Breakfast Series: Tomato Uthappam Recipe

Bangalore is know for plumpy ripe tomatoes. The famous roma tomatoes grown here are coined as Bangalore tomato for its sweet and slight tart taste. We incorporate these roma tomatoes in all our dishes. One such famous breakfast / tiffin is tomato uthappam, which is prepared with a combination of tomatoes, onion, coriander, cumin and freshly grated coconut.

Tomato Uthappam Recipe Video

Ingredients:

1 Liter Dosa Batter (Yields 8 to 10 Dosas)

1 Large Onion (Finely Chopped)

3 Tomatoes (Deseeded and Finely Chopped)

8 Green Chilies (Finely Chopped)

5 Sprigs Curry Leaves (Finely Chopped)

5 Sprigs Coriander (Finely Chopped)

1 Tbsp Dry Roasted Cumin Seeds

1 Tbsp Dry Roasted Mustard Seeds

1 Cup Freshly Grated Coconut

1 Cup Combined Cheddar and Mozzarella Cheese

Salt as per taste

1/2 Cup Combined Oil and Ghee

4 Tbsp Butter Optional

1/2 Onion with Skin-On (To season the iron tawa/skillet)

Already posted a detail recipe how to prepare Idly and Dosa Batter Please Check the Video...

Here's Basic Tomato uthappam recipe we can alternate with cheese. We are using two day old batter for this recipe.

Heat a tawa or skillet on medium flame.

Combine finely chopped, onion, tomato,chilies, coriander, curry leaves, grated coconut and reserve.

Ladle the batter and gently spread. Place on medium flame.
Combine 4 Tbsp Ghee and Oil. Gently drizzle 1 to 1 1/2 Tsp of ghee and oil over the dosa.

Gently spread a handful of the onion and tomato mixture all over the dosa.

Once the dosa starts to brown flip and drizzle bit more oil and ghee.
Flip the dosa back again and top it with more onion and tomato mixture and serve hot with podi or chutney and enjoy...😊

For the cheese tomato uthappam it's the same process, but with cheese. Ladle the batter and gently spread. Place on medium flame.

Gently drizzle 1 to 1 1/2 Tsp of ghee and oil over the dosa.

Gently spread a handful of the onion and tomato mixture all over the dosa.

Once the dosa starts to brown flip and drizzle bit more oil and ghee.
Flip the dosa back again and top it with more onion and tomato mixture and cheese cover and cook for 5 to 10 minutes.

Once the cheese melts, serve hot with podi or chutney and enjoy...😊