Corn Dosa
Ingredients
For the batter:
- Chickpea flour (besan) - 1 cup
- Semolina (rawa) - 1 ½ cups
- Lemon juice - 1 tsp
- Sugar - 2 tsp
- Green chili ginger paste - 1 tsp
- Grated carrots - 3 tbsp
- Very thinly sliced green beans - 3 tbsp
- Sweet corn - 3 tbsp
- Eno's fruit salt/ one 5gm sachet (or baking powder) - 1 ½ tsp
- Salt to taste (remember the fruit salt has some salt in it)
For tempering:
- Oil - 1 tbsp
- Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
- White sesame seeds - 1 tsp
- Green chilies, chopped - 2
- Asafetida powder - a pinch
- Curry leaves - a sprig
- Water - 1 tbsp
For garnishing
- Chopped coriander leaves - 1 tbsp
- Grated coconut - 1 tbsp
Preparation
- Mix all the ingredients given for batter (except the Enos fruit salt), using enough water (about 1 ½ cups – this is just an estimate) to make a thick batter.
- The batter should thickly coat your spatula. Keep aside for about 15 minutes.
- The semolina will absorb some of the water in the batter, so the batter will become thicker after standing for 15 minutes.
- Adjust the consistency with a couple of spoons of water before steam cooking.
- On the stove top, get your steamer (whatever you use for steam cooking food) ready.
- Once the water is boiling and the steam is rising well from the steamer, add the Eons fruit salt to the batter. Sprinkle a little water over the fruit salt. It will start bubbling and frothing.
- Stir the batter well enough to mix in the fruit salt.
- Pour the batter into a well oiled round plate with high sides and steam cook for about 10 to 12 minutes.
- For the tempering, heat the oil and add the mustard seeds.
- When they start to splutter, add the sesame seeds, chopped chilies, asafetida and curry leaves.
- Add the 1 tbsp of water and pour this over the steamed dhokla. Garnish with coriander and coconut.
- Cut the dhokla into squares and serve warm or at room temperature with green chutney or if preferred with tomato ketchup.
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