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Punjab · Breakfast

Onion Uttapam

🟢 Veg📊 Medium

Traditional 35. Onion Uttapam recipe

⏱️15 minPrep
🔥8 minCook
🕒23 minTotal
🍽️2Serves

🧺 Ingredients

👩‍🍳 How to make Onion Uttapam

  1. Mix batter (2 mins, room temp): Combine besan, rava, salt, turmeric, gradually add water and curd until smooth batter forms.
  2. Rest (10 mins, room temp): Cover, rest 10 minutes.
  3. Prepare topping (2 mins, room temp): Mix sliced onion, green chilli, coriander, garam masala.
  4. Heat pan (2 mins, medium heat): Heat dosa pan or large tawa, lightly grease with oil, reduce to medium.
  5. Pour batter (1 min, medium heat): Pour ¼ cup batter, spread to 6-inch circle (thicker than dosa, thinner than cheela).
  6. Sprinkle topping (1 min, medium heat): Immediately sprinkle generous amount of onion mixture over batter.
  7. Check edges (30 secs, medium heat): When edges leave pan and color is golden, it is done.
  8. Serve (1 min, room temp): Remove to plate, serve hot with green chutney or tomato sauce.

📖 Cultural notes

Uttapam is South Indian but popular in Punjab—onion topping adds sweetness when caramelized; served hot and crispy. ---

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