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    Home » Breakfast / Dinner

    Onion Oothappam

    Published: Dec 9, 2011 by Radhika · This post may contain affiliate links · 30 Comments

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    Onion Oothappam

    This is one of my favorite Breakfasts and my children too....    Instead of the same old dosas that we make, this colorful version never fails with the kids.....     This was the one I tried too when I wanted to make Arjun take some interest in eating breakfast and not skip it...    This is an easy breezy one to make and a perfect way to use any left over batter sitting in the fridge...  These are our own south Indian savory pancakes... Cute, Aren’t they????

    This will also be first entry to the Bake Along, themed Pancakes / Crepes for this week !!!!    I wanted to make something fancy for my debut but with so many guests at home it was quite impossible. So I had to keep it simple and go with the traditional one as I did not want to Skip this one.....   I’m giving below the usual way of making it and also my version of making these....  Enjoy....

    Onion Oothappam

    (Print this Recipe)

    You’ll need:

    • Idli – Dosa Batter – 2 Cups
    • Onion – 3
    • Tomato – 1
    • Green Chili – 1
    • Coriander Leaves – 3 tablespoon
    • Salt – a pinch
    • Oil / Ghee – to drizzle

    Method:

    The usual one:-

    1. Chop the onion, tomatoes and green chili finely. In a bowl mix these together with your hands slightly crushing so that the onions are well separated and add the chopped coriander too.  Add a pinch of salt and toss well.
    2. Heat a tawa and grease it with oil. Pour a ladle of batter and gently spread it to 3 or 4 inch Diameter. Sprinkle the mixed vegetables all over on top.
    3. Drizzle oil around the sides and cook on low flame. When cooked flip it over and cook on the other side too and when done remove on a plate and serve hot.
    My Version:-
    Follow the steps of 1 and 2 and after drizzling with either oil or ghee, cover with a lid. Once cooked flip it over and again cover with the lid and cook till done. Transfer to the serving plate and serve hot with coconut chutney or Ginger tomato chutney.
    The difference: Both the methods are good. In the former one the onion remains crunchy and the Oothappam is crisp and it is a treat if you like the onion smell very much in your mouth after wards. But there remains the problem of the Oothappam sticking to the tawa while removing after you flip it. The onion and tomatoes tend to stick to the tawa and you have to use more oil to avoid it.
    In my version, the Oothappam is soft, the onions are cooked soft and gives out a sweet taste. Also there is no problem of sticking to the tawa at all. It comes out of the tawa like a dream. Do try it out and tell me which one you like the best.

    Notes:

    • You may scoop out the seeds of the tomatoes and green chilli before using them.
    • You can also use grated carrots and cabbage.
    • Use ghee instead of oil if you are not worried about the calories. The flavor is just awesome.

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    Linking this to Bake Along # 14

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    Comments

    1. lena

      December 11, 2011 at 6:07 pm

      hello radhika, nice to know you thru this bake along. is this the same as indian thosai? i never eaten them before. this is so colourful and glad that you shared the recipe here. Thanks so much!

      Reply
    2. R.Ramakrishnan

      December 11, 2011 at 2:18 pm

      Mmmmmmm- Looks sooooo delicious!

      Reply
    3. Zoe

      December 10, 2011 at 6:45 pm

      Glad that you join us for this bake along. Your pancake is very unique with lots of flavours and great ingredients.

      Reply
    4. Alice

      December 10, 2011 at 6:30 pm

      looks delicious and so mouthwatering 🙂

      Reply
    5. divya

      December 10, 2011 at 6:43 am

      Wow! excellent pics... looks so colorful...

      Reply
    6. sangee vijay

      December 10, 2011 at 4:07 am

      looks so colorful and inviting...thanks for the detailed recipe and would love to try your version 🙂

      Reply
    7. Priya

      December 10, 2011 at 4:02 am

      Yum yum, can sit and eat even everyday,just love onion uthappams.

      Reply
    8. Suja

      December 09, 2011 at 11:39 pm

      Wow colorful and so tempting..healthy breakfast

      Reply
    9. Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal

      December 09, 2011 at 11:32 pm

      I am going to try this tomorrow for breakfast. I got some dosa batter left 🙂

      Reply
    10. Uma

      December 09, 2011 at 10:55 pm

      When I look at the picture I thought it is pizza. Really Yumm.

      Reply
    11. Ramya

      December 09, 2011 at 8:28 pm

      Looks soo inviting!!Wud make a perfect and healthy breakfast:-)

      Reply
    12. kitchen flavours

      December 09, 2011 at 8:28 pm

      This looks delicious! Almost like pizza but with a soft fluffy base. All my favourites, tomatoes, corianders and onions in one delicious looking pancake! Thank you for joining our Bake-Along, do join us again! Have a lovely weekend!

      Reply
    13. What's Baking??

      December 09, 2011 at 7:21 pm

      whoaa..looks good.

      Reply
    14. Torviewtoronto

      December 09, 2011 at 6:55 pm

      Delicious colourful uttapam

      Reply
    15. Sushma Mallya

      December 09, 2011 at 5:36 pm

      I am craving for tht dosa now Radhika...oe ofmy favs..looks so yummy:)

      Reply
    16. Amarendra

      December 09, 2011 at 5:25 pm

      This looks so tempting and yummm.... Not only kids, but we would also luv to have such colorful breakfast..

      Reply
    17. Tina

      December 09, 2011 at 5:13 pm

      delicious oothappam..

      Reply
    18. Chandrani

      December 09, 2011 at 2:49 pm

      Onion Oothappam looks so inviting and yummy...

      Reply
    19. Reva

      December 09, 2011 at 12:54 pm

      Onion oothappam looks super good... Perfect for breakfast..
      For a second I thought it was pizza..:)) Looks wonderful and very classy..
      Reva

      Reply
    20. RAKS KITCHEN

      December 09, 2011 at 12:30 pm

      My favorite all time, but mine is not so colourful like yours 🙂 Wonderful!

      Reply
    21. Chitra

      December 09, 2011 at 12:16 pm

      wow colorfull oothappam

      Reply
    22. Vardhini

      December 09, 2011 at 12:03 pm

      Looks like pizza 🙂 .. yummy.

      Vardhini
      Event: Sinful Delights
      Event: Stuffed Paratha

      Reply
    23. Sudha Sabarish

      December 09, 2011 at 11:55 am

      Always love the oothapam with veggies combo.I also use to prepare once r twice in a month.

      Reply
    24. Jyoti Agrawal

      December 09, 2011 at 11:54 am

      Its looking Yummm!
      I m surely going to try this ! Ur version . 🙂
      Cheers !

      Reply
    25. Deeksha

      December 09, 2011 at 11:42 am

      Onion Oothappam looks very inviting. Feel like having some..:)

      Reply
    26. Nisha S.

      December 09, 2011 at 11:37 am

      Uttapam works out as a quick, simple, and easy breakfast idea!
      I will try your covering-with-lid method next time!

      Reply
    27. Prathibha

      December 09, 2011 at 11:36 am

      can u believe this?? I had d same for today's breakfast n wid d same toppings...just that I sprinkled chutney podi over this liberally...yummm yumm yummmm

      Reply
    28. vidhya

      December 09, 2011 at 11:32 am

      Wow! excellent pics... looks so colorful...

      Reply
    29. Anusha Praveen

      December 09, 2011 at 11:23 am

      wow wow someone s posting everyday!! and as usual radhi, i m a dosa fan so be warned i might invite myself over to yours if you post such drool worthy stuff

      Reply

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