Rava Dosa

Ingredients:

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Rava/Sooji - 1 cup

Maida - 1/4 cup

Rice flour - 1/2 cup

Ginger - a small piece

Green chillies - 3 to 4

Coriander leaves - a small bunch

onion - 1 large

cumin seeds - 2 tsp

crushed pepper - 1 tsp

shredded coconut - 3 tsp

salt - to taste

water - to make the batter

curd - 2 cups

Method:

• Mix rava,rice flour and maida with curd and add enough water to it and mix until no lumps are formed.
• The batter should be thin enough to pour it over the pan,it should not have spreading consistency.
• keep this aside for 10-15 mins.
• Add finely chopped onion,ginger chopped,coconut,salt,green chilli paste,coriander,chopped curry leaves,jeera and slightly crushed pepper corns to it and give a proper mix.
• Now check the consistency of batter as the rava absorbs water,check it and add enough water if required to get the pouring consistency.
• Pour a ladle full of dosa batter from the outward base of the hot tawa in a circular motion to the centre,fill the major gaps in between.But do not try to fill all the small gaps,those gaps helps in making the dosa more crispier.This is a very important step in making rava dosa.The crispyness depends on the way you pour the batter on the tava and the flame you manage while cooking the dosa.
  
• Pour 1 tbsp oil approx over it and cover it with a lid.(No need to add more oil if using Non stick pan).
• Let it initially cook on medium flame for 1-2 mins and remove the lid and increase the flame later and cook for another 2 mins until you see brown/red patches.(No need to turn the dosa).But do not try to remove the dosa in between while it is roasting.We should remove it only when you are sure that the dosa is perfectly roasted.
  
• Remove it from the pan and fold it in any of the three ways I have shown or into a regular half fold.Serve it directly and do not drop them in hot boxes.It should be served on to the plate immediately to enjoy the flavor and crispiness of the dosa.
  
• Reduce the flame for one minute and start prepare the next dosa.Do not pour the batter on high flame.Always stir the batter before preparing the next dosas.
  

Serve it hot right from the pan and on to the plate with coconut chutney.

Other serving suggestions:

• You can make it Rava masala dosa by placing potato mixture(the way we prepare for masala dosa) and fold it and serve with coconut chutney.
• You can add finely chopped dry fruits like cashews,raisins and badam to the batter and make Dry fruit rava dosa which tastes very nice where you get to taste in every bite of the dosa.
• you can add finely chopped Tomato and little haldi to the batter and make to get a tangy twist to the rava dosa.It will be more colorful and flavorful.

Note: The Batter can be kept in fridge for next day usage.