Bread Uttapam (Thick Bread Pancake)

Uttapam is a thick, easy to prepare dosa-like breakfast dish popular in South India made by cooking ingredients in a batter. Unlike a dosa, it is a thick pancake, with toppings cooked right into the batter.

Ingredients

• 6 bread slices (wheat or white bread)
• 3 tablespoon of white semolina
• 3 tablespoon of maize semolina
• 6 tablespoon of all-purpose flour
• Half a cup of yoghurt
• Few chopped capsicum
• 1/4 cup of mushy tomatoes
• One teaspoon of cumin seeds
• One teaspoon of ginger garlic paste
• One teaspoon of red chili powder
• Salt as per taste
• A few curry leaves
• Cooking oil
• Water

• Take 6 bread slices and crumble them using your fingers

• Fill the crumbled bread into a blender

• After placing the crumbled bread into a blender, add 3 tablespoons of white semolina, 3 tablespoons of maize semolina and 6 tablespoons of all-purpose flour.

• Add half a cup of yoghurt and 2 cups of water to the other ingredients in the blender

• After adding all ingredients blend to a smooth and thick paste. The batter should be thick and not too runny. You can add a little water if needed and adjust the consistency.

• Chop the capsicum and take about a 1/4 cup of mushy tomatoes.

• Add a teaspoon of cumin seeds, teaspoon ginger garlic paste, chopped capsiucm and mushy tomatoes to the batter and stir.

• Next add a teaspoon of red chili powder, as much salt as you like and few dry or fresh curry leave.

• Now you will have to mix everything.

• Heat the pan and pour a little batter in centre of the pan.
• Spread it using a ladle. Spreading consistency should be like thick pan cake

• Add few drops of oil around the pan cake and cook it for about 2 minutes. Flip and cook the other side as well.

• Serve the uttapam hot with any chutney of your choice.