Onion Podi Uthappam / Podi Uthappam

For the day 2 of final week in Cooking Carnival is onion,podi uthappam.Uthappam is a thick pancake like dosa can be made plain or with toppings.When it comes to toppings so many variations are made.
Onion uthappam is a popular one and everybody likes it and every household has their own version.

Coming to the recipe,I have adapted this recipe in a cookery show and its quite popular in a particular shop in Chennai.Its a onion uthappam sprinkled with a spicy garlic podi/powder and cooked using generous amount of ghee.This uthappam is served along with mint chutney and onion coriander chutney.

The exact recipe for the podi/powder was not given but I tried my own version and used it.
The podi came out so flavorful and when its sprinkled along with onion,it makes the uthappam so tasty.

                                               

                                         

                                                                              

                                Onion Podi Uthappam/Podi Uthappam

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   Basic Information

   Preparation time ~ 25 minutes

   Cooking time ~ 2-3 minutes/utahppam

   Makes ~ 2-5

  Ingredients

  For the podi

Ingredient	Quantity
Channa dhal/kadala paruppu	1/4 cup
Toor dhal/thuvaram paruppu	2 tbs
Urad dhal/ulutham paruppu	1/4 cup
Moong dhal/paasiparuppu	1 tbs
Red chilly/varamilagai	7-8
Sesame seeds/yellu	2 tbs
Curry leaves/karivepillai	4-5 spigs
Garlic/poondu	6-7 fat cloves
Oil	2 tsp
Salt	1 tsp or to taste

   
  To make uthappam

Ingredient	Quantity
Dosa Batter/dosai maavu	3 cups
Ghee/nei	as needed to cook dosa
Onion (finely chopped)	2 (medium size)
Coriander and curry leaves	as needed(finely chopped)

  

  

 Method 

• Add 1/2 tsp of oil and fry the dhals  and red chilly in a medium flame till the color changes and slightly golden.Once the dhals become nice and crisp remove it.Fry curry leaves till the curry leaves turned crisp.Remove it from the keep it.

• Add the sesame seeds in the pan and fry it for a minute and remove it.Now fry the crushed garlic in the pan and fry it for a minute and remove it.Let all the ingredients get cool down.

• After cooling grind the red chillies, curry leaves,salt and  give it a pulse.Now add the dhals and sesame seeds to it and grind it to a bit coarse powder.Now add the garlic and pulse it.Do not run the blender continuously.The spicy garlic powder is ready.

• Now take the  batter and adjust the consistency with water.Mix the chopped onion,curry leaves and coriander leaves together and keep it aside.Heat a griddle and once it becomes hot ,add a drop of oil and wipe it off with a paper and keep the flame in medium.Pour a ladleful of batter and spread it to a circle(no need to spread it too thin).

• Now sprinkle the chopped onion and  on top of the uthappam,then sprinkle the spicy garlic powder.Press it gently,drizzle ghee and cook it for a minute or till it gets golden.

• Flip it to the other side and cook it for a minute, add a tsp of ghee.Keep it in a flame for another 30 seconds.Remove it from the pan.

• Serve it with mint chutney.

• While pouring the batter on the griddle,the flame should in medium.Then only it will be easy to spread and no need to spread so thin.
• Use a flat base ladle to spread the dosa.
• After keeping the onion and spicy powder,gently press it and cook it in a medium flame.

Enjoy.........................

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