Cheezy chicken Mini-Uthappams

Cheezy chicken Mini-Uthappams

Uthappam, an improvisation in itself is one of the tastiest breakfast dishes of the south Indian cookery. But what if this veg delicacy gets a non-veg makeover? We have added a little of cheese and chicken thereby giving this traditional dosa an amazing and completely new transformation of taste. A little change is always fun. Isn’t it?? J

Ingredients

1.      Dosa batter                             as required

2.      Onion, chopped                       1 tbsp/dosa

3.      Tomato, chopped                    1 tbsp/dosa

4.      Cooked shredded chicken       1 tbsp/dosa

5.      Cheddar cheese, grated          2 tsp/dosa

6.      Green chillies, chopped           5g/dosa

7.      Pepper powder                        ½ tsp/dosa

8.      Salt                                          to taste

9.      Ghee/vegetable oil                   as required

Method of preparation of dosa batter:

Wash and soak 30g of black gram dal, 90 g of raw rice, 1/2 tsp fenugreek seeds and 1 tbsp of parboiled rice in water for 8 hrs. After 8 hrs of soaking grind them after draining off the water to make a smooth batter. Add salt and mix well and keep overnight for fermentation.

Preparation of Uthappam

1.      Heat oil on a griddle or ‘dosa thava’. When hot, pour quarter cup of fermented batter on the griddle. It should be thick. Do not spread the batter unless it is too thick.

2.      Top it with ingredients 2-8 and cook it on low to medium flame to get a golden crust.

3.      Drizzle oil/ghee over the toppings and around the dosa.

4.      Flip once the bottom turns golden and cook in low to medium flame for a minute or 2 or until golden in colour.

5.      Serve this with tomato ketchup.

Nutritional Information

1 Uthappam gives 9.23g protein, 8.85g of Fat, 20.47 g of Carbohydrates, 197.8 Kcals of energy, 96.9 mg of Calcium and 0.79 mg of iron.