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The Vegetarian Curry Bible  
Upma  
Uttapam  
This is a breakfast dish in the southern part of India.  
A lentil-rice flour preparation from South India, this breakfast  
dish is eaten with coconut chutney.  
Ingredients:  
1 cup Cream of wheat  
1 Onion cut lengthwise  
1 tsp Salt  
1/4 tsp Mustard seeds  
1/8 tsp Urad dal  
1 cup Cashew-nut  
¼ Lemon  
1/2 cup Peas  
Ingredients:  
1 cup urad dal (black gram lentils)  
2 cups raw rice or rice flour  
2 tbsp coriander leaves, chopped finely  
2-3 green chillies chopped finely  
A small piece ginger, minced finely  
3 small onions, chopped finely  
Salt to taste  
1 clove Garlic  
1/10" piece Ginger  
1 Green chili cut into small pieces.  
Cooking oil for making the uttapams  
Method:  
Method:  
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Wash the rice and lentils seperately and seperately soak in some water  
such that they are totally covered for about 3 hours.  
Blend into a smooth paste, using some water, the lentils and the rice  
(seperately).  
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Fry cream of wheat on a dry pan for 5 minutes and set aside.  
Put two tablespoons of oil in a pan and heat. Add mustard seeds, Urad dal,  
cashewnut, and garlic clove. Wait till mustard seeds stop splitting. Add the  
onion, chili, and ginger and fry till the onion turns brown.  
Add cream of wheat and fry for 3-5 minutes. Add salt and peas. Add two cups  
of boiling water and stir for 2 minutes. (Switch off the stove as soon as the  
water is poured.)  
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3. The batter consistency should not be too watery, but it should be of  
pouring consistency.  
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Mix the 2 together and add the salt.  
Transfer to a big bowl (the dough will rise the next day!) and let it keep  
overnight (keep it covered).  
Cover the vessel for 4 minutes. Add lime if needed.  
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The next morning, mix the batter well..it should be sufficiently thick.  
Mix together the green chillies, onions, coriander and the onions in a  
small bowl.  
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0. When the tava is hot, pour some batter onto it.  
1. Using circular motions with the ladle, spread the batter to make a thick  
circle.  
Keep aside.  
Rub some oil on a flat griddle (tava) and heat it.  
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2. Let it cook on the under side.  
3. Keep it covered with a plate or something so that it roasts well.  
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