Diary Recipes

Utappam!!!!!
 I love having it for my breakfast /luch/dinner. This is made by different people in different ways. I though when can make masala dosa, why cant we make masala utappam? and now my experiment yielded fruitful results and my masala utappam is ready.

masala utappam

Ingredients:
Left over IDLI batter ( Click Here for IDLI recipe)
Potatos boiled and pealed and sliced-2cups
Onions chopped-1cup green peas-1cup
green chilis /pepper- chopped-2ts
Salt to taste
Cumin seeds few
Mustard seeds few
turmeric -1/8ts

utappam

Method:
For masala Curry:

• Take a skillet and heat 2ts of oil in it and add cumin + mustard seeds and wait until they crackle.
• Now add onions, green peas and green chili and saute until the onions turn transparent.
• Add turmeric and saute for 1min under medium flame.
• Add potato and mix well, finnay add cilantro (its optional).

Masala Utappam:

• Take the left over Idli batter and add water if required, the consistency of the batter should be very soft.
• Check for salt.
• Now heat pan and scoop out one big spoon full of batter and pour it on a pan and spread the barre thin, just like you spread dosa.
• Add oil on the sides of utappam.
• Now scoop out some potato curry and add on the top of the utappam.
• cook under medium fame till the bottom of the utappam attains golden brown and turn it on the another side. Cook this side for about 1min.
• Now the utappam is ready to serve with sambar and coconut chutney.

masala utappam

Ingredients:
Chicken legs---7
Curd/Yoghurt---1cup
Tandoori barbecue/barbeque masala----4ts
salt to taste
chili powder---1ts
coriander powder--1ts
Lemon juice---4ts
paprika/red color--pinch
onions, cilantro and lemon for garnishing
Ginger garlic paste-2ts
Zip lock bag
Method:

1. Remove skin and clean the chicken drumsticks.
2. Make 6-7 deep cuts on each drumstick and keep aside
3. Now prepare marination by adding all ingredients(Curd+BBQ masala+salt+chili powder+coriander powder+lemon juice+color) in a large bowl and beat them till it attains uniform color.(2-3min)
4. Now coat each drum stick with this masala.
5. Add remaining marination along with drum sticks in to zip-lock bag and close the bag.
6. Mix by turning bag upside down 2-3 times.
7. Keep this in the refrigerator and incubate overnight.(or minimum 2-6hrs)
8. Next day, take the drumsticks out of the bag and place it on the tray that is warped with aluminium foil and greased with oil.
9. Bake at 500F for 20-25min turning at regular intervals.
10. Remove the drum sticks from the baking tray and arrange in plate and garnish with onions, cilantro and lemon.
11. Enjoy with rice as a side dish/ have like evening snack.

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