5 taste uthappam / 7 taste uthap is a variety uthappam made as tiny ones with different toppings. Check out for topping options.
I came to know this idea only few years back when Vj ordered 7 Taste Uthappam at Saravana bhavan restaurant in Chennai. But I vaguely remember what were the toppings.
Now last month, when Mama mami came here, we used to watch “Anjaraipetti” series telecasted here in the local channel. Also they showed a Tanjore Hotel which serves this 5-taste Uthappam. So I got really tempted to try at home.
Obviously, this could be a perfect snack/ breakfast for your kid😍. Especially if they are picky eater, this could be appealing for their eyes and sure tempting enough to eat. But not that we grown ups should not enjoy. Once in a while it can be a treat for us too.
5 taste uthappam / 7 taste uthappam topping ideas:
- Onion
- Tomato
- Capsicum
- Carrot
- Coriander
- Idli podi
- Beetroot
- Murugai keerai/ Moringa leaves/ drumstick leaves
- Palak/ spinach
- Karuvepillai podi
- Chilli cheese
- Chilli garlic
- Coconut, sugar
- Potato masala
- Peas masala
How to make these toppings look special?
- Onion - Use shallots and cut into cute little rounds.
- Tomato - Cherry tomatoes can make it look beautiful. Cut as discs.
- Capsicum - Use colorful capsicums.
- Carrot - Grate it.
- Coriander - Chop finely with stalks or just use the leaves as such, as per your preference.
- Idli podi - Use your favorite, homemade or even store bought.
- Beetroot - Grate using fine grater so that it gets cooked easily.
- Drumstick leaves - Use fresh drumstick leaves if you have. Just use the tip of the spring (Young leaves) shaped like a clover to make it pretty.
- Spinach/ palak - You can finely chop or roll a leaf after blanching, cut the rolled spinach to use as spirals over to look pretty.
- Karuvepplai podi - You can also use moringa/ murungai keerai podi. Don't have podi? Just crisp fry few leaves and crush it to use it as topping.
- Chilli cheese - Use grated cheese and finely chopped green chilli (Deseed to avoid too much spiciness). Just add chilli and flip to cook, top it when hot with grated cheese to melt.
- Chilli garlic - Use crisp fried garlic (sliced or chopped) along with red chilli flakes. Sesame oil will be perfect for this dosa. Cheese can also be topped.
- Coconut, sugar - Use grated coconut plus sugar as topping to flip cook so that it melts and caramelizes. Perfect for sweet tooth people.
- Potato masala - Make it like a open masala dosa. Any red chutney smeared over, a small spoon of potato masala, top with coriander coconut.
- Peas masala - This also needs pre prepared masala like above, cant be made instantly.
I always make onion uthappam with small onions just like we get in Murugan idli shop and as well as it's Vj’s favorite.
My love towards uthappam made in kadai:
My mom makes awesome onion uthappam that I will save to share in a different post. Just keep remembering those days when my mom used to make the uthappams in kadai.
I always used to sit just next to the stove, on the counter top as well as, it's my dining are . The uthappams made in kadai has a wonderful unique taste than the one we make in dosa pan.
Now my laziness, I never make in kadai. But I make in Iron dosa pan for Vj and eat one (diet conscious hehe) when I make for him.
Besides, this 5 taste uthappam, the topping can be purely your choice, it is up to your imagination and creativity.
In other words, there is no specific recipe or specific quantity for this recipe, just to put up an idea 🧐. So without saying you can make it as 7 taste uthappam as well.
Recipes for uthappam batter:
Check this post for batter : https://rakskitchen.net/how-to-make-idli-dosa-batter-south-indian-idli/
Check this for batter in mixie: https://rakskitchen.net/idli-dosa-batter-mixie-south-indian-breakfast/
Recipe card
5 taste uthappam recipe/ 7 taste uthappam
Ingredients
- 4 cups Idli dosa batter
- 1 Carrot grated
- 10 Small onion shallots, sliced thinly
- 1 Tomato deseeded and chopped finely
- 3 tablespoon Idli podi
- 1 Coriander leaves plant
- Ghee / oil as needed
Instructions
- Firstly, lets prepare the toppings. Grate carrot finely, slice the small onions into rounds and crush to loosen it's rings. Clean coriander leaves and chop it roughly. Deseed the tomato and chop finely. Keep the ingredients ready.
- Heat dosa pan and grease it with oil/ghee. Pour mini (half laddle) uthappams. It should be thick. No need to spread the batter unless it is too thick. Top with prepared veggies. Cook in low to medium flame to get golden crust. Drizzle some oil/ghee over the toppings and around the dosa.
- Flip once the bottom turns golden and cook in low to medium flame for a minute or until golden in colour. Drizzle oil when ever desired.
Notes
- Always cook in medium flame to get a perfect golden crusted uthappams.
- Ghee gives a great taste to the uthappams, especially to podi and onion uthappams.
- You can also use large onion for making the onion uthappams. But for this mini uthappam, its would be cute if we use this small onion.
5 taste uthappam method:
- Firstly, lets prepare the toppings. Grate carrot finely, slice the small onions into rounds and crush to loosen it's rings.
- Clean coriander leaves and chop it roughly. Deseed the tomato and chop finely. Keep the ingredients ready.
- Heat dosa pan and grease it with oil/ghee. Pour mini (half laddle) uthappams. It should be thick.
- No need to spread the batter unless it is too thick. Top with prepared veggies. Cook in low to medium flame to get golden crust.
- Drizzle some oil/ghee over the toppings and around the dosa.
- Flip once the bottom turns golden and cook in low to medium flame for a minute or until golden in colour. Finally, drizzle oil when ever desired.Do suggest your topping ideas in comment section. 🙂
Do suggest your topping ideas in comment section. 🙂Enjoy hot with tiffin sambar and other choices of your chutneys. Yummy and aren't they cute?
Chitra
Wow, iam the first one to comment on this awesome post. Loved the clicks .. Perfect uthappams 🙂
Prathibha
This is one of my favorites which I enjoy from my childhood..my most favorite is onion one,mixed veg one and the milagai podi one..yum yum yumm..perfect breakfast
Nagalakshmi V
LOVE this post raks 🙂 especially the first pic with so many chutneys and accompaniments. wow!
Kurinji
Uthappams looks delicious...
Srimathi
Very cool idea. My daughter will like this. I would like all of the above with my uthappam. thanks for sharing. I will also try it.
Nanspai
What a beautiful post raks! 🙂 Loved the pics
WRANI
Looks very tempting.Can you please tell me how the kadai version uthappam is made?
Aarthi
uthappams are my fav..these looks so wonderful
The Mad Scientist
Wow these are great. Mine keeps on asking for set dosa maybe i can tempt her with these.
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Sathya Sankar
Wonderful post raji! love these colourful uthappams, perfect way to feed kids.
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Shama Nagarajan
delicious..join me in Fast food event - Noodles gn
Mano Saminathan
All the ooththappams look great and delicious!
sowmya's creative saga
nice..great idea..can surely make kids eat this way..how about adding grated cheese for them?
RAKS KITCHEN
WRANI :
Will sure update soon
RAKS KITCHEN
Sowmya,
Grated cheese are great topping for kids! But we can top it when we make it more like roast. Because , if we flip the uthappams, cheese will melt and stick to the pan. But roast need not be flipped, so we can top for plain roast 🙂
Recipe world
Very nice! Lovely presentation and clicks as always 🙂
Sandhya Raman
tempting...grated ginger,green chillies,seasoned with mustard and urad dal can be another simple topping...
Satya
wow lovely spread ...by seeing urs i too remembered sarvana bhavan's 7 Taste uthapam
RAKS KITCHEN
Nice idea Sandhya!
Priya R
🙂 lovely clicks and so tempting.. want to eat now... do visit me http://cooklikepriya.blogspot.co.uk/
Akila
Wow very lovely post... Will definitely try for my kids...
Pavithra Elangovan
I make this often too... kids will enjoy these always ;;;lovely one raji.
Anonymous
Forget the uthappam, i could not take my eyes of the side dishes!!! what a stunning photo... my god woman, you have some patience!! keep going
jeyashrisuresh
Super tempting uttapams and it is really tempting me during my dinner time
Prathima Rao
Awesome idea!!!! good one Raks..
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Hamaree Rasoi
I love onion utthapam the most but you are pampering me with so many choices...wonderful looking platter
Aroma
Hi..
I have been reading your recipes and trying out for few weeks... everything is so good and tasty.. keep on the gr8 work.. love the utthapam.. its been always my fav...
Kadhyaa
lovely...cool idea 🙂 thnx for sharing
Anu
WOW!!! Colorful uthappam. Oh god u make so many sides Raji. I wish I could have that platter.
Tina
wow..wow..fabulous...beautiful clicks and uthappam...
Kripa
Nice clicks... Finely chopped Green or other colored bell peppers would be gr8 for topping! 🙂
S.Menaga
Love all the colourful uthappam,looks gr8!!
RAKS KITCHEN
That's a wonderful idea Kripa, thanks! 🙂
Now Serving
So colorful and yummy!
Laavanya
Love that first picture... also the kutti uthappams look so cute. How about paneer burji for a topping?
Shabitha Karthikeyan
Loved this recipe so much..Kids will love it. Loved the first pic with all the chutneys and podi...Super Raji !
sathya
lovely clicks.. looks so appetizing.. i used to mix avocado with dosa batter and try making dosas for my kids, which they love it...
Amina Khaleel
wow... wonderful idea... the uthappams look colourful and delicious... Tomato sauce and chilli sauce combo would be a another simple topping..
Shanavi
Am from Tanjore but I don know which hotel serves this,probably my father knows..well,coming to ur post,I just loved it.As u said,wonderful idea for picky eaters ..SUper presentation Raks..
Reshmi Mahesh
Uttappam looks wonderful...Perfect for picky eaters...Loved the presentation...Tempting one..
radha
I made Uthappam last Sunday with all these ingredients on one! This is a cute idea especially for little ones! And I make mine on a non-stick pan with a lid. Cover it for a while to get the top done and then flip it over. I also add some poha while grinding the batter other than rice, urad dal and methi.
Janani Kalyanam
Rak,
The one you used here is that the non stick dosa pan or some thing like thandavalam stuff.. please share..
RAKS KITCHEN
Its cast iron dosai kal bought in Karaikudi
Veena Theagarajan
Raks super tempting uttappam.. With so many chutneys / Dosa variety.. Wow!
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Sowmya Karthy
very tempting and colorful...
Sowmya
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Swetha
wow, super uthapams. I remember this from the menu of saravana bhavan. It looks great! and very simple to make too. 🙂
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Sushma Madhuchandra
I sometime make uttappam with finely chopped colorful bell peppers. Loved your first picture with the 5 dip/chutney's.
Premalatha Aravindhan
delicious uthapam.i posted it very long back in my blog...lovely clicks.
Sharmilee! :)
Pathale pasikuthu poo...no kid will say no to this colorful kutty cute uthapams...will try this for mittu. Nice presentation!!
Shanthi
Awesome and cute looking uthappams. I always liek to have variety of uthappams, being in coimbatore, Annapoorna is famous for such items. Looks great.
Nirmala
Lovely post! I used to make all these but not at one shot! This makes a colorful plate! Thanks Raks! And when I make tomato uthappam I used to sprinkle some rasam podi or (dry roast and powder 1 T coriander seeds with 1 teaspoon pepper). That gives a nice punch to the tomato flavor!
chan
Hi,
Thanks for this wonderful post. I tried this yesterday(08/19/2012) for night dinner. It was awesome and my husband loved it. I have served him Onion, Cilantro, Carrot and capsicum uttapam and he is surprised and amazed. It was very tasty atlast. You inspire me to cook and Let God Bless your gifted hands.
RAKS KITCHEN
Thank you so much Chan for the prompt feedback 🙂
Priya
So cute and damn attractive uthappams.
suhaina aji
Wow Raji...simply love the clicks,,,very colourful.. love it.
Ramya's World
Super. Am going to try this out.
Vanamala Hebbar
Awesome...
notyet100
Platter looks so delicious,,, 🙂
suja murali
Your Step by step procedures photos are awsome....hmmm...there's a lot to learn from my side....
Sowmya D.S.L
I learn a lot of dishes from your blog only. I love the way you present the dishes. this one is very nice. thanks for sharing this pic .
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Elamathi Elangovan
Very Tempting...In Sanjeevanam Restaurant @chennai, they used Dry grapes as one of the toppings 🙂
chandana
can u pls show by picture how to make a roast?
RAKS KITCHEN
You can refer this post as of now. Its having a video to how to make roast. http://www.rakskitchen.net/2010/07/idly.html
nalini vijay
yesterday i did adai with avial . it was really superb . today i am going to do rawa dosai. i will post my comment tomorrow .
nalini vijay
yesterday my supper was adai with avial, it was really superb. today iam going to make rawa dosai. iwill post my comment tomorrow.
lahari
Really very nice idea instead of eating regular utappam preparing these type of variety gives us intrest to eat healthy breakfast thanq raks and pics are fabulous
Shailesh
what is the vessel that ur using to make the uttappam? this is the first time am seeing this vessel..
Raks anand
Its just usual dosa tawa, iron cast
Pragya Shukla
hyeeee Raks i tried this with olive n feta chese it was yummyyy,,,, 🙂
sowmya sona
Its more colourfull nd. tasty breakfast ..
Madhu Rima
Looks so yummy...
The topping I have tried is with green capsicum, red & yellow bell peppers... It looks colourful and very yummy...
Madhu Rima
Looks so yummy...
One topping that I love the most is green capsicum, red & yellow bell peppers.. It tastes yummy...
Unknown
Its very tempting..
I have tried only onion and podi toppings.. Will try others also. My mom used to make potato masal as a topping. It will be a spicy kootu made as a side for rice. So for dinner she use it as a topping. Since we flip oothappam, the masal will be roasted and will taste great.
Prabha
Jane Hendricks
Uttepams are our favourites! I like to to do small ones (a little smaller than these) and stack up in a whole variety of flavours, for party food. You can make ahead and warm up or eat cold, and take on picnics or for school/work packed lunch. At home, i like to usemashed down aloo gobi leftovers as a topping - very tasty, but not too much, or it is too heavy, and breaks up the uttepam. Love your posts.