Murmura Dosa:
Ingredients:
1 cup Raw Rice,
2cups Murmura,
1/2teaspoon Methi seeds,
Salt
Oil
Procedure:
Wash and Soak Raw Rice with methi seeds for 4-5 hours. Grind into a smooth paste adding little water. Soak Murmura for 5-10 minutes. Wash and grind into a smooth paste adding little water. Add to the rice batter. Add salt and mix well. Let the batter ferment for 4 hours. The batter should not be very watery , it should be thick but of pouring consistency.
Then take a Dosa tawa and pour the batter on the flat pan with a ladle and gently but quickly spread it out . Now add a teaspoon of oil along the edges .
Once it begins to leave the tava from the sides flip it and cook for a few seconds on the other side. Your dosa is ready to be eaten with tomato garlic chutney as accompaniment.
Tomato Garlic Chutney:
Ingredients:
3-4 tomatoes,
2 garlic pods,
2-3 red chillies whole,
oil and
salt
For tempering:
Oil 1 tsp
1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds ,
1/4 teaspoon white urad dal( black gram lentils),
a few curry leaves.
Procedure:
Take oil in a pan. Add garlic cut into pieces , red chillies. Fry , then add chopped tomatoes.
Add salt. Fry till tomatoes become a little soft. After cooking, grind into a smooth paste.
For the tempering, heat a teaspoon of oil and add mustard seeds . When it splutters add the urad dal and curry leaves. Pour the tempering over the ground Chutney and mix .
By Asha Ravichandran
Simple home cooking 