Menthya Soppina Dosa | Methi Leaves Dosa | Dosa Recipes
Author: Vindhya Desai
Recipe type: Breakfast
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 8-10 dosas
- 1 Cup chopped menthya/methi/fenugreek leaves
- ¾ Cup idli rice
- 1 Tbsp uddina bele/urad dal/black gram dal
- 1 Tbsp togari bele/toor dal/pigeon pea lentils
- ½ Cup avalakki/poha/rice flakes
- 12-14 menthya/methi/fenugreek seeds
- 1" piece grated ginger
- ½ Tsp turmeric
- 1 Tsp tamarind
- ½ Tbsp grated jaggery
- 1-2 broken red chilli
- ½ Tbsp kottambri beeja/dhania/coriander seeds
- 1 Tsp jeera/cumin
- Take the rice in a vessel/bowl
- Wash the rice 2-3 times
- In another small bowl, take the dals
- Wash the dals 2-3 times as well
- Add enough water to soak the rice and add avalakki/poha/rice flakes into it
- Throw in a few menthya/methi/fenugreek seeds into the washed dals and add enough water to soak
- Set aside both bowls to soak for 4-6 hours
- Gather masala ingredients, dhania, jeera, jaggery and broken red chilli
- After the rice and dals have soaked, add masala ingredients to a mixer jar and grind them to a coarse powder
- To the same jar, add soaked dals (drain water) and grind into a paste
- Add tamarind paste and grind again, set aside
- In the big jar, add drained soaked rice
- Add salt to taste and grind into a thick batter
- Pour masala batter into rice batter and pulse/mix well
- Pour this batter into a bowl
- The consistency of batter should be thick
- Set it aside for fermentation for few hours (3-4 hours)
- Next, chop methi/fenugreek leaves and add to batter
- Add some grated ginger and sprinkle turmeric powder
- Mix the batter well but do not overmix it
- Make dosas by spreading a ladleful onto a tawa
- Cover and cook
- Once underside turns golden, flip and cook
- Serve hot with some ghee and chutney
You can skip the chillies if you want, especially if serving kids
This batter does not require overnight fermentation
These dosas are not thin, but slightly soft and thick
Prep time does not include soaking and fermentation time
Recipe by Food Of Interest at https://foodofinterest.com/menthya-soppina-dosa/
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