Instant Rava Uttapam 

(Savory Cream of Wheat Pancake), 

with Eggplant Chutney/Kathirikkai Thogayal (Thuvaiyal)

This made a yummy South Indian breakfast. The Rava Uttapam recipe is from Hebbar's Kitchen. Although this Uttapam batter has to rest for 20 minutes before cooking, it's still "instant" compared to other traditional versions. The Thogayal recipe is from Padhu's Kitchen. This was a great way to start the day!

Hebbar's Kitchen Website, Instant Uttapam Recipe

Hebbar's Kitchen YouTube, Instant Rava Uttapa Recipe

Padhu's Kitchen Website, Brinjal [Eggplant] Chutney -- Kathirikkai Thogayal (Thuvaiyal)

Uttappam (Savory Pancake)

This is a South Indian savory pancake, made from leftover idli or dosa batter. In this case, it was made from leftover Kanchipuram Idli batter of the other day. Actually, I don't know if uttappam are ever made from rava idli batter like this ("instant idli" made from sooji/rava/like Cream of Wheat, or here, Cream of Rice), or only from the traditional idli/dosa batter. Well, anyway, I did make it like this, and it was nice with sambhar (a soupy legume and veggie dish). This was my first time ever making uttappam.