Rava dosa and Green Tomato Chutney

It is a derivative of the famous dosa. This is easy to make as there is no soaking or grinding. It's a fast breakfast item as it doesn't need fermenting. The dosa is cooked on high heat till it is golden brown and crispy. This South Indian crepe is called by different names; rave dose in Kannada and Tamil, and ravvattu in Telugu. 

Preparation time - 30 minutes

Cooking time - time taken to fry the dosas

Ingredients:

Rice flour - 1/2 cup

All purpose flour - 1/2 cup

Rava - 3/4 cup [bomay rava]

Onions - 2, small finely chopped

Green chilli - 2, finely chopped

Ginger - 1/2'' piece, finely chopped [ optional]

Cumin seeds - 1 tsp, coarsely ground

Coriander leaves - 1/2 cup, finely chopped

Oil - 1 tbsp

Salt - to taste




Method:


1. In a bowl, mix rice flour, all purpose flour and rava together, to form a thin batter. Mix well so there are no lumps.

2. Heat oil in a kadi, add the cumin seeds. When the stop crackling add the onions,green chillies and  ginger. Saute for 2-3 minutes.Take off from heat.

3. Add this to the prepared batter and mix well along with the corinader leaves and salt.

4. Heat the non-stick tava. When hot, pour one ladle of the batter and circle from the center to the edge to make round dosas.

5. When it turns golden brown turn the side over and take off when crisp. Repeat the same for the remaining batter.

6. The rava dosas are ready. Serve hot with green tomato chutney.

Coconut chutney will also go with it but this tastes better!!!!!!

Green tomato chutney

Ingredients:

Green tomato - 600 gm

Onion - 2, medium

Green chilli - 2

Coconut - 1 cup, grated

Cumin seeds - 1 tsp

Garlic - 7-8 cloves

Oil - 2 tbsp

Salt - to taste

Method :

1. Coarsely cut the onions, tomatoes and garlic. Slit the green chillies.

2. In a kadai, heat oil, add all the ingredients except salt and saute till the coconut turns light brown, It takes around 10 minutes.

4. When lukewarm blend it in a blender along with salt to a smooth paste.

5. Transfer to a serving bowl. Serve with all types of dosas.


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