Time to cook
30 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Serves
2
A delicious South Indian tiffin breakfast of thick pancakes made with either idli batter or dosa batter. It is a popular and healthy breakfast choice like idli and dosa. They are usually served with coconut chutney and sambar.
Water
0.125 cup
Water
0.125 cup
Parboiled Rice
0.25 cup
Urad Dal
2 tbsp
Fenugreek Seeds
1 pinch
Kosher Salt
1 pinch
Onion Raw
0.125 cup
Coriander Leaves
1 tbsp
Curry Leaves
2 leaf
Green Chillies
0.25 chilli
Onion Raw
0.125 cup
Tomatoes
1 tbsp
Green Chillies
0.25 chilli
Coriander Leaves
1 tbsp
Mustard Oil
0.25 tbsp
Prep
Soak the rinsed urad dal and fenugreek seeds in water for 4 to 5 hours.
In another bowl, soak the rinsed parboiled rice for 4 to 5 hours.
Grind the strained urad dal with some water till the batter is light, smooth and fluffy and keep it aside.
Blend half of the rice and water till smooth.
Mix the rice batter, urad dal batter and kosher salt well.
Cover and ferment the batter overnight for 8 to 20 hours until it has a pleasant sour aroma and many tiny air pockets.
Cooking
Heat a greased tawa(flat pan) and pour the batter with a ladle or spoon on low flame.
Gently spread the batter to a thick pancake, add onion, green chilli, curry leaves, coriander leaves and tomatoes and cook on a medium flame.
Add some oil on the top and sides and cook till the base is golden.
Flip it, cook the other side and serve.