Dosa
Dosa are a nutritious, inexpensive and delicious crepe commonly served at the South Indian table, accompanied with chutney or sambhar
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 cup idli rice
1 cup basmati rice
2/3 teaspoon fenugreek seed
2/3 cup Urad dal
1/4 teaspoon salt (more or less to taste)
To make batter:
Wash rice until clear. Wash dals and fenugreek separately until clear.
Keeping dal and rice separate, soak each in plenty of cold water.
Soak for 6-8 hours.
Drain the dal and rice, keep separate for grinding.
Grind dal in blender jar using as little water as possible (about 3/4 cup water). Grind to a smooth and frothy consistency. Pour off into a large mixing bowl.
Grind rice in blender jar using as little water (about 1 1/2 cups water) as possible. Grind to a thick grainy consistency.
Add the ground rice slurry to the ground dal in a mixing bowl and stir together. Adjust consistency until "not thick and not thin". Add salt if desired. The batter should run off a ladle and leave a thick but translucent coating, similar to pancake batter.
Cover bowl and keep in a warm place and allow to ferment. Timing can vary (depending on house temperature) between 8 hours and 3 days. Allow to ferment until volume doubles. The batter should have a slightly sour taste and will keep the white color of the blended ingredients. The fermentation went wrong if off color or smells bad.
To make dosa
Heat cast iron griddle to medium heat, add enough oil to wet the griddle without pooling. Griddle should be medium hot but not to where the oil is smoking.
Pour a ladle full of batter on the center of the griddle. Use the bottom of the ladle to spread the batter evenly in a circular-spiral shape.
Bubbles will form and open as the dosa cooks. A golden brown color will show at the edges of the pancake and inside the bubbles. Flip the dosa when edges begin to rise from the pan.
Cook on both sides if desired.
Makes about 12 - 10" dosa
Assume 1 dosa per serving
Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 153 Calories; trace
Fat (2.0% calories from fat);
5g Protein;
31g Carbohydrate;
4g Dietary Fiber;
0mg Cholesterol;
47mg Sodium.
Serve with chutney, potato masala, sambhar, a common filling is potato masala.