I rarely make this uttapams at home as kids prefer crispy dosas , but me and my hubby like uttapma especially with the addition of onions in that. Whenever we go to murugan idli kadai ( A restaurant originally from Madurai famous for idlis) we order this small onion uttapams and long time i wanted to try this at home. Whenever i have dosa batter in hand i run out of shallots and the vice versa. This time i had every thing in hand and can’t wait to try this out.
I had a few small doubts regarding this recipe which i got clarified with one of the chef during my recent visit to the restaurant.
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I had a few small doubts regarding this recipe which i got clarified with one of the chef during my recent visit to the restaurant.
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INGREDIENTS:
DOSA BATTER | 1/2 CUP |
SHALLOTS | SMALL ONION| CHINNA VENGAYAM | 15 – 20 NO |
OIL | 2-3 TBLSP |
SALT | A PINCH |
BUTTER | 1 TSP(OPTIONAL) |
METHOD:
- Peel the skin of the onions and thinly slice the onions. Do not chop then finely.
- Add a pinch of salt to the sliced onions and keep it aside. This yielded roughly 3/4 cup of onions.
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- Heat a dosa griddle and when it becomes hot, keep the flame to medium and pour a laddle full of batter to make a small circle.
- Smear a handful of sliced onions which should cover the entire circle.
- Add a tblsp of oil .
- When it partially cooked , just flip the uttapam carefully .
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- Gently pat the uttapam with a the stick which we use to flip the dosa (dosa tiruppi).
- This will help the onions to get infused into the dosa and no onions will come out.
- Keep this in a medium flame for a minute and smear oil .
- If adding butter add at this stage.
- Serve hot with your favourite side dish.
Note:
- The batter which i used here is the same one which i used for kuzhi paniyaram.
- No need to saute the onions but if you want you can do so.
- Do not add onion in the batter also , as this will not give a perfect shape or taste to the uttapams.
- Always serve this hot and ensure that the onins should cover the entire dosa.
- Do not make this too thick , as there are chances of getting uncooked in the center part.
- You can also smear a tsp of idli milagai podi after adding onions to the small onion uthapam.
31 comments
i usually do this in pulicha mavu… that is fermented batter… it taste awesome:)
Tasty Uthappam with onionsa and idli powder..
Yummy onion uthappam
One of my favorite dishes at Murugan idli kadai:).I saute the onions for a bit while making at home.
This is my allllllllllllllll time fav in MIK :).. way too tempting.
Ippave saapidanam pola iruku
awesome…….
I use grated carrots bell peppers too sometime for veg uttapam..nicely described..
Looks very yummy…Love it..
i like their uthappam. shallots makes the difference! ranga likes their sakkara pongal very much!
cute and lovely uthappam..
i love onion uthappam.. if we add urad dal and channa dal, it tastes better..
delicious uthappam…
Delicious oothappam. Love it anytime
Looks so tempting, looks so perfect as we tastes in MIK…so nice Jeya!!
Wow looks so tempting, perfect for breakfast!
Looks wonderful….I too love uttappams
love this onion uthappam with some spicy hot chutney podi..yummy
I loved this at the murugan idli eaterie.
Am inviting myself to ur place..irresistible uthappams.
I make with big onions.. will try this way..
I always order onion uttapam when I go out as love the crunchiness it gives…lovely clicks Jeya…
I love this uttapam.. looks delicious
delicious …drooling !!!!
Hi Jeyashri ,
onion uthappam looks great and
mouth watering Jey:):)
Looks superb, have never tried with small onions, shud have tasted great..
Jey, This is one of favorite.. I am in same boat as u.. We can go to Murgan only when leave kids at home.. I tried few times at home it never the same. but I don't put Salt with onion not sure that caused the different. Anyway now will try again!
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yummy uttappam…not tried with small onion…yummy
Yummy Onion uthappam…Even i luv this MIK uthappams…
I love your presentation! So neat! 🙂
I thnk we cn also use chopped big onion..