Name: Rava Dosa with Onion Chutney
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 4 serving
Ingredients: 1 cup Rice flour ((I used brown rice flour)); 1 cup Sooji ((Semolina)); 1 cup All-purpose flour; 1 cup Yogurt (- whisked (sour yogurt preferred)); 2 tsp Cumin seeds; 2 chilies (Green - finely chopped); 2 tbsps Cilantro (leaves - finely chopped); to taste Salt; 2 Onions (- medium, chopped); 1 tbsp Tamarind (paste); 4 ~ 5 chilies (Dry red); 1 clove Garlic; 1 tsp Mustard seeds; 1 tsp Cumin seeds

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Blogging Marathon# 34: Week 2/ Day 2
Theme: Instant Idlis/ Dosas
Dish: Instant Rava Dosa with Brown Rice flour

For Day 2 of BM# 34, I have instant Rava dosa. I love Rava dosa and order it once in a while when we are at an Indian restaurant. There is a fast food place here in New Jersey that serves amazing rava dosa. But I don’t usually make them at home because of all the refined flour/ rawa used.

So today to make our beloved rava dosa (just a tiny little bit) healthier (and not feel too much guilty), I added brown rice flour in place of white flour. There is no discernible difference in either the taste or the texture of the dosas, so I’m happy to report that rava dosas will be made with brown rice flour here on out in my house.

I have a healthier version of rawa dosa coming up tomorrow, but for now here’s everyone’s favorite regular rava dosa recipe.

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Rava Dosa with Onion Chutney

Instant Rava dosa made with brown rice flour. Lacey and delicious dosas made in no time.

Prep Time20 mins

Cook Time30 mins

Total Time1 hr 20 mins

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: south indian

Servings: 4 serving

Author: Pavani

Ingredients

For the Dosa:

1 cup Rice flour (I used brown rice flour)
1 cup Sooji (Semolina)
1 cup All-purpose flour
1 cup Yogurt - whisked (sour yogurt preferred)
2 tsp Cumin seeds
2 chilies Green - finely chopped
2 tbsps Cilantro leaves - finely chopped
to taste Salt

Onion Chutney:

2 Onions - medium, chopped
1 tbsp Tamarind paste
4 ~ 5 chilies Dry red
1 clove Garlic
1 tsp Mustard seeds
1 tsp Cumin seeds

Instructions

To make Dosa:

In a medium size mixing bowl, combine rice flour, sooji and all-purpose flour. Add yogurt and salt. Mix well making sure that there are no lumps. Set aside for at least 30 minutes.
When ready to make dosas, mix cumin seeds, green chilies and chopped cilantro in the batter.
Heat a tawa or griddle on medium-high flame. Pour batter using a ladle from about 3"-4" above the tawa in a circular motion from outside to the center. Don't spread the batter.
Pour 1~2tsp oil on the batter and cook until golden brown and crispy, about 3~4 minutes per side.

To make Onion Chutney:

Grind onions, tamarind paste, dry red chilies, salt and the garlic into a coarse paste.
Heat 1tbsp oil in a pan, add mustard and cumin seeds and once the seeds start to splutter, add the ground paste. Cook on medium flame stirring frequently until the raw smell of onions goes away, about 8~10 minutes.
Serve with idli, dosa, upma or even with plain rice.

Notes

Serve hot with your favorite chutney and/ or sambar. I served these dosas with Onion Chutney and Pindi miriyam. This onion chutney is my aunt's recipe.

Lets check out what my fellow marathoners have cooked today for BM# 34.

Comments

Sandhya Ramakrishnan

November 12, 2013 at 3:49 am

Pavani, love the shot with the steam coming out! The dosas look marvelous and no one good even guess that it used brown rice flour! I am bookmarking this 🙂

Manjula Bharath

November 12, 2013 at 3:53 am

wow so perfectly made rava dosa with superb clicks 🙂 love your presentation dear 🙂

Hari Chandana P

November 12, 2013 at 5:31 am

Woww.. amazing presentation.. Love these pictures and the 2nd pic is very beautiful.. great job 🙂

Lubna Karim

November 12, 2013 at 5:52 am

That’s a yum dosa…lovely pics….

Yes Cook

November 12, 2013 at 7:51 am

Super hit combination. Both the recipes are good.Thanks for sharing.

Srivalli

November 12, 2013 at 8:30 am

Wow love that click with steam going out..very beautiful shot!…and whats to say about rava dosa, my favorite!

Priya Suresh

November 12, 2013 at 8:35 am

Woww, they looks fabulous..Can see the steam prefectly, well done Pavani.

Sapana Behl

November 12, 2013 at 8:35 am

Rava dosa with onion chutney ,who can resist even if there is a healthier version…

Briju Parthasarathy

November 12, 2013 at 2:36 pm

Looks nice

Nalini's Kitchen

November 12, 2013 at 4:34 pm

Dosa looks so tempting and ur version sounds good…we make it slightly in a different proportions..

Vanamala Hebbar

November 12, 2013 at 7:32 pm

Looks Delicious…and lovely pics

Harini-Jaya Rupanagudi

November 13, 2013 at 5:50 pm

My fav rava dosa with the steam shooting up ..beautiful capture!

veena krishnakumar

November 17, 2013 at 7:17 am

This looks delicious and love the pic with the steam coming out

sushma

November 20, 2013 at 7:21 pm

Dosa looks great

Global Tastes & Travels Inc.

November 30, 2013 at 7:13 pm

photos look amazing – the whole meal would be so delisiouc

Global Tastes &amp; Travels Inc.

November 30, 2013 at 7:13 pm

photos look amazing – the whole meal would be so delisiouc

Dhiraj Kumar

September 21, 2015 at 10:08 am

Thanks for sharing this recipe. I look forward to trying it out…Chinese Restaurant in South Campus

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