Dosa - South Indian pancake.

Vegan Pancake

Dosa is a very south Indian dish that is now popular all over India. It is also appreciated by the visitors from other countries. You could call it Indian pancake recipe. It is made from rice and black lentil(black gram dal) that is rich in protein. 

There are also variations such as plain-dosa, rava-dosa, masala-dosa, instant-dosa,onion-dosa etc. 

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How to make Dosa:
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Ingredients

• Raw Rice - 1 cup.
• Urad dal(black gram dal-skin removed) -1/4 cup
• fenugreek seeds - 1/4 tea spoon(optional)
• Salt - to taste
• water - to soak and grind
• oil - a few spoons.

Preparation

• Wash rice and urad dal together.
• Add fenugreek seeds. Add about 2 cups water. Soak for 4-5 hours.
• Using a little water in which the rice is soaked, grind to a fine paste. Add water as much as needed to make the pancake batter. But do not make it too watery.
• Add salt to taste. Mix well. Keep aside to ferment for 6-8 hours or overnight. In hot weather it will ferment in 4-5 hours.
• The batter is ready. You can keep it in fridge and use for a week.

Cooking

1. Heat a girdle or a nonstick flat pan.It should be hot but not smoking.
2. Sprinkle a little oil with a spoon.
3. Add a ladleful batter in the center of the pan and spreading in circular motion,form a flat round, about 6-10 inches. Let cook for a few seconds.
4. Turn to the other side with a spatula. Cook for a few seconds. Add a few drops for oil if you wish.
5. Remove onto a plate and serve hot with coconut chutney or Aloo Bhaji-Potato Subji.

Tips: 1.You can keep the batter in the fridge for a week and use it when you want.
2.Add just enough water while grinding. The batter should be pouring consistency.

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