Ravadosa Pancakes With Sweet Potato And Cumin Filling Recipes

POTATO PANCAKES WITH CHICK-PEA FLOUR, CILANTRO AND CUMIN

Steps:

• Place grated potatoes and onion in large colander and drain well, squeeze mixture to extract as much liquid as possible. Transfer mixture to large bowl. Mix in green onion and next 8 ingredients. Gently heat 2 tablespoons zesty cilantro pesto (can be replaced with oil if extra cilantro flavor is not desired) in a large nonstick skillet over medium-heat. Add cumin seeds and turmeric and stir 30 seconds. Stir into potato mixture. Cover and let stand 30 minutes to allow flavors to blend. Preheat oven to 250 degrees F. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in same skillet over medium heat. Add scant 3 tablespoons potato mixture to skillet for each pancake; using spatula, flatten to about 4-inch rounds. Cook until golden, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer pancakes to ovenproof dish; keep warm in oven. Repeat with remaining potato mixture, adding more cilantro pesto or oil as necessary;

INSTANT RAVA DOSA (SEMOLINA PANCAKES)

Steps:

• Mix wheat/maize, rice, rava (suji), curd, baking soda and salt.
• Add water to it and make dough of pouring consistency.
• Heat oil in kadai and add the mustard seeds.
• After the mustard seeds splutter, add the cumin seeds, asafoetida, green chilles, ginger, pepper corns (optional) and curry leaves.
• Heat till the cumin seeds get golden.
• Add the seasoning to the batter.
• Leave it for 3-5 mins or even upto an hour.
• Important: Making a rava dosa is different from making a normal dosa.
• The consistency of the dough has to be more watery.
• You need to pour the batter all over the fry pan starting from the outer circle and fill it towards the center.
• Swirl the pab around so that there are no gaps in the dosa and the batter spreads fine all round.
• As it cooks tiny holes (like dots) will appear on the dosa.
• (3 to 5 mins) Cover the fry pan after spreading the batter.
• Turn to cook the other side if needed (I do so as we like the dosas crisp) (for a minute or so uncovered) Accompaniments: sambar, chutney, or a potato vegetable.