The ambition of anybody who loves making together with eating Masala Dosa is to larn it to hold out crispier together with to a greater extent than perfect than before.For those who don't know nearly "masala dosa", "masala" way stuffing together with "dosa" way crepe.Basically it is stuffed crispy crepe. But inward this case, the crepe is paper-thin! While my Masala Dosas come upward out well, a few months agone I came across this recipe for Paper Masala Dosa. The batter was dissimilar from what I made together with used several dissimilar types of dal. I was intrigued. Not only for the concept of having a crispier, thinner dosa but due to the purpose of multiple lentils. I am ever looking for ways to brand my kids meals protein-rich together with this seemed to hold out perfect! Even if the dosas didn't plow crispy, I nonetheless would bring salubrious dosas for my kids. They dear dosas. Well, the dosas came out perfect! I absolutely brutal inward dear amongst them. The recipe was shared past times an innovative cook, i of my favorites Seema D.Shenoy. She has a Facebook page called DineDivine.
Servings: 6
Ingredients:
For the Dosa batter:
Rice: ii cups
Urad dal: 1/4 cup
Chana dal: 1/4 cup
Moong dal: 1/4 cup
Tur dal:1/4 cup
Methi ( fenugreek) seeds: 1 tsp
Soak all inward a higher house ingredients inward H2O for 5-6hours.
Water: to grind the batter.
Salt: to taste
For the bhaji (stuffing):
Potatoes : iii medium
Onion: 1 big, chopped small.
Green chillies: ii slit lengthwise
Mustard seeds: 1/2 tsp
Urad dal: 1/2 tsp
Chana dal: 1/2 tsp
Jeera(cumin): 1/4 tsp
Haldi( turmeric powder):1/2 tsp
Curry leaves: 1 sprig
Oil: 1 tbsp
Cilantro ( coriander leaves) 5-6 sprigs
Salt to taste
For the chutney:
Grated fresh coconut: 1 cup
Green chilli: 1
Red chilli ( dry): 2
Ginger: 1/4 inch
Tamarind: marble sized
Chana dal: 1 tsp
Oil: ii drops for sautéing
Salt to taste
Method:
For the dosa batter:
Grind all the ingredients listed nether dosa batter to a fine paste. The batter should non hold out runny. Let it ferment for at-least 8 hours or overnight.
Next morning time only earlier making the dosa, add together tabular array salt to taste. Mix well.
The stuffing( bhaji):
Boil potatoes till tender. When cooled, cutis together with die it into 1cm cubes together with function on aside.
Heat a kadai/ sauté pan on medium heat. Add oil,temper mustard seeds. The add together curry leaves, jeera,chana dal, urad dal i subsequently the other together with sauté till urad dal turns a lilliputian golden brown. Now add together the slit greenish chillies together with the chopped onions. Sauté until onions plow transparent. Now add together haldi together with sauté for 1 to a greater extent than min. Add the diced potatoes together with sauté for 2-3 mins. Garnish amongst finely chopped cilantro leaves.
The chutney:
Sauté chana dal inward i drib of stone oil until golden brown. When cooled, grind it together amongst grated coconut, greenish chilli, reddish chili, ginger,tamarind, tabular array salt together with H2O into a thick paste.
Putting the Paper Masala Dosa together:
Heat the skillet/tawa/griddle on medium-high flame. When the skillet is hot, sprinkle mutual coldness water. Take a ladle of dosa batter together with become inward concentric circles from the oculus to the periphery of the skillet.
When the dosa is slightly done lightly smear stone oil along the edges together with the oculus of the dosa. Wait for it to plow crispy.
Once this happens, smear the reddish chutney at the oculus of the dosa together with house a tbsp of the Irish Gaelic patato bhaji.
Now crease the dosa into a coil equally shown inward the picture.This dosa is cooked solely from i side together with is non flipped.
Serve hot amongst whatever chutney of your alternative together with sambar. I bring served amongst only ridge-gourd cutis chutney inward the start and radish sambar in the second.
Enjoy!
Cooking made easy:
Always brand extra batter plenty for ii breakfasts.The inward a higher house dosa batter tin hold out used to brand plainly newspaper dosa the adjacent time. Serve it amongst chutney of your choice.
You tin too hold out versatile amongst the stuffing you lot make. You could purpose mushroom bhaji or paneer stuffing.
Tip for salubrious living:
Fermented foods are a skillful rootage of probiotics. Probiotics are needed to promote skillful wellness of the gastrointestinal system. Probiotics are the skillful bacteria inward the intestine that help digestion together with preclude bloating, constipation together with diarrhea.Good sources of probiotics include yogurt, kimchi, saurkert etc.
References:
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/264721.php
http://www.health.harvard.edu/fhg/updates/update0905c.shtml
http://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/features/what-are-probiotics
http://foodmatters.tv/articles-1/6-healing-benefits-of-probiotics
Food for thought:
Laughter is the best medicine.(unknown).