Ingredients:

• For Uthappam Batter:
• 250 gms – Rice
• 200 gms – black gram/urad dal
• ¼ sachet – eno
• 2 tsp – salt
• For the Topping:
• 40 gms – soya flakes
• 2 Green chillies
• 100 gms – Tomatoes
• 1 tsp – salt
• ¼ tsp – pepper
• 1 tsp – coriander, chopped
• 8 tsp – oil

Method:

1. For base:
2. Pick, wash and soak the rice and dal separately in sufficient water for 8 hours.
3. Grind them in the grinder to a fine paste.
4. Mix the two batters and ferment them overnight to double the volume.
5. Eno can also be added to batter to double the volume.
6. For the topping:
7. Soak the flakes for 5 mins. Chop the vegetables finely.
8. Add salt, pepper, coriander and green chillies.
9. Drain the extra water and add soaked flakes to above mixture.
10. Grease the non-stick tava.
11. Pour a ladleful of batter, spread it to make a thick base. Sprinkle the filling on top.
12. Cover and cook on low heat.
13. Cook on both sides to a brown colour.
14. Serve hot with sambhar and coconut chutney.