Warm, richly spiced, and built for a satisfying meal, Paneer Uttapam Recipe is a vegetarian South Indian breakfast made with dosa batter, paneer, and onion in about 620 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 610 minutes
  • Cook time: 10 minutes
  • Total time: 620 minutes
  • Yield: 3
  • Category: Breakfast
  • Cuisine: South Indian

Ingredients

  • 2-3 cups dosa batter
  • 1/2 cup paneer (grated)
  • 1/4 cup onion (chopped)
  • 1/4 cup tomato (chopped)
  • 1/4 cup carrot (grated)
  • 2 green chilies (finely chopped)
  • 2 tablespoons coriander leaves (finely chopped)
  • 1/2 teaspoon garam masala (optional)
  • 1 stalk curry leaves (finely chopped, optional)
  • oil
  • salt (adjust to taste)

Method

  1. First prepare dosa batter.I used leftover dosa batter for this recipe.
  2. In a bowl mix everything together except dosa batter.
  3. Heat a pan/tawa on medium flame. Add a little oil and pour a ladleful of the batter. Spread evenly slightly thick.
  4. Sprinkle paneer-veg topping on uttapam.
  5. Add oil around the edges and close lid.
  6. Cook for 1-2 minutes till base is brown.
  7. After a minute or two, flip uttapam and let it cook till onions are caramelized and crisp.
  8. Remove and transfer to a serving plate.
  9. Serve hot with coconut chutney and sambar.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.