I know you must be wondering on the strange name right. Well, the name literally means "scoping into" when translated from Tamil. And this dosa ends up to being soft and spongy. The proportion is different from the Soft Dosa or Kal Dosa that Amma makes.She got this from a paper clipping and I asked her again and again if she read it right. She said there was no other name and in the recipe description, they talk about throwing in a fistful of the ingredients. Anyways after trying it out, it turned out to be good, and the combination was also quite new.
This was supposed to be served with Puli Chutney or Tamarind Chutney. The chutney was quite sour and with a spongy dosa, it ended up being soaked up. This joins the 101 Dosa Club.
Recipe
Aali Pota Dosai
Servings 4 people
Ingredients
- 3 cups Raw Rice
- 1 cup Par Boiled Rice /Idli Rice
- 1 cup Urad Dal
- 1/2 cup Toor Dal
- 1 tsp Fenugreek Seeds Methi Seeds
- Salt to taste
- Cooking Oil as required
Instructions
- Wash and soak the rice along with dals for over 6 -7 hours. Then grind to a smooth batter.
- Ferment overnight. When you are ready to make the dosas, heat a tawa greased with oil. Just as you would make your regular dosas, spread across, sprinkle with oil and cook on both sides.
- Serve with Puli Chutney or Groundnut chutney.
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Arthy shama says
Aali pota dosai is quite new to me as well, they look soft and inviting.
Poornima Molri says
Lovely dosa.... very tempting and spongy...
Nandita SS says
This dosa looks amazing srivalli!! Loved the texture and the dips 🙂
Usha says
Sometimes the names of the recipes are funny. Dosa looks good though.
Suja says
When I saw the name, I thought it was going to be an instant dosai 🙂 looks quite spongy & soft, Valli
Vinitha says
The name does sound strange but the dosai looks soft and spongy
[email protected] says
I have never tried to make dosai. Yours one seems really nice. At here, commonly serve dosai with curry or sugar, but I always like its original flavor. 🙂
Chef Mireille says
it does look very spongy - must have been great with the chutney
Janani says
edhu kal dosa dhan ah well I have heard in village they call it that way. I like teh tamarind chutney combo with it very nice valli.
Pavani N says
Soft and spongy dosas.. I love your chutney dish Valli, shape is so interesting..
Sapana Behl says
Dosa looks so soft and beautiful ! Love to have with those chutneys...
Vijayalakshmi Dharmaraj says
dosa looks so soft and inviting...
Anitha says
Dosa looks soft with a strange name s t alli potta dosai or aali potta,dosai
Srivalli says
Anitha Thanks..as I said the word is Tamil and it means to throw in a fistful of each ingredient...not sure why it is named, but the dosa was good..
Anitha says
In tamil throw in a fistful means alli poduvathu
So its alli potta dosai i guess
I love ur recipes and the way u describe things
Srivalli says
Yes Anitha that's exactly what I meant..:)..I am bad in Tanglish and can never spell tamil words properly in english..yes its all alli potta dosai, thanks for the kind words, much appreciate it!
Uma says
Nice dipper bowls. Do you mind sharing the info of where to buy? Thanks.
Srivalli says
Thanks, I think I got it from Poppat Jamal store.