easy kara dosa recipe | kara dosai | how to make spicy dosa recipe

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 5 minutes
  • Cook time: 10 minutes
  • Total time: 15 minutes
  • Yield: 5 Dosa
  • Category: dosa
  • Cuisine: karnataka

Ingredients

  • 2 tsp oil
  • 3 clove garlic
  • 4 shallots (chopped)
  • 3 dried red chilli
  • 1 tomato (finely chopped)
  • small ball sized tamarind
  • ½ tsp salt

!for tempering:

  • 3 tsp oil
  • ½ tsp mustard
  • pinch hing / asafoetida
  • few curry leaves

!for dosa:

  • 2 cup dosa batter
  • oil for roasting

Method

  1. firstly, in a tawa heat 2 tsp oil and saute 3 clove garlic.
  2. add 4 shallots and saute until onions shrink slightly.
  3. further add 3 dried red chilli, 1 tomato and saute until tomatoes turn soft and mushy.
  4. cool down the mixture completely and transfer to the blender.
  5. add small ball sized tamarind and ½ tsp salt.
  6. blend to smooth paste without adding water.
  7. to prepare dosa, heat dosa tawa and spread a ladleful of batter gently.
  8. pour a tsp of oil over dosa.
  9. cover and roast on medium flame until the dosa turns golden.
  10. further, spread a tsp of prepared kara chutney uniformly.
  11. finally, enjoy kara 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.