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| Mini Oothappams/Sunny side up dosais |
Some years ago, my mother mentioned that my aunty had served
her lovely mini idlis. “They were like flowers, tiny, you could eat them
without messing up your hands…and even if you were full, you could eat one or
two ..unlike the regular idlis which are too big,” was the way my mother
described her mini-idli experience Above all, she was smitten by how neatly
they could be presented.
I hurried to the sole stainless steel bartan store in Chandigarh
that stocks utensils used for South Indian cooking , and bought one. Not having
the patience that my aunty had, I gifted three of the four plates away to
friends who thought mini idlis was a great idea. I don’t know whether they used
theirs, but I have never used the mini-idlis plate languishing in a far away
corner of my kitchen cabinet.
Recently I read about how small portions is one of the
definitive features of gourmet food, and wondered if I should hunt out that
mini-idli plate..but settled for mini oothappams, making them look like the “sunny
side ups” that my young niece Neha had so wanted me to blog about !
The best thing about this is you need not labour, if you have
some dosai or idli batter handy. Pour half a regular ladel, spread out to make
pancakes of about three inches diameter,
and flip them over. Garnish one side with chilly powder/gun powder, such
that this looks like the marigold colour of egg yolk, plate and serve.
The bite-size and the gun powder together make it a good
starter. And three or more on a regular plate, with chutney and sambar on the
side, it turns instantly, into a breakfast, mini-meal or high tea.
Try it….enjoy !
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