Dosas (Indian rice pancake)
Description
Dosa is primarily a south Indian breakfast dish, but it has become popular and well liked by everyone, all over India and abroad.
Ingredients
- Rice : 1 ½ cups
- White gram (Urad dal) : ½ cups
- Salt : 2 tsp
- Water : as required
Methods/steps
- 1.Soak the rice and white gram separately for about five to six hours. Grind to a fine paste indivudally, using as much water as required. Mix the two batters together with salt. The batter should be thick and of a dropping consistency.
- 2.Allow to ferment in a warm place for 10 – 12 hours.
- 3. To make Dosas, mix the batter well. Heat the griddle or flat tava, and grease the surface lightly. Drop a ladleful of batter on to the tava and spread it gently so as to form a thin, round. Spread a spoonful of oil on the edges, and let it cook. After a minute, gently flip it on to the other side, and when it is cooked, you can remove to a plate.
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Additional Tips
Serve hot and crisp with coconut chutney or Onion sambar. You may not get it right initially, but with practice, it will become fine.
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