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crispy plain dosa, sada dosa batter recipe, hotel restaurant style popular south indian breakfast
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Crispy Plain Dosa | Sada Dosa - Popular Indian Breakfast

Plain Dosa is a thin crepe or pancake, a popular South Indian breakfast recipe that is crispy & healthy, delicious and filling prepared using rice and urad dal (white lentils / split black lentils) as main ingredients. This is vegan and easy to make and traditionally served with chutney.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Fermentation6 hours
Total Time6 hours 40 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch, snacks
Cuisine: Andhra Pradesh, Coastal Karnataka, Indian, Karnataka, Kerala, South Indian, Tamil Nadu
Servings: 16 dosa
Calories: 185kcal
Author: Kushi

Equipment

  • 1 Dosa tawa

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Urad dal or White lentils or Split black gram
  • 3 cups Raw rice
  • ¼ to ½ teaspoon Fenugreek seeds or Methi seeds
  • ¼ cup Toor dal or Yellow split pigeon peas
  • cup Semolina or Sooji (optional)
  • Vegetable oil or Butter, to cook dosas
  • salt, to taste

Instructions

Dosa Batter

  • Wash nicely and soak rice, toor dal, urad dal and fenugreek seeds in enough water for 4 – 5 hours. Drain the water completely.
    1 cup Urad dal or White lentils or Split black gram, 3 cups Raw rice, ¼ to ½ teaspoon Fenugreek seeds or Methi seeds, ¼ cup Toor dal or Yellow split pigeon peas
  • Grind this along with semolina by adding water little by little to form a medium thick paste. The batter should not be thin so do not add all water at once. Transfer it to a big bowl. Cover and keep it in warm place. Allow it to ferment overnight. Check image here to know the batter consistency DOSA RECIPE.
    ⅓ cup Semolina or Sooji (optional)

How to cook crispy dosa

  • After the batter has fermented, add salt and mix well. After fermentation batter is going to be thick. Depending on the consistency you may add little water only if required. But make sure not to add too much, as runny batter will give softer dosas. On the other hand, thicker batter with spreadable consistency will give crispier dosa.
  • Heat the tava (non stick or cast iron pan) on medium flame. Grease with oil. Make sure there is no excess oil left and it is absorbed completely. Else you cannot spread the batter smoothly. Use a clean kitchen towel to remove excess oil from the pan.
    Vegetable oil or Butter, to cook dosas
  • Once the tava is hot pour laddle full of batter at the center of tava and using back of the laddle spread it in a circular motion from center towards the edge to desired thickness.
  • Drizzle oil around the edges. If you want a crispier dosa then just cook on one side until its golden brown, fold and remove. If you want a nice golden color on both the sides of the dosa then flip and cook them for another 30 seconds on the other side.
  • Repeat the process for remaining batter. Before spreading next dosa, you may grease the pan with oil or ghee, and remove excess oil using a clean kitchen towel.
  • Plain Dosa or Crispy Dosa or Sada dosa is now ready. Serve hot with Green Chutney and enjoy.

Notes

  • This dosa will be more tastier and crispy when cooked on cast-iron griddle or tava.
  • If the batter remains, refrigerate immediately after cooking dosas and use when required.
  • If you are non-vegan you can even cook the dosa using butter. Adding butter to dosa enhances the taste and this way is popularly served as benne dosa or benne kali in Mangalore and Udupi region.
  • If you are staying in colder region and have problem fermenting dosa batter, then read this post to know more PERFECT DOSA BATTER RECIPE .
  • The dosa batter can be prepared using just two ingredients – rice and urad dal or with all the ingredients given below. I prepare it both the ways. Toor dal and semolina are added to make it more crispier. Adding it or not is your choice. However, if you want a gluten free version then skip semolina. 
  • You can add semolina while grinding or even after grinding. 

Nutrition

Calories: 185kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 0.4g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 4mg | Potassium: 47mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 0.1g | Vitamin A: 1IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 1mg