Dosa Batter Recipe South Indian Dosa Batter Dosa Batter At Home

DOSA RECIPE | DOSA BATTER RECIPE

Steps:

• In a bowl take the idli rice or parboiled rice along with the regular white rice. Instead of adding regular rice, you can also make the dosa with a total of 1 cup idli rice as I have shown in the video. The video has the recipe ingredients doubled in proportion.
• To the same bowl, add urad dal and fenugreek seeds.
• Rinse the rice, lentils and methi seeds together a couple of times and keep aside.
• In a separate bowl, take the flattened rice.
• Rinse it once or twice in water and then add rinsed flattened rice to the bowl containing the rinsed rice+lentils+methi seeds.
• Pour 1.5 cups water. Mix. Cover with a lid and soak everything for 5 to 6 hours.
• Drain all the water and add the soaked ingredients in a wet grinder jar.
• Add ⅔ to ¾ cup water and grind till you get a fine grainy consistency of rice in the batter. A smooth consistency of batter is also fine.
• If the mixer gets heated up, then stop and wait for some minutes. When the mixer cools down, grind again. Depending on the jar capacity, you can grind everything once or in two batches. I ground in two batches and added overall ¾ cup water.
• Now take the batter in a large bowl or pan.
• Add ½ tsp rock salt. Mix very well. Cover and allow to ferment for 8 to 9 hours or more. Time of fermentation will vary depending on the temperature conditions.
• A proper fermentation will double or triple up the volume of the batter and you will see tiny air pockets in the batter with a light sour aroma.
• Now lightly stir the batter, before you begin to make dosa.
• Heat a cast iron pan. When the pan becomes hot, spread ¼ to ½ teaspoon oil all over the pan. Do keep the heat on low to low-medium heat, so that you are easily able to spread the batter. If the pan base is very thick, then keep the flame to medium.
• Do not spread oil if you are using a non stick pan, as you won't be able to spread the batter.
• Now take a ladle full of the batter. Pour the dosa batter and gently spread the batter starting from the center and moving outwards.
• Cover it with a lid and cook the dosa on a low to medium heat. Do regulate the flame as per the pan size and thickness.
• When you see the batter on the top has cooked well and the bottom has become crisp and golden, then sprinkle ¼ to ½ teaspoon oil on the edges and center.
• With the spoon spread the oil on the dosa.
• Cook till the base is nicely golden and crisp. The base will leave the pan and the sides will also get separated when it gets cooked.
• Fold and serve sada dosa hot. Make all dosai this way.
• Serve these crisp plain dosa with sambar or potato masala or coconut chutney.

DOSA BATTER RECIPE | SOUTH INDIAN DOSA BATTER | DOSA BATTER AT HOME |

Steps:

• For dosa batterTo make the perfect dosa batter, wash and soak the urad dal, fenugreek seeds and enough water in a deep bowl and mix well. Cover with a lid and keep aside to soak for 4 hours.Wash and soak the par-boiled rice, raw rice, thick beaten rice and enough water in a deep bowl and mix well. Cover with a lid and keep aside to soak for 4 hours.Drain the urad dal and fenugreek seeds and blend in a mixer to a smooth paste using approx. 1 cup of water. Transfer the mixture into a deep bowl and keep aside.Drain the par-boiled rice, raw rice, and thick beaten rice and blend in a mixer to a smooth paste using approx. 1 cup of water. Transfer the mixture into the same bowl of the urad dal batter, add the salt and mix well.Cover with a lid and keep aside to ferment in a warm place for 12 hours.Once fermented, mix it very well.Use the dosa batter immediately to make dosas or store the batter in an air-tight container and refrigerate. It will stay fresh for at least 1 week.
• You can use this Dosa batter to make South Indian recipes like: Plain dosa Mysore Masala Dosa Onion Tomato Uttapam
• To make dosa batter recipe | South Indian dosa batter | dosa batter at home | Take a deep bowl and put the urad dal into it. Add the fenugreek seeds into the bowl. Adding fenugreek seeds to dosa batter helps in the process of fermentation. Some people add cooked rice (about 2 tbsps) for the same reason. Adding cooked rice also makes the final product crispier. Add water. Wash the urad dal well with water to get rid of impurities if any. 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Traditionally, a stone grinder is used to prepare idli/dosa batter. If you have one, make use of it or you can also make use of a wet grinder or mixer grinder like us. Ensure the batter does not warm up while grinding. If your mixer jar gets heated quickly, make use of cold water while grinding. This will prevent the idly from turning hard. 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Now, drain the soaked par-boiled rice, raw rice, and thick beaten rice using a strainer. Transfer this to a mixer and blend to a smooth paste using approx. 1 cup of water. Make sure that the grains are ground to perfection. Now, put the mixture into the same bowl of the urad dal batter mix well. 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Use the dosa batter | South Indian dosa batter | dosa batter made at home | immediately to make dosas or store the batter in an air-tight container and refrigerate. The dosa batter will stay fresh for at least 1 week if refrigerated. Right before you make Dosas, you might have to add more salt and water to adjust the consistency. If the batter becomes too runny, you can add semolina/rice flour little by little and mix well till you get the right consistency. Adding semolina also gives a beautiful color to the dosas. However, some people add about a teaspoon of sugar for the colour.
• Q. How long can i store the batter? The Dosa batter will stay fresh for upto one week in the refridgerator. Q.What is Ukda Chawal? Ukda Chawal is a variety of rice that is parboiled and especially used for idli batter and Dosa batter. It is easily available in Indian grocery store. // Call display() to register the slot as ready // and refresh() to fetch an ad. var adslot8 = googletag.defineSlot('/1035919/Rcp_Step_BlockAd', [336, 280], "adslot8").setTargeting("test", "infinitescroll").addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1548320692495-0'); googletag.pubads().refresh([adslot8]); }); // Call display() to register the slot as ready // and refresh() to fetch an ad. var adslot9 = googletag.defineSlot('/1035919/Rcp_Step_BlockAd', [336, 280], "adslot9").setTargeting("test", "infinitescroll").addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1548320692495-0'); googletag.pubads().refresh([adslot9]); }); Q.Can i grind rice and urad dal together? No, if rice and urad dal are ground together the volume of the Dosa Batter is reduced. Thus, we recommend to grind it seperately. Q. Why to add Poha to the Dosa Batter? Adding Poha to the Dosa Batter makes the dosas light. Q. What is beaten rice? Is it something you buy or do you have to make it? A. Beaten rice is also known as Poha, flattened rice or flaked rice. It is easily available in most of the Indian grocery stores. Q. How many dosas can i make from the dosa batter ? A. 15 to 18 medium dosas.

DOSA RECIPE | HOW TO MAKE DOSA BATTER

Steps:

• Firstly add urad dal, chana dal & methi seeds to a large bowl. Rinse them very well several times and discard the water. Soak them together in enough fresh water for 4 to 5 hours.
• Next add rice to another bowl and rinse a few times. Pour fresh water and soak in ample water for 4 to 5 hours.
• Soak poha in ¼ cup water 30 mins before blending the batter.
• Drain the water from the dal & methi. Add them to a blender jar along with salt, soaked poha and ¾ cup water. You can also skip salt at this stage if you live in a hot region. Add it to the batter just before you make dosas.
• Grind to a smooth batter until smooth & bubbly or frothy. If needed add more water about 2 to 4 tbsps. It will be of thick pouring consistency and not very runny. Transfer this to a large pot.
• Drain the water completely from rice & add it to the jar. Then pour ½ cup water.
• Blend to a smooth or slightly coarse batter. It will be of thick pouring consistency and not very runny.
• Pour this to the urad dal batter and mix well both of them well with your clean hand. Warmth in the hand will help in fermentation. The consistency should not be too thick & too runny otherwise the batter will not ferment. (Check video to understand the consistency)
• Cover the pot and ferment it in a warm place until the batter rises and turns bubbly. If you live in a warm region, then you can just keep it on the counter overnight. It may take anywhere from 5 to 16 hours depending on the temperature.
• To ferment in colder regions, preheat the oven at the lowest setting (140 F or 60 C) for 10 mins. Turn off the oven and keep the dosa batter inside with the oven light ON. You can also use your instant pot to ferment with the yogurt settings. Use an external lid and not the IP lid. I ferment for only 7 to 8 hours in the oven & IP.
• Check if properly fermented: Well fermented dosa batter will rise & increase in volume. It will be frothy and bubbly. To check, drop half a spoon of this batter into a bowl filled with water. Well fermented batter will float & not sink.
• Stir the dosa batter once. Transfer a portion of this to another small bowl to make dosas. Refrigerate the rest for up to 1 to 2 weeks.
• The fermented batter usually becomes thick, so add little water good enough to thin it down. At this stage it has to be of a pouring consistency yet thick. (check video)
• If making masala dosa, you will have to make this potato masala or any chutney from here.
• Grease a dosa pan or tawa with few drops of oil. You can also rub the oil with a slice of onion. This prevents the dosas from sticking to the pan.
• Heat it until hot enough. To check you can sprinkle little water over then pan. If it is ready it will sizzle.
• Stir the batter well in the bowl. Take a ladle full of dosa batter & pour on the center of the hot griddle/ tawa.
• Immediately begin to spread it evenly starting from the center in a circular motion in clockwise direction to make a thin crepe.
• Increase the heat to slightly high and let it cook for a minute then add oil or butter towards the edges.
• The edges of the dosa will begin to leave/ come off the pan when done. Continue to toast until the dosa turns golden and crisp.
• Not all dosas need to be cooked on the other side. Only thicker ones need. If you wish to cook on the other side, flip it when the edges begin to rise from the pan. Cook on the other side of the dosa. Then flip back and toast until the base becomes crisp & golden.
• Before making the next dosa, reduce the heat to low. You can also rub with the cut onion and then pour the batter.
• Serve dosa with coconut chutney, potato masala & tiffin sambar.