Maida Dosas Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups maida (plain flour)
• 1/2 cup grated coconut
• 1 tsp chopped green chillies
• 1/2 tsp sugar
• salt (namak) to taste
• 1/2 tsp mustard seeds (rai / sarson)
• 8 to 10 curry leaves (kadi patta)
• 1 tbsp oil
• butter for cooking

Steps

1. To make maida dosa, combine the coconut, green chillies, sugar and ½ cup of water in a mixer and blend till smooth.
2. Combine the plain flour, coconut mixture, salt and 1 cup of water in a deep bowl and whisk well to make a smooth batter. Keep aside.
3. Heat the oil in a small non-stick pan and add the mustard seeds.
4. When the seeds crackle, add the curry leaves and sauté on a medium flame for 10 seconds.
5. Pour this tempering over the batter and mix well.
6. Heat a non-stick tava (griddle) sprinkle a little water on the tava (griddle) and wipe it off gently using a muslin cloth.
7. Pour a ladleful of the batter on it and spread it in a circular motion to make a 175 mm. (7”) diameter circle.
8. Smear a little butter over it and along the edges and cook on a high flame till the dosa turns brown in colour and crisp from both the sides.
9. Fold over to make a semi-circle.
10. Repeat with the remaining batter to make 7 more dosas.
11. Serve the maida dosa immediately with sambhar and coconut chutney.