Red Gram Dal Oothappam

Ingredients

• • Rice (raw) - 3 cups
• • Red gram dal - 1 cup
• • Bengal gram dal - ½ cup
• • Sour thick curd - as required
• • Salt - 3 teaspoons
• • Onions (finely cut) - ¼ cup

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Ingredients For Tampering

• • Oil - 1 ½ tablespoons
• • Red chillies (broken) - 7
• • Mustard seeds - ¼ teaspoon

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Method

• 1. Wash and dry the rice and dal separately. (Dry under shade by spreading on a cloth)
• 2. Pound it like fine rawa separately in mixie.
• 3. Mix together and soak in sour thick curd with enough salt previous day itself. (night)
• 4. Next day morning, heat oil, add seasonings and pour on top of the batter.
• 5. Mix onions and pour, on a hot 'tawa' into thick oothappam.
• 6. Add a teaspoon of oil while frying.
• 7. Close with a lid on top while frying.
• 8. Turn over and cook in medium flame till golden.
• 9. Serve hot with onion chutney.