Dosa (South Indian Crepe)
Dosa is a famous South Indian crepe made from rice and lentil batter. You can easly make it at home. Learn how to make perfect Dosa from scratch with homemade batter.
Ingredients:
Makes 8
- 1 cup semolina/rava
- 2 tbsp rice flour
- 2 tbsp wheat flour
- 2 tbsp hot oil
- 1 cup yogurt/curd
- 1 tsp sugar
- ½ tsp salt
- about 1 cup water
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- oil for frying
How to Make Dosa:
- Blend 1 cup semolina/ rava to a fine powder in a blender or grinder.
- To a large bowl put 2 tbsp rice flour, 2 tbsp wheat flour and powdered semolina/rava.
- Add 2 tbsp hot oil (for crispiness) and mix well well.
- Add 1 cup yogurt, 1 tsp sugar, salt and mix well until a smooth lump-free batter is formed (about 2-3 minutes). Let it rest for 15 minutes helping rava to absorb water.
- Add ¼ tsp baking soda and mix gently.
- Heat the tava. Pour 1 tsp of oil. and pour the dosa dough and spread imedietely. 1 Cook. roast on medium flame until it turns golden brown.
- Scrape the dosa from sides and fold half.
- Dosa is great served with sambar and with chutneys.
Tip: The flour helps to make crispy dosa but adding more would spoil the its texture.
