"Adam Preble" > wrote in message
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> Peter Aitken wrote:
>> "Adam Preble" > wrote in message
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>>>I want to try to make dosa. I got a flat skillet similar to the kind in
>>>the indian food stores, and I bought some of the mix for practice.
>>>Unfortunately, the mix had bugs crawling in it, so I had to toss it. I
>>>see a ton of different ways of making it on the Internet. What has
>>>interested me so far is how many rely on cookied rice. Is this something
>>>people make with their rice leftovers?
>>>
>>>Assuming I have multi-purpose flour, wheat flour, maida flour, medium
>>>grain rice, and basmati rice, how could I make the dosa batter?
>>
>>
>> I love dosa, and they are not that hard to make at home. I have never
>> seen a recipe that contains flour (wheat flour, that is). Here's the
>> recipe I use:
>>
>> 1/2c split urad dal, rinsed thoroughly and drained
>> 1-1/2c long grain rice (not basmati - jasmine works well)
>> 1/2 tsp fenugreek seeds
>>
>>
>> Bring to room temperature before cooking. Stir in 1/4 tsp baking soda
>> and, if needed, enough water to get a pancake-batter consistency. Fry
>> about 1/4 batter at a time in a non-stick skillet with a little oil until
>> brown on both sides and crisp at the edges.
>>
>>
> I'm not very good on my Indian nomenclature. What is urad dal?
>
> Also, do you mean to blend half, leave it in, and blend with the rest
> added? Or do you mean to blend half at a time?
>
> It looks I'll have to finally get that heating pad if I'm going to be
> playing with 90 degree heat. I've been meaning to get one for making
> yogurt and activating yeast in root beer.

Urad dal is a kind of bean. It's black I believe and usually comes split.
Indian groceries will have it. If you cannot find it you might try dried
yellow split peas as a substitute.

Blend half, remove from blender, blend other half, combine. It's just
because most blenders will not hold a full recipe.

Don't expect perfect dosas the first time - but it's worth practicing and
perfecting!


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