Filling For Dosa Pancake Food

FILLING FOR DOSA PANCAKE

Steps:

• Boil potatoes in their skin in a pressure cooker for 3-4 pressures or in a pan of boiling water until tender. You can microwave them in a sandwich bag, with 2-3 tbs. water, for 6-8 minutes. You must leave a hole for the steam to escape, otherwise, the bag may 'splode. ;)
• Allow to cool, peel and break roughly into small pieces. Keep aside.
• Tempering & making the filling:
• Heat oil in a wok.
• Add mustard seeds, asafoetida powder, chana and urad dal, and let the seeds splutter. Keep the lid on to avoid seeds jumping all over your kitchen.
• When dals begin to turn brown, add curry leaves and broken red chillies and stir.
• Add onions, green chillies, ginger and fry for a couple of minutes.
• Add salt, turmeric and chilli powder and water. Simmer with the lid closed, until onions are well cooked.
• Add potatoes (and peas if used) and cook until it is all mixed well and water is absorbed. the potatoes should have a slightly mashed look.
• Add coriander leaves and mix.
• Serve alongside a Dosa or use as a filling for the dosa.

RAVADOSA PANCAKES WITH SWEET POTATO AND CUMIN FILLING

Steps:

• Sift the rice flour and salt into a bowl and make a well in the center. Whisk the coconut milk, egg, sugar, ginger, and sesame oil together. Pour the egg mixture into the well in the flour and mix to form a smooth batter. Set the batter aside to rest for 10 minutes before cooking.
• In a cast iron pan heat 1/2 teaspoon clarified butter over medium high heat. Ladle 1-ounce of batter into the pan. Cook until edges start to crisp. Flip the Ravadosa to brown the top side. Roll some of the Sweet Potato and Cumin filling in a Ravadosa and tie with a piece of green onion. Repeat with remaining batter.
• Cook the sweet potatoes in boiling salted water until just cooked through, about 10 minutes. Drain and set aside in a large bowl. Melt the unsalted butter in a large skillet. Saute the onion until golden, about 5 minutes. Combine the cumin, chilies, garlic, ginger, ground coriander, mustard seeds, and turmeric and stir into the onions and cook for 1 minute. Add the onion mixture to the sweet potatoes and mix well. Stir in the chopped coriander and the lemon juice. Season with the kosher salt.

DOSA

Steps:

• Wash all the ingredients, except for the oil, three or four times, then drain. Leave to soak in cold water in a bowl overnight.
• Drain the water from the ingredients, but keep it and set aside. Transfer the soaked ingredients to a food processor and grind to make a smooth paste. Make sure the batter doesn't look grainy - you can use a little of the soaking water if you need to. It should be like a thick, smooth pancake batter and should coat the back of a spoon. Empty into a large bowl and cover. Keep it in a warm place overnight to allow the batter to ferment (see tip, below). It will have doubled in quantity and look bubbly. If you're not using the batter straight away, chill for later. It will keep for up to five days.
• Very gently stir the batter. It will have thickened in consistency, so you can add a little water to give it a thick but pourable consistency.
• Heat a non-stick frying pan on a low to medium heat for 5 mins. Drizzle over a few drops of oil, then wipe the pan with kitchen paper to get rid of any excess oil.
• Sprinkle a handful of water on the hot pan to cool it, then dry with some kitchen paper. Pour one ladle of the dosa batter in the middle of the pan. Using the bottom of the ladle, quickly move it in a circular motion, allowing the batter to spread outwards from the middle towards the edge of the pan, to form a round, thin pancake.
• Drizzle a few drops of oil all over the dosa and increase the temperature to a high heat. When it turns slightly golden and the edges begin to lift, add any stuffing (like dosa masala potato stuffing) to the middle. Continue to cook until the underside looks completely golden and crisp. Use a flat spatula to loosen the edges, then roll over the potato stuffing and lift onto a plate.
• Before you make the next dosa, decrease the temperature of the pan back to a medium heat and repeat the above steps.

KOZHI DOSA - CHICKEN STUFFED PANCAKES

Steps:

• To prepare the batter: Soak the dals, the broken rice and the boiled rice overnight in plenty of water.
• Drain and grind to a slightly grainy consistency in a food processor.
• Add the remaining ingredients and enough water.
• Whisk to achieve a thick and fluffy mixture.
• Set aside for 8 hours to ferment.
• To prepare the filling: Heat the mustard oil till smoking point.
• Lower heat, add the ginger-garlic paste and saute for a minute.
• Add the mustard seeds, aniseed and asafoetida.
• Saute.
• Add the chicken and remaining ingredients.
• Cook till the chicken is done.
• To prepare the dosas: Heat the coconut oil on a tawa (flat griddle).
• Use one ladle of batter to make a thin dosa.
• Fry till the base is golden brown.
• Spoon some of the filling into the centre.
• Fold and serve immediately.
• Repeat with the rest of the batter and chicken filling.
• Serve hot.

SOUTH INDIAN ALOO MASALA (DOSA STUFFING)

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a pan over a medium heat. Fry the mustard seeds, curry leaves and asafoetida until they begin to crackle, then add the onions. Cook for 3-4 mins until the onions are slightly golden.
• Stir in the tomato purée along with the diluted sambar masala. Tip in the potatoes, 1¼ tsp of salt and mix well. Lightly crush the potatoes with a wooden spoon and cook for a further 3-4 mins. Taste for seasoning. Serve garnished with the coriander.

DOSAS (INDIAN-STYLE PANCAKES)

Steps:

• Stir the brown rice and whole wheat flours together in a mixing bowl. Stir in the water to make a thin batter. Add the onion, garlic, cilantro, sugar, turmeric, cumin, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, coriander, ginger, cayenne pepper and rice vinegar until evenly blended. Cover, and refrigerate for at least 1/2 hour, or overnight.
• To cook the dosas, heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat. Pour 1/4 cup of batter into the skillet, spreading it over the bottom in a thin layer. Cook 1 minute, turn, and cook 1 minute more. Remove from the pan. Repeat with remaining batter.