It is interesting that quite a few of our memories are associated amongst food. When I retrieve of my childhood, I retrieve of my mother's cooking . One of the things that she used to brand for breakfast was dosa( pancake as well as crepes).My woman raise makes a whole multifariousness of dosas. Interestingly, I am really fond of dosas; all kinds! I could never tire of dosas!! I simply love them!!!
One of the dosas my woman raise would brand is Surnali. Surnali is a traditional konkani dosa( pancake), where inwards the batter is made past times the add-on of buttermilk as well as so fermented. The resulting dosa is soft as well as fluffy similar cotton!! It is absolutely the melt-in-the-mouth kinds! Oh, did i forget to advert that it is also sweet. So you lot don't require to add together whatever additional syrup/molasses or honey. By default Surnali is sweet, the batter is sweetened past times the add-on of jaggery; but nosotros exercise cause got a non-sweet version called "cheppi Surnali". For cheppi Surnali, you lot simply cause got to forego the add-on of jaggery piece grinding the batter. This is really slowly to make, but aid has to endure taken to ensure that the set down batter is thick. The add-on of jaggery tends to brand the batter a lilliputian runny, so this needs to endure factored in. Also, the dosa/pancake has a vogue to larn burnt easily , 1 time again due to the presence of jaggery inwards the batter. Therefore, to a greater extent than attending is needed piece preparing the pancake on the griddle.Traditionally,surnali batter is made amongst the add-on of freshly grated coconut. My woman raise does non exercise that. Instead she uses a lilliputian urad dal( split upward matpe bean), which also helps it to larn soft as well as fluffy.
Servings: iv ( 10-12 pancakes).
Ingredients:
White Rice: 1 1/2 cup
Urad dal (split Matpe bean):1 tbsp ( Can utilization 1/4 loving cup freshly grated kokosnoot instead of urad dal).
Buttermilk/ yogurt: 1 cup( for grinding the batter, may require less)
Methi seeds: 1 tsp
Poha( beaten rice): 3/4 cup
Water: 1 cup, to soak the poha
Jaggery: 1 cup(skip if making cheppi Surnali)
Turmeric powder: a pinch.
Salt: every bit per taste.
Method:
Soak white rice, urad dal as well as methi seeds for atleast 2-3 hours.
Soak the poha( beaten rice) in 1 loving cup H2O for 10 mins, so squeeze, take as well as proceed aside.
Grind it using the yogurt/buttermilk to a fine batter. Add the soaked poha , jaggery as well as grind again. Now add together the turmeric pulverization as well as blend well. Make certain that the batter is on the thicker side as well as non runny.
Let it ferment for atleast 5-6 hours if the conditions is warm; may accept 8 hours inwards mutual frigidity weather.
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Just earlier making the pancakes, add tabular array salt every bit needed as well as mix well.
Heat the griddle/ skillet, grease it using oil/ghee/butter. Add a ladleful of batter. Do non spread the batter also much.
Serve hot amongst a dollop of butter. You exercise non require to add together whatever additional syrup or honey.
If it is cheppi surnali (the non-sweet version), serve it amongst unopen to chutney!
Yummy! I am salivating every bit I am writing this! I am bringing this to Fiesta Friday! Margy & Juju are the co-hosts this week!
Enjoy!
Cooking made easy:
The commutation to making a overnice soft as well as fluffy Surnali is the consistency of the batter as well as the total of fermentation. The batter has to endure on the thicker side as well as has to endure good fermented. Well fermented agency that it has to ascent a lilliputian but non plough sour.
Also, this dosa has a vogue to caramalise as well as burn downwards easily on the bottom piece the dosa is yet uncooked. Hence it is essential to lower the open fire every bit presently every bit the batter is seat on the griddle as well as laid upward it on depression open fire until the dosa is cooked.
Tip for salubrious living:
Probiotics are essential for the salubrious performance of the gut. Yogurt as well as other fermented foods are rich inwards probiotics as well as so beneficial to the gut. Try to include atleast 1 serving of probiotic rich nutrient inwards your everyday diet.
References:
http://www.health.harvard.edu/fhg/updates/update0905c.shtml
http://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/probiotics-10/slideshow-probiotics
http://www.rd.com/slideshows/13-probiotic-filled-foods/
http://www.womenshealthmag.com/nutrition/foods-high-in-probiotics
Food for thought:
Set your course of written report past times the stars, non past times the lights of every passing ship. Omar N. Bradley