Rava Uttapam | Suji Uttapam - Dassana's Veg Recipes

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Rava Uttapam | Suji Uttapam

These instant rava uttapam can be made plain or topped with vegetables like onions, tomatoes or mixed grated veggies like carrots or beets.

Prep Time30

Cook Time15

Total Time45

Course: Snacks

Cuisine: Indian

Diet: Vegan

Difficulty Level: Easy

Servings:

Calories: 382kcal

½ cup fine variety of rava (sooji or semolina) or 100 grams (rava is not roasted)
½ cup water
3 teaspoon lemon juice
¼ teaspoon baking soda or ⅛ teaspoon eno or fruit salt
salt as per taste
oil or ghee for greasing the pan and drizzling

Mix the rava and water in a bowl.
Keep the batter to rest for 20 to 30 minutes.
Meanwhile when the batter is resting, you can slice or chop the onions, tomatoes and green chilies. You can even add grated beets, grated carrots and sliced capsicum (bell pepper). For herbs you can add chopped fresh coriander leaves (cilantro), mint and finely chopped ginger.
Mix the chopped veggies and keep aside.
After 20 to 30 minutes, stir the batter again.
Then add 3 tsp lemon juice, salt and ¼ tsp baking soda or ⅛ tsp eno (fruit salt).
Stir and mix very well.

Heat a tawa or griddle and spread some oil. You can also use a non stick pan.
Take the batter in a large serving spoon.
Pour the batter and spread it gently. Don't spread too much.
When the batter is still raw from the top, add the onions-tomatoes-green chilies mix.
Gently press the onions-tomatoes with the spatula, so that they stick to the batter.
Drizzle some oil on the sides and the top.
When the base is cooked and lightly browned, flip them gently.
Cook till the onions and tomatoes are light golden or golden.
Flip and serve mix veg uttapam hot. If you want you can flip a couple of times too for even cooking.
For making instant plain suji uttapam, cook without any veggie toppings.
Serve with coconut chutney or coriander chutney. They also go well with tomato ketchup.

If making for kids then skip or reduce green chilies.
You can also add chopped coriander leaves, mint leaves and ginger.
Mix grated veggies like carrots, beetroots and finely shredded cabbage or finely chopped capsicum can also be added.
You can also add grated cheese or paneer in the toppings.
This recipe can be doubled or tripled to make a big batch.