Rava Dosa | Suji ka Dosa

Rava Dosa | Suji ka Dosa

November 28, 2022
Prep Time : 5 mins
Cook Time : 25 mins
Soaking time : 30 mins
Total Time : 30 mins
 

Ingredients

  • ½ cup unroasted fine rava (suji or fine semolina)
  • ½ cup Rice Flour
  • ¼ cup all-purpose flour
  • ½ to 1 teaspoon finely chopped green chillies or serrano peppers or 1 to 2 green chillies
  • ⅓ cup finely chopped onions or 1 medium-sized
  • ½ teaspoon finely chopped ginger or ½ inch ginger
  • 1 tablespoon chopped curry leaves or 8 to 10 curry leaves, chopped
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons chopped coriander leaves (cilantro) – optional
  • ½ teaspoon crushed black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 2.25 to 2.5 cups water or add as required
  • salt as required
  • oil or ghee or butter for cooking, as required
 

Instructions

Making batter

  • Take unroasted fine rava, rice flour and maida in a bowl.
  • Add the chopped onions, chopped green chilies ginger.
  • Also add crushed black pepper, cumin seeds, chopped curry leaves and salt as required.
  • Add water. Depending on the quality of rava and rice flour, you can add less or more water – from 2 to 2.5 cups water. I added 2.25 cups water.
  • Whisk till smooth without any lumps. The batter has to be flowing and thin. 
  • If the batter looks thick or has a medium consistency, then add more water. If the batter looks very thin and runny, then add some rice flour.
  • Cover and let the suji dosa batter rest for 20 to 30 minutes. Once the batter rests, you will see that the rava and the flours have settled down and the water will be floating on top.

Making rava dosa

  • Before preparing dosa, mix the batter very well. Spread some oil on the tawa. Do make sure that the tawa is hot.
  • With a ladle pour the dosa batter. Start from the edges move towards the center.
  • If there are big or small gaps, then fill them lightly with the batter.
  • On a medium-low to medium flame, cook the suji ka dosa.
  • When the top side looks cooked, then sprinkle ½ to 1 teaspoon oil on the top and sides.
  • Spread oil all over the dosa with a spoon.
  • Rava dosa takes a little longer time to cook than regular dosa.
  • Cook till the base is golden and crisp. The edges will also separate from the pan.
  • The more you cook the rava dosa and the more golden it becomes, the more crisp it will be. Flip and cook the second side for ½ to 1 minute.
  • Fold and then serve suji ka dosa hot with coconut chutney and sambar. 
  • The flours settles down at the bottom of the batter. So you have to stir and mix the batter very well every time you make dosa. In case the batter becomes thick after making a few dosa, then add some water and stir again.
  • Serve rava dosa with coconut chutney or dosa podi or any chutney of your choice. They also taste good with peanut chutney or tomato chutney or ginger chutney or onion chutney.
  • For best taste and texture I recommend to serve these as soon as they are made. This recipe can be easily scaled to make a small or a big batch.
  • Store any leftover batter for a couple of hours in the refrigerator.

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