We eat a lot of Dosa at home. Manish
absolutely loves Dosa and now lil'Appu is also becoming a fan. He never says no
to Dosa and sometimes prefers Idlis. I prepare Dosa/Idli batter almost every
week as it’s a quick breakfast to prepare during busy work day mornings and
also its healthy and filling. Whenever I make the batter it is sufficient
enough to last a whole week. I have been wanting to do a step-by-step post on
Idli-Dosa batter preparation that’s made with Rice and Urad dal, so that's in the pipeline for now :-)
Apparently south-India is affluent in
its various Dosa preparations. I love to try different varieties when dining
out and even try preparing different kinds at home. The only limiting factor
with regular dosa batter is waiting for the batter to ferment. And on busy
weeknights all I want is a simple and quick solution.
That’s how I found this super simple
and absolutely flavorful instant Rava Dosa recipe here and I modified it a bit to suit our tastes. Just mix together all
the ingredients and let it rest for 10 mins and start making and eating your
hot hot rava dosas :-) Another thing I want to clarify here is that, these are
NOT the crisp Rava Dosa that we get in restaurants. Infact it’s a softer
version and absolutely melt in your mouth kinds. And another benefit is that it
does not require any extra oil while making the dosa.
I made these when my sis-in-law and
bro-in-law came to visit us and they simply loved it. Even my lil’Appu loves to
eat it as its soft and flavorful from the veggies added in it. Any simple
chutney like coconut chutney or tomato chutney goes well with this rava dosa.
This recipe has been sleeping in my
drafts for over a 'year' now (sheesh!) and the pics are also old and sort of boring, but I felt the recipe had to be shared
as its super yumm and one of our fav dosas. This recipe will yield about 8-10
medium sized rava dosa.
Instant Rava Dosa
You'll need
Rava (Sooji / Semolina / Cream of
wheat) - 2 cups
Red onion (chopped) - 1/4 cup
Green chillies (sliced) - 1or 2
Ginger (finely and thinly chopped) - 1 tsp
Corriander leaves (chopped) - 1 or 2 tblsp
Grated Carrot – 1 medium
carrot (purely optional)
Yogurt (dahi) - 1 cup
Salt - to taste
Water (optional) - to loosen the
batter
Ghee or Oil for cooking
Directions
1. Combine all the ingredients
except for ghee/oil in a deep bowl, mix well and keep aside for 5-10 minutes. Add water as required to get desired batter consistency ( it should be thinner than pancake batter)
2. Apply little ghee or oil on dosa
pan or non-stick pan, spread a spoonful of batter (almost ¼ cup batter) on it in
a circular motion.
3. Cook till it is golden brown in
color and mildly crisp on both sides.
4. Repeat with the remaining batter
to make more dosas.
5. Serve hot with chutney of choice.
Notes
1. We like thick dosas, so I did not thin the batter too much with water.
2. I like to add all kinds of veggies like grated carrots, boiled potatoes, tomatoes etc into the batter. But its all purely optional.
3. I don't add too much oil/ghee to crisp up the dosas. You may do so if you please.
Try this out, its so simple and versatile. Enjoy with a cup of hot tea/coffee and kids will surely love it. It's definitely become my go-to recipe when looking for a quick and simple breakfast or dinner option and I bet you'll enjoy it too.
See you all again soon.
-Manju
