Easy Dosa

The minute a person hears ‘South-Indian cuisine’, Dosas and idilis are the first names that come to one’s mind. It is a perfect cereal-pulse combination and a perfect breakfast or a snack option for your family.

Preparation Time: 20 mins

Cooking Time: 20 mins

Soaking time:  3 hours

Fermenting time:  4 hours

Serves – 4 (8dosas)

Ingredients

Rice- 1 cup
Urad dal- 1/3 cup
Fenugreek seeds - 5 to 7
Rice flakes- 1 tbsp
Sugar- 1 tsp
salt to taste
oil for greasing and cooking

For serving
Coconut Chutney and vegetable sambhar for serving

Method

1. Soak the rice separately in enough water for 3 hours and drain.
2. Blend the rice in a mixer till smooth. Remove and keep aside.
3. Soak the urad dal, fenugreek seeds and beaten rice together in enough water for 3 hours and drain.
4. Blend the urad dal, fenugreek seeds and rice flakes together in a mixer till smooth and frothy ( add water little by little as required ). Remove and keep aside.
5. Combine the urad dal paste and rice paste together in a bowl and cover and keep aside to ferment for at least 3 to 4 hours.
6. Once the batter is fermented, add the sugar and salt to the batter and mix well.
7. Heat a non-stick pan and sprinkle a little water on it. It should steam immediately.
8. Grease it with oil and wipe hard with a slice of onion or potato.
9. Pour a ladleful of the batter on the tava and spread in a circular motion to make 5" thin dosa.
10. Smear a little oil along the sides, cook till the dosa turns brown and crispy and fold over to make a semi-circle.
11. Repeat with the remaining batter to make 7 more dosas. Serve with chutney and hot sambhar.

Nutritional value

Serving size: 1 (63g)

Calories- 226kcal

Carbohydrate- 46.7g

Protein- 7.5g

Total Fat-0.4g

Dietary fiber- 5.5g