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Fluffy and Soft Dosa

Name: Fluffy and Soft Dosa
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8-10 People
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 5 glasses Rice; 1/2 glass Urad dal; 1 Tsp Methi (Fenugreek seeds); 1 cup Boiled rice; to taste Salt; as needed Water

Recipe by Unknown

Ready in45 min
Prep20 min
Cook25 min
CuisineIndian · South Indian
Serves8-10 People
DifficultyMedium
Calories~450 kcal

Ingredients

Main Ingredients

5 glassesRice
1/2 glassUrad dal
1 TspMethi (Fenugreek seeds)
1 cupBoiled rice
to tasteSalt
as neededWater

Step-by-Step Instructions

1.Soak Ingredients
In a large pot, add 5 glasses of rice, 1/2 glass of urad dal, and 1 Tsp of methi seeds. Wash the ingredients thoroughly with water. Add fresh water and let them soak for 5 hours.
2.Grind Batter
After 5 hours of soaking, transfer the soaked rice, dal, and methi to a blender. Add a little water as needed and grind into a fine, smooth paste. Pour this batter into a large pot.
3.Prepare Boiled Rice Paste
Add 1 cup of boiled rice to the blender. Add a little water and grind it into a smooth paste. Add this boiled rice paste to the main batter in the pot.
4.Season and Ferment Batter
Add salt to taste to the batter. Mix the batter thoroughly with a ladle for at least 5 minutes to ensure a fluffy and soft dosa. Cover the pot with a lid and let it ferment for 9 hours, preferably overnight.
5.Cook Dosa
The next morning, the batter should be well-fermented and risen. Heat a tawa (griddle) and lightly grease it. Pour a ladleful of batter onto the hot tawa and spread it evenly in a circular motion to form a dosa. Cover the dosa with a lid and cook until bubbles appear and the edges turn golden brown. Remove the lid and lift the cooked dosa from the tawa.

Ready in

45 mins

Cuisine

Indian · South Indian

Prep Time

20 min

Cook Time

25 min

Serving

8-10 People

Difficulty

Medium

Calories / Serving

~450 kcal

Recipe by Unknown on YouTube

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Step-by-Step Instructions

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Soak Ingredients
In a large pot, add 5 glasses of rice, 1/2 glass of urad dal, and 1 Tsp of methi seeds. Wash the ingredients thoroughly with water. Add fresh water and let them soak for .
Grind Batter
After of soaking, transfer the soaked rice, dal, and methi to a blender. Add a little water as needed and grind into a fine, smooth paste. Pour this batter into a large pot.
Prepare Boiled Rice Paste
Add 1 cup of boiled rice to the blender. Add a little water and grind it into a smooth paste. Add this boiled rice paste to the main batter in the pot.
Season and Ferment Batter
Add salt to taste to the batter. Mix the batter thoroughly with a ladle for at least to ensure a fluffy and soft dosa. Cover the pot with a lid and let it ferment for , preferably overnight.
Cook Dosa
The next morning, the batter should be well-fermented and risen. Heat a tawa (griddle) and lightly grease it. Pour a ladleful of batter onto the hot tawa and spread it evenly in a circular motion to form a dosa. Cover the dosa with a lid and cook until bubbles appear and the edges turn golden brown. Remove the lid and lift the cooked dosa from the tawa.

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Grind Batter5 hours
After 5 hours of soaking, transfer the soaked rice, dal, and methi to a blender. Add a little water as needed and grind into a fine, smooth paste. Pour this batter into a large pot.
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Season and Ferment Batter9 hours or overnight
Add salt to taste to the batter. Mix the batter thoroughly with a ladle for at least 5 minutes to ensure a fluffy and soft dosa. Cover the pot with a lid and let it ferment for 9 hours, preferably overnight.
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Cook Dosa
The next morning, the batter should be well-fermented and risen. Heat a tawa (griddle) and lightly grease it. Pour a ladleful of batter onto the hot tawa and spread it evenly in a circular motion to form a dosa. Cover the dosa with a lid and cook until bubbles appear and the edges turn golden brown. Remove the lid and lift the cooked dosa from the tawa.
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Helpful Tips

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TipEnsure Proper Fermentation for Fluffy and Soft Dosa
Cooking tipMix the Batter for at
Mix the batter for at least 5 minutes after adding salt to achieve the desired texture.

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