I rarely make uttapams at home as kids prefer crispy dosas, but we both like uttapams, 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 these small onion uttapams. I wanted to try this at home for a long time. Whenever I have dosa batter in hand I run out of shallots and vice versa. This time I had everything in hand and can’t wait to try this out. As I mentioned before, the addition of shallots enhances the taste of this uttapam. They are perfectly cooked and served along with different varieties of chutney. We usually make uttapams usually with big onions. But this one with the small onions makes a huge difference in the taste. I had a few small doubts regarding this recipe which I got clarified with one of the chefs during my recent visit to the restaurant. You can add finely chopped or grated carrots to the onions to make them colorful and healthy. Check out the Notes section to see more tips. Also check out my
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Peel the skin of the shallots and chop them into thin slices. Let this be in roundels, do not chop them finely.Add a pinch of salt to this and mix well.Keep this aside.
Heat a dosa griddle and when it becomes hot, keep the flame to medium and pour a ladle full of batter to make a small circle.Smear a handful of sliced onions which should cover the entire circle.Smear oil on the top.Cover and cook.
When it is partially cooked, just flip the uttapam carefully.Gently pat the uttapam with the dosa flipper (dosa tiruppi).This will help the onions to get infused into the dosa and no onions will come out.
Keep this on a medium flame for a minute and smear oil.If adding butter or ghee add at this stage.
Serve hot with your favorite side dish.
onion uthappam looks great and mouth watering Jey:):) Great-secret-of-life.blogspot.com
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