easy bun dosa recipe | soft spongy thick dosa | how to make soft bun dosa
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 10 minutes
- Cook time: 20 minutes
- Total time: 510 minutes
- Yield: 20 dosa
- Category: dosa
- Cuisine: south india
Ingredients
for dosa batter:
- 2 cup raw rice
- ½ tsp methi
- 1 cup poha / aval / beaten rice
- 1 cup coconut (grated)
- water (for soaking & grinding)
- 1 tsp salt
for tempering:
- 3 tsp oil
- 1 tsp mustard
- 1 tsp urad dal
- 3 chilli (finely chopped)
- few curry leaves (chopped)
Method
- firstly, in a large bowl take 2 cup raw rice, ½ tsp methi.
- rinse well and soak in water for 4 hours.
- after 4 hours, drain off the water and transfer to the mixi.
- blend to a smooth paste adding water as required.
- transfer the rice batter to a large bowl.
- now in a mixi take 1 cup poha, 1 cup coconut and ¾ cup water.
- blend to smooth batter.
- transfer the paste into the same bowl.
- adding water as required mix well.
- cover and allow to ferment in a warm place for 8 hours.
- after 8 hours, the batter has well fermented.
- now to prepare the tempering, heat 3 tsp oil.
- splutter 1 tsp mustard, 1 tsp urad dal, 3 chilli and few curry leaves.
- pour the tempering over the batter and mix well.
- also, add 1 tsp salt and give a good mix.
- now heat the appe pan and grease the tawa with oil. pour a ladleful of batter over the pan.
- cover and simmer for 3 minutes. make sure not to spread the batter.
- once the base turns golden brown, flip over the dosa.
- cook on both sides making sure the dosa is cooked uniformly.
- finally, enjoy bun dosa with coconut chutney.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.