Indian Breakfast - Uttapam

A few weeks ago, we had the privilege of spending a morning cooking up an Indian style breakfast with Nattalia, Toni's mum. Not only is Nattalia a fabulous cook, but she's a great teacher! She taught me how to make uttapam, a savoury pancake often served for breakfast.

Uttapam are made from a similar batter as dosas. Whereas dosas are very thin, crisp crepes filled with various mixtures, uttapam is made with a thicker batter with vegetables and seasonings mixed in.

Like dosas, uttapam are usually served with sambar (a soupy dahl with vegetables) and coconut chutney. When I made them for brunch today, I served them with fresh cilantro chutney made with half cilantro and half mint.