Rava Dosas is one of the most popular Dosas from the South Indian Cuisine. This recipe requires some practice and perfection before you get it right. However this recipe is almost instant when compared to your regular Rice based Dosas and tastes out of the world.
Course Breakfast, Dinner
Cuisine Tamil Nadu
By Cook Method Stovetop
By Diet Vegetarian
Dish Type Dosa Varieties, Instant Dishes
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 3 minutesminutes
Total Time 13 minutesminutes
Servings 8medium dosas
Author Srivalli
Ingredients
For the Batter
1cupSemolina/ Rava / Sooji
1cupAll Purpose Flour/ Maida
3cupsWater
1/2cupRice Flour
1/2cupCurds
Salt to taste
Cooking Oilfor cooking
Gheefor cooking
For Seasoning
1medium Onions
1tspPeppercornsWhole
1/2tspChana Dal
10nos Cashew Nuts
HandfulCurry Leaves
Instructions
For the Batter
In a bowl, take all the flours and mix well with salt. Add the curds, mix well to make sure there are no lumps. Slowly add water and mix to get a thin batter. The consistency should be a thin batter.
For the Seasoning
Heat a pan with 1 tsp oil. Sauté the finely chopped onions, pepper corns, channa dal, cashew nuts and curry leaves. Once the onions are light brown in colour, add this masala to the flour mix. Stir everything together and let it rest for minimum 30 mins.
Making the Rava Dosa
Heat a tawa, grease some oil on top. Take a ladleful of rava batter and pour on the tawa in a circular movement. Spread it as a regular dosa, once the batter is poured as a circle. We will not be able to spread this as the regular dosa. Sprinkle oil or ghee. I personally would suggest ghee as it elevates the taste!. Once its cooked on the bottom, flip it to the other side.
The batter should be really thin, the moment the batter touches the hot pan, pores will be formed. That way you know you have the right consistency. Cook on both sides and serve with coconut chutney!
Notes
If the batter is thin, you can even try sprinkling the batter on the tawa.
This method works if your Tawa is huge and well seasoned.
On a regular tawa, my method of pouring the batter in circles, worked out fine. Rava Dosa was really thin and crispy! And we loved it every bite.