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Tuesday, September 23, 2014

MASALA DOSA


















TO PREPARE THE BATTER...



INGREDIENTS


  • PARBOILED RICE-2 CUPS
  • URAD DHAL-1/4 CUP
  • SALT TO TASTE
  • WATER AS NEEDED


METHOD
  • Soak the rice and urad dhal in seperate containers with enough water. Soak the fenugreek seeds along with the urad dhal.
  • Let them soak for 4-5 hours .
  • Drain and wash them well with lots of water.
  • Now add the drained urad dhal and fenugreek to a  grinder and grind well adding little water at a time.(Some add a lot of water at one go and switch on the grinder and let in run for a long time-that does not give the desired result)
  • As the grinding goes on,you get a smooth, light and fluffy batter. 
  • Take a little blob of this batter and drop it in a bowl of water. If the batter floats as a ball,then you can be sure that the urad dhal is well ground.
  • Now remove this batter from the grinder and transfer it to a large vessel.
  • Next ,add the drained and cleaned  soaked rice to the grinder and grind well with enough water.
  • Let the rice be very slightly grainy in texture when ground.(too smooth batter spoils the lightness and softness)
  • Now mix both the ground batters and add salt to taste.
  • Ferment well for 6-8 hours(depending on the weather- in hot Indian summer months,you need just 5-6 hours for the batter to ferment and rise while colder days need longer hours ,Sometimes even a day)
  • When the batter has risen well, mix slightly.
  • Leaving it in  the fridge helps you make soft idlis for a few days  but storing them outside the fridge lets the batter turn sour...but the sour batter is great for dosas,utthappams,kara appams/paniyarams etc.
  • So,once you master the batter making,you can use your creativity and turn out a number of breakfast and dinner recipes...







INGREDIENTS


  • DOSA/IDLI BATTER-4 CUPS
  • OIL /GHEE -AS NEEDED
  • POTATO MASALA-3 CUPS

RECIPE FOR POTATO MASALA


METHOD


  • Mix the batter well.Add little water ,if need be,to reach a pouring consistency.
  • Spread the batter on a hot tawa.
  • Drizzle some oil /ghee as per your taste.
  • When one side is cooked,flip over to the other side  and cook till  done.
  • Turn the done dosa. 
  • Spread some potato masala on the dosa.
  • Fold. Remove from the pan.
  • Serve hot with sambar and chutney.

3 comments:

  1. சூடான சுவையான மஸால் தோசை மிக அருமை. பசியைக்கிளப்புது. பாராட்டுகள். பகிர்வுக்கு நன்றிகள்.

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