Rava Dosa

Ingredients 

• Rava/semolina - ½ cup, unroasted
• Rice flour - ½ cup
• Wheat flour - 2 tbsp
• Green chili - 1, finely chopped
• Onion - 1 medium , finely chopped
• Curry leaves - 5 to 6 , chopped
• Ginger - ½ inch , finely chopped
• Water
• Salt

for tempering

• Oil - 1 tsp
• Mustard seeds - ½ tsp
• Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
• Oil or ghee

Preparation

1.Take the rava, rice flour, all purpose flour, green chilies, ginger, onion,  in a mixing bowl.

2.Heat 1 tsp oil in a small frying pan. crackle the mustard seeds first. the mustard seeds should pop before you add the cumin seeds. then add the cumin and curry leaves. saute for a few seconds till the cumin browns.

3.Add this tempering mixture along with the oil to the other ingredients in the bowl. add salt.

4.Pour water and make a thin batter without any lumps. the batter should be of medium consistency. keep aside for 15 to 20 minutes.

5.Heat the tava or non-stick pan. smear a bit oil.with a ladle pour the dosa batter from the edges towards the center.

7.sprinkle 1 tsp of oil from the top. 8.let the base becomes golden and crisp. flip and cook the other side. when both the sides are cooked, remove the dosa from the pan.

9.Serve the onion rava dosa hot with coconut chutney or Sambar.

Coconut Chutney

 Ingredients

• Coconut - 1/2 cup (grated)
• Green Chillies - 3
• Fried Gram -1 tbsp (also known as pottukadalai)
• Ginger - 1 small bit
• Salt to taste

Preparation

1.Grind coconut, green chillies, fried gram, ginger together with needed water and salt.

2.Heat a tsp of oil, add mustard seeds, when it splutters, add urad dal.

3.When dal turns golden brown, add curry leaves and pour it over the chutney.