Uttapam

Method

1. 1 Soak the rice and urad beans for 6 hours, then grind them into a paste and mix with salt.
2. 2 Let the dough ferment for 8 hours, then stir it again until it becomes thick and smooth like Vietnamese pancake batter.
3. 3 Finely chop the onion, tomato, bell pepper, green bell pepper, and cilantro and set them aside.
4. 4 Scoop the batter onto a hot, oiled pan and spread it into a circle about 1 cm thick.
5. 5 Sprinkle the chopped vegetables evenly over the pancake, press gently, cover and fry for 4 minutes, then flip and fry for another 2 minutes.
6. 6 Serve hot with coconut chutney.

With an appliance

• Oven 41 min

  Replace steps 4 and 5: Pour the batter into the greased round pan, sprinkle with vegetables, and bake the center bar at 210 degrees for 12 minutes, rotating the pan at the 6th minute; no need to flip, turn on the top heat for the last 2 minutes.