Tuesday, April 21, 2009

RavaDosa






Rave/Rava Dosa

Ingredients

  1. Rava (Coarse/Upittu Rave) – 2 cups
  2. Rice flour/Akki hittu- 1 cup
  3. All purpose for/Maida ¼ cup
  4. Wheat flour/godi hittu – ¼ cup
  5. Medium sized onion (Optional) - 1
  6. Salt to taste
  7. Cumin/Jirige powder – 1 Tsp
  8. Pepper Powder - 2 Tsp
  9. Green chilies (optional) – 4 or 5
  10. Cliantro/Kotmbri soppu - ¼ of a bunch
  11. Water as required
  12. Oil as required for making the dosas.

Method

  1. Mix all the dry flours (from 1- 3) in a big bowl.
  2. Add about 2-3 cups water to the flour and mix with hand or a hand mixer and make sure there are no lumps.
  3. Add more water as required such that the batter consistency is watery and thin. (like thick soup consistency). Refer to the picture
  4. Add salt, cumin powder, pepper powder, finely chopped green chilies and cilantro and mix it well into the batter.
  5. Heat the dosa pan on medium flame.
  6. Take the batter in a ladle and pour it on the pan starting from outside rim of the pan to inside. You should actually pour it from top and you can see bubbles forming. You do not have to spread the batter with the ladle.
  7. Then take 1.5 tsp of oil and put it along the edge of the dosa and in the middle. Let is cook for 2-3minutes. The edges will start becoming glen brown and it is time to flip the dosa.
  8. Cook the dosa for another 2 minutes and take it out of the pan. Crispy Rava dosa is read