Dosa

 DOSA

What exactly is dosa?

A dos is a thin batter-based pancake originating from south India, made from a fermented batter predominantly consisting of lentils and rice. Its main ingredients are rice and black gram, ground together into a fine, smooth batter with a dash of salt, then fermented.

Ingredients

For serving

2 cups cooked rice

1 pound urad dal

2 tablespoons refined oil

fenugreek seeds, 12 teaspoon

1 teaspoon of salt.

For Filling

4 potatoes, boiled

2 onions

2 green chilies

1 tablespoon mustard seeds

15 curry leaves.

1 tablespoon turmeric

12 cup liquid

salt as required.

Recipe

• Preparation of the batter and fermentation overnight:

To prepare the batter for masala dosa, wash and soak the rice (with fenugreek added into it) and urad dal separately in a mixer using the water in which they were soaked, till the mixture reaches a smooth consistency. Mix the batter of both the ingredients in a bigger container and add salt to it. Combine thoroughly and leave to ferment overnight.

• Prepare the potato filling for masala dosa.

To prepare the filling of the dosa, heat 2 tbsp oil in a thick-bottomed pan and add the mustard seeds, curry leaves, sliced onion, and green chillies and saute them till the onions turn pink. Then, add a pinch of salt and turmeric powder and mix them well. Now, take the cubed potatoes and mix them together. Pour water gradually into the mixture and allow the potatoes to simmer for around 4 minutes. When the mixture is in a semi-thick state, turn off the gas and let it rest for a few seconds.

• Pan-fried Dosa

Now, take a dosa pan and heat it on a low-medium flame. Smear 1 tsp of oil on it to prepare the dosa . When the tawa is hot, pour and spread the dosa evenly in a circular motion.

• Add the filling and fold the dosa.

When the colour of the dosa’s edges turns brown, reduce the flame and sprinkle a few drops of oil on the dosa's sides and put 2 tablespoons of filling. Fold the dosa. Repeat the process until all the batter and filling is used up. Serve hot masala with coconut chutney and sambhar.