Onion and tomato uttapam

Name: Onion and tomato uttapam
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 250g short grain rice; 100g urad dal; 1 tsp salt; 1 onion, finely chopped; 2 tomatoes, finely chopped; 2 green chillies, finely chopped; 3 tbsp fresh coriander, chopped; 4 tbsp sunflower oil

Thick, soft rice and lentil pancakes studded with onion, tomato and green chilli.

Time35 minutes plus fermenting
LevelMedium
Costabout £0.57 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

4 servings

Ingredients

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250 gshort grain rice
100 gurad dal
1 tspsalt
1onionfinely chopped
2tomatoesfinely chopped
2green chilliesfinely chopped
3 tbspfresh corianderchopped
4 tbspsunflower oil

Method

1
Soak the rice and dal together for 6 hours, drain, then blend with about 250 ml water to a thick batter. Add the salt.
360 min
2
Cover and leave somewhere warm for 8 hours until bubbly. The batter should be thicker than for dosa.
480 min
3
Mix the onion, tomato, chillies and coriander in a bowl.
4
Heat a non stick pan over a medium heat and add a little oil.
5
Pour in a ladle of batter and spread to a thick pancake about 12 cm across. Scatter over a handful of the topping and press in lightly.
6
Drizzle oil round the edge and cook for 3 minutes, then flip and cook for 2 minutes more until golden and cooked through.
5 min
7
Repeat with the rest and serve warm with chutney.

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