Pesarattu

A variety of dosa that is sure to satisfy the taste buds and easy to make as well is Pesarattu. It is very yummy when served hot with butter and chutney powder/ idly chutney. Preparation procedure follows:


Ingredients:

Moongdal - 2 cups
Rice - 3/4 cup
Ginger - a small piece
Green chillies - 3-4
Red chillies - 2
Salt- As per taste
Jeera - 3-4 tbsp
Finely Chopped Onions - For topping (Optional)

Procedure:

1. Soak moong dal and rice together in water for 4-5 hours
2. Grind it with green chillies and red chillies and a table spoon of jeera and salt.
3. Heat the griddle and spread the batter evenly and spray oil to make thin and crispy dosas.
4. You can top the dosas with finely chopped onions, jeera and finely chopped ginger pieces.
5. Add a minute dollop of butter on top( if you are not a weight watcher) and serve hot with chutney powder

Find the chutney powder recipe here

Plain Dosa

Ingredients:

Rice-2 cups
UradDal/black gram -1 cup
ChannaDal -2tbsp
FenugreekSeeds -1tsp
salt -2tsp.
oil

Method:

1.wash and soak UradDal,Rice,ChannaDal,FenugreekSeeds.Soak it 6 to 8 hrs before you want to make.

2.Grind the above soaked using water.(Batter should not be too thick and too watery).Let it ferment for atleast overnight(best if u put in oven WITHOUT switching it ON.)

3.Take the batter add Salt and add water if required to make batter to little watery consistency.

3.Take tawa,heat it,pour the batter on to the tawa and spread it and fry it on both sides till golden brown.

Enjoy it with Peanut Chutney/Tomato Pickle/Sambar