Definitions

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  • noun A pancake made from rice and lentil flour with tomatos, spices etc.

Etymologies

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Tamil ஊத்தப்பம் ("raised pancake")

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Examples

  • Mor Kozhambu along with onion uthappam is truly mouth watering.

    Archive 2008-06-01 2008

  • You can make yummy onion-dosas/uthappam with chopped chive and onion mixed in left over idli-dosa batter.

    C is for chive « Salt and Pepper. 2006

  • WHAT WE LIKED Medhu vada, potato bonda and dal; paper dosa, spring dosa, palak masala dosa, special rava masala dosa, vegetable uthappam, chana masala and vegetable pullav.

    NYT > Home Page By STEPHANIE LYNESS 2011

  • The satisfying uthappam, pancakes topped with tomatoes, onions, and cilantro, are made to order at one end of the buffet and disappear quickly.

    Chicago Reader 2010

  • The street rolls along from kebab house to Pakistani fare to Indian bakery to Udupi Palace, whose uthappam - pancakes made from ground rice and lentils - and other treats hail from the Southern India state of Karnataka.

    Federal Times - News 2009

  • In Chennai I came across tomato uthappam which resembles a pizza.

    DesiPundit 2009

  • The street rolls along from kebab house to Pakistani fare to Indian bakery to Udupi Palace, whose uthappam - pancakes made from ground rice and lentils - and other treats hail from the Southern India state of Karnataka.

    Federal Times - News 2009

  • The street rolls along from kebab house to Pakistani fare to Indian bakery to Udupi Palace, whose uthappam - pancakes made from ground rice and lentils - and other treats hail from the Southern India state of Karnataka.

    Federal Times 2009

  • A soggy masala uthappam - a cross between a pancake and a small omelet, with tomato, onion and green chili tucked inside - seemed better suited to breakfast.

    Omaha World-Herald > Frontpage 2008

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  • See also uttapam.

    July 31, 2015

  • I taught a cooking class on uttapam earlier this year.

    *ahem* assisted by someone who knew what they were doing.

    July 31, 2015

  • Which spelling do you prefer, bilby?

    July 31, 2015

  • I like uthappam. Also seen it as uthappa or uttappa.

    July 31, 2015