The Ultimate Batter (Instant Appam, Dosa, Uttapam)
The Ultimate Batter is a versatile, instant mix specially crafted to prepare a variety of popular South Indian dishes like Appam, Dosa, and Uttapam. Made with a balanced blend of rice, lentils, and fermented ingredients, this batter ensures soft appams, crispy dosas, and fluffy uttapams—all without long soaking or grinding. Perfect for quick, wholesome breakfasts or light dinners.
Ingredients
- Sooji (semolina) – 200gm (1cup +2tbsp)
- Yoghurt – 100gm (8tbsp)
- Salt – ¾ tsp
- Sugar – ¾ tsp
- water – 1 cup
- Eno (fruit Salt) or Baking Soda – 1½ tsp
For Uttapam
- Tomatoes, Chopped – 3tbsp
- Onion, Chopped – 3 tbsp
- Ginger, Chopped – 2tsp
- Green chilli chopped – 1 no
- Coriander chopped – handful
- Oil – To Drizzle
Instructions
- Step 1: Grind semolina with curd, salt and some powdered sugar. add water to it and grind it till it forms a batter.
- Step 2: Give it a rest for 5 minutes.
- Step 3: To ferment the batter, add baking soda or Eno. the batter is ready after that.
- Step 4: To make an appam, add the batter to a pan, in the centre. It will spread itself. Cook it till you see air pockets on the top.
- Step 5: To make dosa, spread the batter evenly on a pan, in a circular motion. Add some oil to the top.
- Step 6: To get a crisp dosa, keep the batter thick, for a flaky one, keep it very thin with more oil. Roll the dosa with your hands and it’ll be ready.
- Step 7: To make the uttapam, add the batter in one place and don’t spread it around.
- Step 8: After adding the batter, wait for 10 to 15 seconds and add your favourite toppings.
- Step 9: Cook till the air pockets are visible and cook it only from one side and your uttapam will be ready.
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