Kitchen Tantra

Betel Leaves in Dosa:

Ingredients:

Batter
Betel leaves 1 for each dosa
Lemon juice 1 cup
Sesame oil.

For Batter:

Par-boiled rice 1 cup
Urad dal 2 table spoons
Salt
Sesame oil 2-4 spoons
Soda 1/4 spoon

Soak rice and urad dal overnight.....wet grind it. Maybe in runny consistency. Add salt and soda to this....let it ferment(maybe 7 hours)

Method:

In a wide cup add lemon juice and 1/4 cup of water. Maybe a pinch of salt to this too. In this water....soak all the betel leaves. Let it get soaked for one whole minute.

Now in a hot tawa....make thin dosa. Take the lemon dipped leaves and dip them in batter and place them over wet dosa immediately. Run oil around it. Cover and cook.....in a usual way.

Serve hot with pepper-garlic sambar.

One can try this when affected with cold and cough. It can be made during festive times too. Its tasty as well as good for health. Just give a try!

Labels: Dosa