Dosas, a South Indian breakfast dish, are not just delicious but are also super easy to make at home. You just need dosa batter and a little patience to create this delicious dish in your own kitchen. If you already have dosa batter, then good. But if you don’t, we are here to share an amazing and easy dosa batter recipe using ingredients already present in your kitchen. The best part? This recipe requires no fermentation!
How To Make Dosa Batter At Home
How your dosa tastes depends on how its batter is prepared. It decides the texture, flavour and crispiness of the dosa. Many people who cook dosas at home either follow the traditional dosa batter recipe with a fermentation process of 12-24 hours or buy ready-made batter from the market. But what do you do if you suddenly crave dosas and there is no batter available in your kitchen?
If this sounds like your problem, then you need to try this simple dosa batter hack recently shared by an X user, @JustPunforfun. This dosa batter recipe needs simple ingredients from your kitchen and is ready to use in just 30 minutes.
Here are the ingredients:
- Moong dal- 1 cup
- Chana dal- 1 cup
- Samak rice- 1 cup
- Boiled potatoes- 2
- Green chillies- 2
- Handful of curry leaves
- Hing- 1 tsp
- Ajwain- 1 tsp
- Salt- as per taste
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Here’s The Step-By-Step Recipe
After gathering all the ingredients, you just have to follow these simple steps to make the dosa batter:
- Soak moong dal, chana dal and samak rice together in water for 30 minutes.
- Rinse properly and blend it with boiled potatoes, green chillies, curry leaves, hing, ajwain and salt.
- Add enough water until the paste gets a flowing, batter-like consistency.
- Heat the tawa, drizzle some oil and pour a ladle of the batter. Spread it evenly and cook well on both sides.
That’s it. Your dosa is ready. The X user (@JustPunforfun) also shared a quick chutney recipe to pair with this dosa. Fry peanuts, tomato, garlic, tamarind and green chillies with salt and red chilli powder, then blend everything together. Your chutney will be ready in no time.
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So, will you be trying this easy dosa batter recipe?
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FAQs
Is dosa a breakfast dish?
Yes, dosa is a popular South Indian breakfast dish.

