Dosa is fermented crepe made from rice and black lentils(urad daal) batter. It is a staple dish of south India. It is also popular in other parts of India, and other countries like, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Singapore. You will find a lot of different recipes of the dosa filling. Dosa
- 3 cups idli rice
- 1 cup urad daal
- 1 tsp fenugreek seed
- 1 tsp salt
Filling
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 tbsp urad daal
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 10 curry leaves
- 1 lb thinly sliced onions
- 1 tbsp green masala*
- 1 tbsp corriander powder
- 1/2 tsp haldi (turmeric powder
- 1/2 tsp Garam Masala
- 1 tsp salt or to taste
- 1 lb potatoes, peeled and diced to 1/2″
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 2 tbsp chopped cilantro
Red Chilly Paste
- 2 tbsp chopped cilantro
- 2 tbsp chopped onions
- Green Chutney
- Sambal Daal
Instructions Dosa
- Rinse the rice and daal seperately and soak it in water overnight. Add the fenegreek seeds with the daal.
- In the morning drain the daal and reserve the water.
- Drain the rice.
- In a liquidizer or food processor grind the daal to a fine paste using the daal liquid as needed.
- Grind the rice to a fine paste using the daal liquid
- Mix the two together, the consistency should be like a pancake mix, quite thick.
- Leave this to ferment in a warm place overnight. In cold places it will take 24 hours. The mixture should have doubled in size.
- Heat up the tawa to medium hot(if you drop some water on it, and the water disappears rightway, you know the tawa is ready). brush the tawa with oil.
- Pour 1/2 cup mixture on the tawa and with the back of the laddle in circular motion, spread the mixture into a 10″ round. the crepe should be thin.
- Brush the top with oil, turn it over, cook for 1 min, turn it over again, spread it with red Chilly paste, sprinkle it with chopped onions and cilantro.
- In the middle of the crepe put in about 3 tbsp of potato filling and roll it over.
- Serve it with the chutney and Sambal.
Filling
- In a medium saucepan heat the oil, add mustard seeds, curry leaves and urad daal. When the seeds start to pop, add the sliced onions and fry till they are transperent, about 5 minutes.
- Add the green masala, coriander powder, haldi, garam masala and salt. Cook for about 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
- Add the diced potatoes, mix and let it cook on medium heat, about 15 minutes or till the potatoes are cooked.
- Add lemon juice and cilantro and mix.
Red Chilly Paste
- 1/2 cup roasted chana daal (daria)
- 5 red chili pepper
- 5 cloves garlic
- 1 1″ ginger piece
- 1/2 tsp salt
- Juice of 1 lemon
Instruction In a food processor, grind everything to a fine paste. Chutney
- 1 tsp oil
- 1/2 cup peanuts
- 1/4 cup fresh coconut
- 4 green chillies(or to taste)
- 1 1″ piece ginger
- 2 dried red chillies(optional)
- 1/2 tsp salt
Temper
- 1 tsp vegetable oil
- 1/4 tsp mustard seeds
- 1/4 tsp cumin seeds
- 4 curry leaves
- pinch Hing(Asfetida)
Instructions
- In a frypan heat the oil.
- Add the mustard seeds, cumin seeds. curry leaves and Hing.
- Add the rest of the chutney ingredients, when the seeds start to pop and fry for 3 minutes.
- Make a smooth paste in a food processor.
Green Masala
- 2 jalepeno
- 5 loves garlic
- 1 1” ginger
- 1/2 bunch cilantro
- 10 leaves mint
- Rinse with cold water and puree it in a blender or food processor.