DOSA (Crispy Savory Pancakes)

Serves : 4, Preparation Time: 12 hours( for the Dough) and 3 minutes for a single Dosa, Health Caution Rating : Category 4

Ingredients:

For dough
Doda/ idly Rice : 3 cups
Skinless Urad Daal: 1 cup
Fenugreek Seeds : 1 tsp
Salt : 2 tsp
Water : 2cups
Ghee/ oil : 3-4 tsp ( for making Dosa)

Method:

Batter Preparation:-
1) Wash the Rice Urad Dal and Fenugreek Seeds well.
2) Soak them separately for about 6 hours ( or overnight)
3) Drain all the water and put them in to a food processor and grind into a fine paste ( while grinding , grind rice separately and Urad Daal and Fenugreek seeds together). Add water if necessary. When all the rice and daal is ground in to a smooth paste, put it together into a large mixing bowl , check the consistency of the batter(it should thickly coats the finger once you touch the batter)Add more water if required.
4) Keep the dosa batter aside in a dark spot ( room Temperature), covered for 6-7 hours.After this fermentation add salt and Stir the batter well. now it is ready to make Dosas.

Dosa Preparation:-

1)Take a large, flat nonstick pan and keep it in the stove on a medium heat.
2) Dip a paper towel or cotton ball to the cooking oil / ghee and squeeze out any excess oil and rub it all over the surface of the pan. ( This is to grease the pan , other wise the Dosa will not come out properly)
3) Now fill a ladle with dosa batter and pore this batter gently onto the center of the hot pan, till
the ladle is empty.
4) Start spreading the in a sweeping circular motion. (you can spread up to 7" to 8" diameter).
5) Once you finish spreading the batter,dip the basting brush in to the oil or Ghee and drizzle the it all over the surface of the dosa.
6) When the upper surface of the dosa begins to look cooked, Flip the dosa and allow to cook it for one more minute.
7) The Hot Dosa is ready now you can serve it with Coconut chutney,Tomato chutney or
Sambar.