Kadapa Karam Dosa is a popular Dosa variety from Kadapa which is a city in Andhra. The specialty of this dosa is the different chutneys spread on it and served with a variety of side dishes.
The batter is also slightly different as it has cumin seeds added to the batter. Andhra cuisine is known for its spicy food and this dosa is typically spicy. This was one of the early dishes I made and enjoyed it much. We normally make erra karam and use it on regular dosas. Amma has a different Bombay Chutney. However, this Kadapa Karam Dosa as such was from her dairy she had noted long time back.
So for K, it is Kadapa Karam Dosa in the AtoZ Flatbreads and More, where I am making AtoZ dosa Varieties. If you want to know what's for K in AtoZ Indian Flatbreads.
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Step by Step Pictures for making Kadapa Karam Dosa
Kadapa Karam Dosa
Ingredients Needed
For the Batter
- 1 cup Rice Raw
- 1/2 cup Urad Dal
- 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
- 1/4 tsp Fenugreek Seeds
- Salt to taste
For the Bombay Chutney
- 1 tsp Mustard Seeds
- 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
- Handful Curry Leaves
- 3 to 4 Green Chillies
- Salt to taste
- 1 tsp Red Chilli Powder
- 3 to 4 tbsp Besan
Erra Karam
- 1 cup Onions
- 1 tsp Red Chilli Powder
- Salt to taste
Other Ingredients
- Fried Gram Powder as required
- Ghee as required
How to make the Kadapa Karam Dosa
For the Batter
- Wash and soak the rice with urad dal, cumin, and methi for about 4 hrs.
- Grind to a smooth batter and ferment overnight.
For the Bombay Chutney
- Heat a nonstick pan with oil and temper with mustard and cumin.
- Then add the chopped green chilies and curry leaves.
- Add salt and red chili powder.
- Mix the besan with water and pour to the pan.
- Cook on low flame till the besan is cooked well.
- Add water as required as you will have to make a spreadable chutney
For the Erra Karam
- Roughly chop the onions and take in a mixer along with red chili powder and salt.
- Pulse a couple of times and remove. This should not be a smooth paste, but you will have to have the onions coarsely ground.
Assembling the Dosa.
- Heat a nonstick tawa, and grease well.
- Pour a ladleful of batter and spread as a circle as you normally do.
- Sprinkle oil and ghee over it and flip on the other side.
- Flip it back and spread the erra karam on one half and the Bombay chutney on the other half.
- Sprinkle the gram powder finally over the top and fold over.
- Serve with side dish of your choice.
- This goes well with sambar and coconut chutney.
Kadapa Karam Dosa
Ingredients
For the Batter
- 1 cup Rice Raw
- 1/2 cup Urad Dal
- 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
- 1/4 tsp Fenugreek Seeds
- Salt to taste
For the Bombay Chutney
- 1 tsp Mustard Seeds
- 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
- Handful Curry Leaves
- 3 - 4 Green Chillies
- Salt to taste
- 1 tsp Red Chilli Powder
- 3 - 4 tbsp Besan
Erra Karam
- 1 cup Onions
- 1 tsp Red Chilli Powder
- Salt to taste
Other Ingredients
- Fried Gram Powder as required
- Ghee as required
- Cooking Oil as required
Instructions
For the Batter
- Wash and soak the rice with urad dal, cumin, and methi for about 4 hrs.
- Grind to a smooth batter and ferment overnight.
For the Bombay Chutney
- Heat a nonstick pan with cooking oil and temper with mustard and cumin seeds.
- Then, add the chopped green chilies and curry leaves.
- Add salt and red chili powder.
- Mix the besan with water and pour to the pan.
- Cook on low flame till the besan is cooked well.
- Add water as required as you will have to make a spreadable chutney.
For the Erra Karam
- Roughly chop the onions and take in a mixer along with red chili powder and salt.
- Pulse a couple of times and remove. This should not be a smooth paste, but you will have to have the onions coarsely ground.
Assembling the Dosa
- Heat a nonstick tawa, and grease well.
- Pour a ladleful of batter and spread as a circle as you normally do.
- Sprinkle oil and ghee over it and flip on the other side.
- Flip it back and spread the erra karam on one half and the Bombay chutney on the other half.
- Sprinkle the gram powder finally over the top and fold over.
- Serve with side dish of your choice.
- This goes well with sambar and coconut chutney.
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Renu Agrawal Dongre says
I was intrigued by the name and immediately clicked the link. Nice to know about typical cuisines from a particular part of countey. I love Dosa's and seeing so many varieties I am really happy. The dosa and the chutney everything is so so tempting.
Priya Suresh says
Can guess that this Kadapa karam dosa will definitely please my masala dosa loving hubby's tastebuds. Am seriously amazed to see the bombay chutney stuffing in the karam dosa. Well done Valli.
Sowmya:) says
Oh my God! What a burst of flavors that would be....love this Bombay chutney specifically! Since my refrigerator is anyway overflowing with dosa batter, I am making myself some of this dosai immediately! So yum!
harini says
Wow! I didn't know that bombay chutney is smeared on the dosa along with erra karam. I am sure this will be a super hit
gayathriraani says
Oh, that is a fantastic dosa Valli. Love those various spreads on the dosa. That sounds so spicy and absolutely yum..
mayurisjikoni says
I'm left speechless at the number of dosas that are out there... so many variations. I'd love this one with different kinds of chutneys on it.
Annapurnaz says
Oh my God! This spicy dosa with all those chutneys....simply love it and want to have it right now 🙂
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
This dosa is loaded with flavors and layers and layers of it...I am making some right away with whatever disappear batter I have in the refrigerator.
code2cook says
kadapa karam dosa looks so tempting with all side dishes. Dint know this named place exist. a must try recipe for sure.
Simply Tadka says
This dosa looks so tempting and flavorful.. awesome
Padmajha PJ says
For me Andra food = spicy food and I am so sacred to even taste it. My SIL's inlaws prepare such spicy food that I literally have tears in my eyes!Anyway, this is a nice flavorful dosa, love that bobomy chutney esp. I am sure my husband will love this one!