Uttappam means a flat
Indian bread made from
rice and
urad dal (black lentils) or leftover idli batter. The
uttappam recipe is thick and plumpy in size served typically with a
yummy alum (ginger) chutney or
coconut chutney. Dibba means fat or
plump and
roti means an
Indian bread. It is the ultimate comfort food, shallow
fried, crispy and is similar to the
Akki roti. Dibba roti is a favourite Andhra breakfast is also popularly known as
Minappa (urad dal)
roti. Dibba roti is simple to make to prepare. A basic
dibba roti is a soft inside and crispy on the exterior side. The common ingredients for preparing the
Dibba roti is
urad dal (black gram),
raw rice, green chillies, ginger etc.
In
south India, breakfast is a vital part of every home. The physical and mental health depends on what kind of nutrition one gets from the food choices we make.
Indian breakfasts like the
idli,
dosa,
paratha are rich in
protein, fibre and carbohydrates. Uttapam is also one such dish that is nutritious but takes a little more oil than the
ordinary plain dosa.
To prepare the Uttappam from scratch
, firstly you need to soak equal quantities of rice and dal for 6 hours in water. Wash and remove from water and put them in a blender adding a
piece of ginger, green chillies and salt to taste. Grind this to a thick coarse batter. Unlike the batter of
idli and
dosa, this batter is still thicker. When the batter is ready, remove from the blender and pour it into a bowl.
In that batter add finely
chopped onions, cumin seeds and
curry leaves and mix it well. These ingredients are added to enhance the spicy flavor to the
Dibba roti and
cumin seeds are used for flavoring and helps in digestion and flatulent colic. Take a pan, add oil (a little more than you add for a dosa) and pour the batter with your hand and spread it all over the pan equally.
Be careful while spreading not to burn your fingers. Cook the
dibba roti both sides until they become brown in color and crispy. The appearance of the
dibba roti is more like the
uttappam but still thicker than the
uttappam. People on diet need to be little gracious while pouring oil as the dibba roti consumes a little more oil. It’s more like shallow frying the dibba roti. But this Andhra dish is really good to taste and moreover kids would like it for its crispiness. The flavors of
onions, green chillies, ginger, cumin seeds blends thoroughly with the batter roti to give a delicious taste. Do try this recipe and watch the making of this special Andhra dish at: