Authentic dosa recipes - 5 recipes
By lazar
Dosas are one of my absolute favorite Indian snack foods. The recipe for dosas is so simple, and you can fill it with almost anything that you feel like. Think of it as an Indian pancake or crepe, but one that you would eat for lunch. The first time I had dosas in India, I was so impressed by the sheer size of them; they're usually more than a foot in length, and made of paper thin dough that is soft yet crispy at the same time, making dosas a master example of food engineering! My favorite is the masala dosa, which is a classic dosa filled with a spiced potato mixture. Dosas are usually served with a little bowl of lentils and several types of sambar, a type of spicy South-Indian dip made with grated coconut and green chilies. Accompany it with a cup of hot, spiced Indian chai tea for a snack match made in heaven!
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Ingredients
- 2 large water or soda bottles (empty)
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 sticks butter
- 6 eggs
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 4 tbsp cocoa powder
Method
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Ready 2 large plastic bottles, cleaned and dried.
- Add 1 cup of flour to each bottle.
- Add 1/2 cup of sugar to each.
- Melt butter, then add equal halves to each bottle.
- Add 6 eggs, 3 in each.
- Add 1/2 tbsp of baking powder to each.
- Add 1/2 cup of heavy cream to each.
- Shake the bottles thoroughly until the contents are well mixed.
- In one of the bottles only, add the cocoa powder.
- Beginning with the cocoa powder mixture, add a dolop of batter to the center of a circular
- baking tin. Do the same with the other mixture, placing the dolop directly in the center of the previous one.
- Continue with alternating additions of each mixture until all batter is used and the tin is full.
- Place in the oven and bake for 30 minutes.
- Serve and enjoy!
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