Sorekayi Dosa | Lauki Dosa
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Recipe type: Breakfast
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 10-12 dosas
 
Soft dosas made with lauki/sorekayi
Ingredients
  • 1 Cup Dosa/Idli Rice
  • ¾ Cup Rice Flakes/Poha/Avalakki
  • ¼ Tsp Methi Seeds
  • 1 Cup or upto 150 gm grated lauki/sorekayi
  • Salt to taste
  • ½ Tsp ground black pepper
  • Water for grinding
  • Oil to make dosas
Method
  1. Wash rice 3-4 times
  2. Soak rice in water along with poha and methi seeds for 8-10 hours
  3. Peel and grate lauki/sorekayi
  4. Drain water from soaked rice
  5. Grind grated lauki/sorekayi into a fine paste
  6. Add drained rice, poha and methi seeds. Grind to a fine batter
  7. Keep for fermenting overnight or atleast 8-10 hours
  8. Before making dosas, add ground black pepper
  9. To make dosas, heat a skillet/tawa. Pour a ladleful of dosa batter and lightly spread
  10. Roast till light golden
  11. Flip and roast till golden spots appear on the other side
  12. Serve hot dosas with chutney and ghee
Notes
Regular rice like sona masuri variety can also be used
Methi seeds allow fermentation of dosa batter and they give a beautiful golden colour to dosas
Lauki/Sorekayi tends to quickly brown because of oxidation. It is very rich in iron. This does not affect the taste or the colour of the dosa
Recipe by Food Of Interest at https://foodofinterest.com/sorekayi-dosa/