Rajma or Kidney Bean Uttapam
Rajma or Kidney Bean Uttapam is a twist to the traditional Southern Indian breakfast-Uttapam., a savory pancake. An uttapam (or uthapam, uttappam, etc.) is a type of dosa from South India. Unlike a typical dosa, which is crisp and crepe-like, an uttapam is thicker, with toppings.Usually rice and lentils go into the making of Uttapam . In this variation, Rajma replaces rice.
Equipment
- Vitamix Blender
- cast Iron Griddle
Ingredients
Ingredients for the Batter
- 1 cup Rajma or Red Kidney Bean
- ½ cup Urad or white lentil
- 1 tsp Jeera or cumin seeds
- 1 tsp Black Pepper, crushed or whole
- 1 tsp Pink Himalayan Salt
- 1 sprig Curry Leaves
Ingredients for the Topping
- 1 cup cut vegetables of your choice (Onions, Tomatoes, Peppers, Green Chillies, Ginger) You can also use grated cheese or coconut for some variation
Instructions
- Soak Rajma for 8 hours.
- Soak White Lentil or Urad for 4 hours.
- Drain water from Rajma and Urad.
- Add both to a blender.
- Add green chilli, ginger, cumin seeds, pepper, salt and curry leaves.
- Add a little water and make a smooth paste.
- Cover and keep aside the batter to ferment. Depending on the climate, it may take from 4 to 8 hours.
- Once fermented, gently mix. The batter is ready. At this stage you can even refrigerate the batter for later use.
- For making uttapam, heat a cast iron griddle.
- Grease with a little sesame oil or any cooking oil.
- Spread a ladleful of the batter and spread to make a thick pancake (about 5 inches in diameter)
- Add any vegetable of your choice as topping. I have used chopped onions, tomatoes, red green and yellow peppers, green chillies and finely chopped ginger.
- Add about half a tsp of sesame oil around the uttapam. This is optional.
- Flip and cook for a few more minutes till the other side is also cooked.
- Serve with any chutney of choice.
