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Tomato Dosa

Tomato Dosa

Step by step instructions with pictures and video to make Tomato dosa.
Prep Time 3 hours
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 3 hours 15 minutes
Servings 8 dosa

Ingredients
  

  • ½ cup rice
  • 1 tbsp split bengal gram / Chana dal
  • 1 tbsp split black gram/urad dal
  • 1 tbsp togari bele/ toor dal
  • OR
  • or 2 tbsp split bengal gram/ Chana dal + 1 tbsp split black gram/urad dal
  • OR
  • 2 tbsp togari bele/ toor dal + 1split black gram/urad dal
  • ½ tsp methi seeds/fenugreek seeds
  • 2 medium size tomatoes
  • around 1 tsp salt or salt to taste
  • around 1 cup water

For grinding:

  • Soaked ingredients dals rice and methi seeds
  • 1/2 tsp jeera/cumin seeds
  • 1/2 tsp coriander seeds
  • 2 to 6 green or red chillies
  • 1/2 inch ginger
  • oil/butter/ghee while making dosa

Instructions
 

  • mix all the dals, rice and methi seeds, wash it thoroughly and soak it in 3/4 cup of water for 3 to 4 hours
  • Add water if needed (use the soaked water) if it needs more water add the tomato and grind it.
  • transfer some of the water to a cup, transfer the soaked ingredients to a mixer jar, to this add cumin seeds, coriander seeds, green or red chillies and ginger. Grind it to a fine paste.
  • To this add cut tomatoes, add salt, and grind it again to a fine paste.
  • Transfer the dosa batter to a pan, mix it well, add enough water(if required to get this dosa batter consistency. Cover it and keep it aside for 30 minutes to an hour
  • grease and heat the pan on medium heat. once the tava is hot take a ladle full of batter, pour it in the center, and move the ladle in a circular motion to make it a circle. ( you can make thin or little thick dosa)
  • Put some oil (generously for crunchy dosa) on and around the edges of the dosa, cover it and cook it for a minute or so
  • after a minute, remove the lid, look for light brown color , this dosa is ready, remove it from the tava and serve hot with chutney
  • Repeat the same procedure with the remaining batter, you can rub half cut onion on the tava before you make the next dosa or use a paper towel to wipe extra oil.