South Indian Dosa

Tap an ingredient or step to check it off.

1. 1Step 1: Soak the ponni rice and uril dal for around 6 hours.
2. 2Step 2: Retrieve the two separate mixtures, disregard the water from each and grind each one separately to form a paste.
3. 3Step 3: Mix the two together and mix in around 250g of water, cover and leave at room temperature over night.
4. 4Step 4: The following day, retrieve the mixture and mix in 2 teaspoons of salt and around 3 tablespoons of water to make the mixture more liquid.
5. 5Step 5: Heat a frying pan and reduce heat to a simmer.
6. 6Step 6: Put a tablespoon of ghee into the hot frying pan and spread with a kitchen roll.
7. 7Step 7: Using a ladle, take a scoop of the batter and place into the centre of the pan and gently with the ladle spread it outwards to almost fill the pan but so that the circle created doesn’t break. Try to avoid this happening (!)
8. 8Step 8: Take care to spread the mixture out carefully to avoid this happening!
9. 9Step 9: Drizzle a tablespoon of ghee around the dosa pancake for flavour and let it cook for a few minutes.
10. 10Step 10: Carefully turn the dosa over for the other side to cook for a few minutes.
11. 11Step 11: Remove when ready and repeat until all the batter is used up.