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• Yield 10 Pesarattu
• Level Medium

A different way of making the common dosa or pancakes.
 

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Ingredients

• 1 cup whole green gram with skin
• 1 onion
• 1/4 inch piece ginger
• 5 green chillies
• 1 teaspoon (heaped) salt
• 2 tablespoons raw rice
• For topping:
• 3/4 cup finely cut onions
• 1 tablespoons finely cut green chillies
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 1 teaspoon oil

Directions

1. 1. Soak green gram and rice together for 8 to 10 hours in enough water. Grind to smooth paste with onion, ginger and green chillies. Add salt at the end of grinding. No need to ferment.
2. 2. Heat oil and fry cumin seeds, green chillies, with finely cut onion for 2 minutes, (for topping) Keep separately in a plate.
3. 3. Heat a heavy dosa pan. Pour dosa by spreading from centre. Sprinkle little fried onion mixture on top and press with the flat ladle. Fry in medium flame till dosa becomes crisp. Add oil around. Do not turn over.
4. 4. Fold and serve hot with ginger chutney.