Description
A traditional South Indian crepe made from rice and coconut.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 and ½ cups raw white rice
- ½ cup grated fresh coconut
- 1 teaspoon salt
- oil for brushing
Instructions
- Rinse raw rice well with water.
- Soak the rice in 4 cups of water for 10-12 hours.
- Drain the water and add the rice to a blender along with coconut and ¼ cup of water.
- Blend to make a very smooth batter. Scrape the sides of the blender a few times while blending.
- The batter must be really smooth and you should not feel any grittiness when you rub it in between your fingers.
- Transfer the batter to a large mixing bowl and add salt to it. Mix well to combine.
- Now add 3 cups of water to the batter to make it really thin. The consistency of the batter should be like milk.
- Heat a nonstick pan over medium heat. Brush it with very little oil.
- Stir the batter well and pour a ladleful of it from the outside towards the inside. Pour more batter in the gaps.
- Note – If while making the dosas, they are not coming lacy and with pores, that means your batter is thick. Add some more water to it.
- Cook the dosa uncovered for 2 minutes or until it is set. Once you start seeing the edges leaving the pan, the dosa is ready.
- This dosa is white in color and is soft, not crispy.
- Fold the dosa in half and then into a triangle.
- Note – To prevent the dosa from sticking, you can take it out from the pan and place it on a perforated surface like a large sieve (or a traditional neer dosa cooling sieve). Let it cool completely and then fold it.
- Serve hot with any chutney or curry.
- Before pouring the next dosa batter, sprinkle some water over the pan and immediately wipe it with a cloth. This step will bring down the temperature of the pan a little. You want the pan to be nicely hot but not very very hot.
Notes
- This recipe uses a lot of water for soaking and mixing to achieve the right consistency.
- Adjust the thickness of batter as needed to ensure the dosas turn out properly.
- Prep Time: 12 hours
- Cook Time: 2 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Pan-frying
- Cuisine: Indian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 dosa