Saturday, March 12, 2011

Tapioca and Oatmeal Dosa


Difficulty Rating 4 (Difficult prep, grinding required, prep beginning the previous day)

2 cups Rice
¼ cup Toor dhal
¼ cup Chana dhal
¼ cup Moong dhal
½ a cup Urad dhal
10 Red chillies
1 cup Tapioca pearls
1 cup Quick cooking oats
1 teaspoon Cumin seeds
1 inch piece Ginger
¼ teaspoon  Asafoetida powder
Salt to taste
  1. Cover the rice, dahls and red chilies with water and soak overnight.  Separately, cover the tapioca pearls and soak  overnight.
  2. In the morning, drain the excess water and combine the tapioca, ginger and oatmeal with the rice and dahls and grind to a smooth batter adding water until it is a very thin smooth consistency.
  3. In a small pan, heat some oil and add cumin seeds until they splutter and then add the asafoetida powder. 
  4. Mix this together with the dosa mix and add some salt
  5. Heat a griddle and pour a ladle of batter in the center and spread it to a circle.
  6. Cook till it becomes crispy on that side .Flip over and cook for a couple of minutes.
  7. Remove from heat and serve hot with chutney
  8. You can also add finely chopped onions, chopped curry leaves or grated coconut 

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