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Dosas
Masala Dosa
Ingredients:
For the masala filling
Long grain rice 21/2 cups
Uncle Ben's Converted rice 21/2 cups
Urad dal whole 1 cup
Methi seeds 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Potatoes 3 nos boiled, peeled and cubed
Onions 1 no
Mustard, Chana dal for seasoning
Chillies 2 nos
Besan 1 tsp
Turmeric 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Method:
Soak the long grain rice for 6-7 hrs and urad dal for an hour.
Grind the soaked rice and urad along with methi seeds to a fine paste.
Mix both of them, add salt and let it ferment atleast for a day.
For those of you who prefer to eat a little less sour, dosa can be made after fermenting for 2 hours.
Masala Preparation:
In a pan with oil, season with seeds, chilli, add onions. Fry for a couple of minutes, add potato, salt and turmeric.
Cook for some time. Mix the besan with water and add the same to the vegetable mixture. Cook for a couple of minutes and garnish with cilantro.
In a griddle or a non stick flat pan pour a laddle and make it round shape. Pour some oil around it and flip it after bubbling spots appear.
Take a spoonful of Masala filling, fill in the center and close the dosa.
Serve hot with chutney or sambhar.
Rava Dosa
Ingredients:
Rice flour 1 cup
Wheat Flour 1 cup
All purpose flour 1 cup
Rasa 1 tbsp
Green chillies 3 nos finely chopped
Mustard seeds 1 tsp
Cumins seeds 1 tsp
Curry leaves few
Salt to taste
Method:
Mix all the flours with salt, green chillies.
Add enough water to get a semi-liquid consistency.
Do the seasoning with mustard, cumin and curry leaves and add it to the batter.
Heat the griddle and proceed as in dosa.
Serve hot with chutney or sambhar
Wheat Flour Dosa
Ingredients:
Wheat flour 2 Cups
Rice flour 1/2 Cup
Curds 1/4 Cup
Salt to taste
Cumin 2 tsp
Green chilies 5 Nos
Water
Oil
Method:
Grind Green Chilies to fine paste.
Mix Everything and let it rest for 3-4 hours.
Add water to make a dosa batter.
Proceed as in dosa and enjoy with chutneys.
Onion Rava Dosa
Ingredients:
Rice flour 1 cup
Wheat flour 1 cup
Rasa 1 tbsp
Green chillies 3 nos finely chopped
Mustard seeds 1 tsp
Cumins seeds 1 tsp
Curry leaves few
Salt to taste
Onion 2 nos
Method:
Chop onion into fine pieces and reserve.
Mix all flours with salt and green chillies.
Add enough water to get a semi-liquid consistency.
Do the seasoning with mustard, cumin and curry leaves and add it to the batter.
Heat the griddle and proceed as in dosa. Sprinkle some onion on top and let it cook.
Add some oil on the other side and flip. Allow it to cook on the other side.
Serve hot with chutney or sambhar
Spring Dosa
Ingredients:
Long grain rice 4 cups
Uncle Ben's Converted rice 2 cups
Urad dal (whole) 1 cup
Salt to taste
Capsicum (big) 1 no chopped finely
Onion 1 no chopped finely
Tomatoes 2 nos chopped finely
Method:
Soak the long grain rice for 6-7 hrs and urad dal for an hour.
Dry grind the Converted rice.
Grind the soaked rice to a coarse paste and urad to a fine paste.
Mix all three. Add salt and let it ferment atleast for a day.
Heat a griddle and make a round shape with a laddle full batter.
5.Sprinkle all three vegetables and apply little oil around the edges.
After a couple of minutes flip them to the other side and let it cook.
Serve hot with chutney or sambhar
Plain Dosa
Ingredients:
Long Grain rice 4 cups
Uncle Ben's Converted rice 2 cups
Urad dal (whole) 1 cup
Salt to taste
Method:
Soak the long grain rice for 6-7 hrs and urad dal for an hour.
Dry grind the Converted rice.
Grind the soaked rice to a coarse paste and urad to a fine paste.
Mix all three, add salt and let it ferment atleast for a day.
Steam them and serve hot with chutney or sambhar.
