Menthya Soppina Dosa | Methi Leaves Dosa | Dosa Recipes
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Recipe type: Breakfast
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 8-10 dosas
 
Delicious and healthy, menthya soppina dosa or methi leaves dosa
Ingredients
  • 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
Method
  1. Take the rice in a vessel/bowl
  2. Wash the rice 2-3 times
  3. In another small bowl, take the dals
  4. Wash the dals 2-3 times as well
  5. Add enough water to soak the rice and add avalakki/poha/rice flakes into it
  6. Throw in a few menthya/methi/fenugreek seeds into the washed dals and add enough water to soak
  7. Set aside both bowls to soak for 4-6 hours
  8. Gather masala ingredients, dhania, jeera, jaggery and broken red chilli
  9. After the rice and dals have soaked, add masala ingredients to a mixer jar and grind them to a coarse powder
  10. To the same jar, add soaked dals (drain water) and grind into a paste
  11. Add tamarind paste and grind again, set aside
  12. In the big jar, add drained soaked rice
  13. Add salt to taste and grind into a thick batter
  14. Pour masala batter into rice batter and pulse/mix well
  15. Pour this batter into a bowl
  16. The consistency of batter should be thick
  17. Set it aside for fermentation for few hours (3-4 hours)
  18. Next, chop methi/fenugreek leaves and add to batter
  19. Add some grated ginger and sprinkle turmeric powder
  20. Mix the batter well but do not overmix it
  21. Make dosas by spreading a ladleful onto a tawa
  22. Cover and cook
  23. Once underside turns golden, flip and cook
  24. Serve hot with some ghee and chutney
Notes
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/