Ginger Garlic Kitchen

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    1. Thank you Anu... glad you liked it :)

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  6. Good luck dear.. Hope you achieve alot of success.. Loved the uttapam, its a family fav:)

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    1. Thank you so much dear :) Here too, it is :)

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  7. Gauri, this uthapam looks so delicious that I want some right now for second round of lunch ;) Family recipes are always a treasure! Isn't it?

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  8. nice recipes dear..tempting utappam..:)

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    1. Thank you Maha :) Happy you liked it :)

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  9. I love your logo. I am having kind of a greek pizza for lunch with hummus and shredded pork and veggies. I bet those popcicles hit the spot. Stay cool!

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    1. Thanks Sharon, glad you liked the logo... that lunch surely sounds yummm( though am a vegetarian :))

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  10. Good luck for your start up sweetie. Uttam looks super yummy. Love it :)

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  11. Lovely spices on the Uttapam...an all time favorite! Great recipe.

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  12. Luv the uttapam, nice new twist to the regular. Nice recipe Gauri!

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  13. Looks delicious and it seems easy to prepare.
    I really like the above logo and saw beautiful T shirt designs on G+. Wish "The Woofy Tales" will be a success!

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    1. Thanks a ton Amila, you made my day by saying this :)

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