easy podi dosa recipe | dosa podi | how to make podi dosa
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 5 minutes
- Cook time: 10 minutes
- Total time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 1 box
- Category: chutney, dosa
- Cuisine: tamil
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp sesame / til
- 1 tsp oil
- ¼ cup urad dal
- ¼ cup chana dal
- 6 dried red chilli
- few curry leaves
- 2 tbsp dry coconut / kopra (sliced)
- small ball sized tamarind
- ¼ tsp turmeric
- pinch hing / asafoetida
- 1 tsp salt
Method
- firstly, in a large tawa dry roast 2 tbsp sesame on low flame.
- transfer to the blender and keep aside.
- in the same tawa heat 1 tsp oil and add ¼ cup urad dal, ¼ cup chana dal.
- further, add 6 dried red chilli and few curry leaves. roast on low flame.
- now add 2 tbsp dry coconut and roast until the coconut turns golden.
- cool the mixture completely, and transfer to the mixi.
- also, add in small ball sized tamarind, ¼ tsp turmeric, pinch hing and 1 tsp salt.
- blend to coarse powder without adding any water.
- dosa podi is ready to store in an airtight container or use to prepare dosa.
- to prepare the dosa, pour a ladleful of dosa batter.
- cover and cook for 1 minute or until the dosa is partially cooked.
- once the dosa is partially cooked, sprinkle prepared podi.
- spread 1-2 tsp of ghee uniformly on the dosa.
- cover and simmer for 30 seconds or until the dosa are cooked completely.
- finally, enjoy podi dosa with chutney and sambar.
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.