5-in-1 batter: Make 5 different South Indian dishes with this 1 batter

Love South Indian dishes but find the recipes to be tedious? We bring to you a 5-in-1 batter recipe that will keep you sorted for the whole week. This super easy batter can be used to make 5 different dishes like Appe, Dosa, Uttapam, Idli and Appam. Not just that, you can easily store this batter in your fridge and will last for 5 days. This way, you can make one new recipe every day with this batter. Do try this recipe that you can make with just two ingredients- urad dal and rice. (image credits-istock)

• Take 1 cup of urad dal and wash it properly.
• Now take 3 cups of rice in a different bowl and wash it 3-4 times to get rid of all the dirt.
• Soak urad dal and rice separately in two different bowls. Let them stay soaked for at least 8 hours.
• Strain all the water the next day and add urad dal to a blender. Now add some water and blend well to form a thick paste. Take out the paste in a large bowl.
• Now add drained rice to the blender along with water as per need. Blend well to form a smooth paste.
• Add the rice paste to the urad dal paste and mix well. The batter should be neither too thick nor too thin.
• Let the batter ferment overnight for 8 hours.
• Your 5-in-1 batter is now ready to be used.

• Take some of the batter in a bowl to make appe.
• Add salt and pepper as per taste along with coriander leaves to the batter.
• Also add finely chopped onion, tomato and capsicum as per taste.
• Give a good mix to make the final batter.
• Now grease an appe pan with oil.
• Fill the appe moulds with batter, cover the pan with a lid and let the appe cook for 5-6 minutes from one side.
• Now flip the appe towards the other side and cook for 5-6 minutes more.
• Once cooked, your appe are ready to be served.

• Take some batter out to make dosa.
• Add a little bit of salt to the batter and whisk well to make it fluffy.
• Now take a non-stick pan and grease it with oil.
• Pour 2 ladles of batter on the pan and spread in circular motions.
• Cook the dosa from both sides and serve with aloo stuffing.
• Pair up with coconut chutney and sambhar for a wholesome combo.

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• Take out some batter to make uttapam.
• Grease a non-stick pan and grease it with oil.
• Pour 2-3 ladles of batter on the pan and spread it a bit. The base of the uttapam should not be too thin.
• Now sprinkle salt and pepper on top along with finely chopped onion, tomato, capsicum and coriander leaves.
• Gently press with a spatula to make the toppings stick to the base.
• Cook from both sides until golden brown in colour.
• Serve with coconut chutney or roasted tomato chutney.

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• Take out some batter to make idlis.
• Season with salt and mix well to make the batter a bit fluffy.
• Pour batter into greased idlis moulds and steam them for 10-12 minutes.
• Once cooked, serve with sambhar and enjoy.

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• Take out some of the batter to make appam.
• Add salt as per taste and mix.
• Take a small non-stick kadhai or pan and grease it lightly with oil.
• Pour 1-2 ladles of batter and spread to form a very thin layer.
• Thinner the layer of appam, the better it tastes.
• Serve it with a chutney of your choice.

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