Ingredients
For the base
Rice flour
Urad flour
Salt to taste
For the toppings (qty varies on your liking)
Carrot (grated)
Onion (finely chopped)
chillies (finely chopped)
coriander (finely chopped)
tomatoes (finely chopped)
Instructions
1. Prepare the batter
Take the rice flour and urad flour in the
ratio of 2:1 by volume. So if you take 1 cup of urad flour, you need to
take 2 cups of rice flour. Yes, we use flours instead of grinding
rice/urad dal. It's the easy way out and makes no difference! Ok, now
let's add some water to the mixture. Add enough water to make a batter.
Add salt to taste. Hmm...now how to decide the consistency. Be on the
conservative side because we can add water later after the batter has
fermented. Once the batter is made, keep it for a night (or two) to
ferment. Duration depends on the weather at that time. If it's warm
then it would only need a night. If you don't know how to identify a
fermented batter, note the texture of the batter when you set it to
ferment. The next day if you see that the texture has changed then it
means that fermentation has started. If the level of the batter has
almost doubled, then the batter is definitely ready!
We now have
the fermented batter. Let's do a consistency check. Take a serving
spoonful of batter and drop it from a foot's height, it flows in one
single strand then you're ready. Wait - we need to make sure it's not
too thin. For that you can cross-check with the video here.
2.
Pre-heat the griddle to a medium-high temperature then once you're
ready reduce it to medium heat. I prefer non-stick griddles as it's
easy to make and requires less oil.
3. Take a big serving
spoonful of the batter and drop it on the griddle. Spread it a little
to the size you want. Don't make it thin like dosa, it should be thick.
Now spread the topping all over it. Spray/sprinkle some oil on the
circumference of the uttapam and over it. If you're using non-stick
then you need really small amounts. Let it cook on the bottom side,
once done flip it to cook the other side.