Steamed Rice Pancakes
(by Jyoti Nilesh Bhatia)
Ingredients
For the Uttapa
Rice – 1 cup
Gram flour – ½ cup
Ginger – ½” piece
Green chillies – 2 nos.
Salt – to taste
Yoghurt – 2 tblsp.
Oil – 1 tblsp.
For the topping
Tomato – 1 no.
Green capsicum – 1 no.
Method
1. In a bowl, combine the rice, gram flour, yoghurt with water to make a thick batter of pouring consistency.
2. Add finely chopped ginger, salt and chopped green chillies to this batter.
3. Chop the tomato and green capsicum used for the topping and mix it. Keep it aside.
4. Heat a flat griddle on a medium flame and pour some oil on it.
5. When hot, pour some batter with a ladle and form a circle like a pancake.
6. The Uttapa should be on the thicker side. Cook on one side and turn it to cook on the other side.
7. When turning, place some chopped tomato-capsicum mix in the centre of the uttapa.
8. Flip it again and cook on the other side again. Cook till light brown in colour.
To serve
Chokan ja Uttapa is served hot with coconut chutney or green coriander chutney. It can be served for breakfast or as an evening snack.