
Time and servings
Time and servings
Ingredients
- 3 cup dosa rice / sona masuri rice
- ½ tsp methi / fenugreek seeds
- 1 cup urad dal
- 2 cup puffed rice / churumuri / murmura (washed & squeezed)
- 1½ tsp salt
- oil for roasting
- butter for roasting
Instructions
- firstly in a blender blend 1 cup soaked urad dal to smooth paste adding water as required.
- transfer the smooth and fluffy batter of urad dal into a large bowl.
- in the blender blend 3 cup dosa rice, ½ tsp methi to slightly coarse paste adding water as required.
- transfer the rice batter to the bowl of urad dal batter.
- now take 2 cups washed & squeezed puffed rice in a blender.
- and blend to smooth paste.
- mix well making sure everything is combined well.
- now cover and rest in warm place for 8-10 hours or till the batter ferments and doubles.
- add 1½ tsp salt to the batter and mix well.
- also, heat the griddle and pour a ladleful of batter.
- spread out in a circular motion slightly thick than regular masala dosa.
- also spread a tsp of oil from sides of dosa.
- now add 1 tbsp of butter spreading all the sides of dosa.
- roast the dosa to a golden brown on both sides.
- finally, fold the benne dose / butter dosa into half and serve with chutney and aloo bhaji topped with more butter.
Step-by-step
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firstly, in a large mixing bowl soak 3 cup dosa rice and ½ tsp methi for 5 hours. alternatively, use idli rice / sona masuri rice.

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in another bowl soak 1 cup urad dal for 3 hours.

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drain off the water from urad dal and blend to smooth paste adding water as required.

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transfer the smooth and fluffy batter of urad dal into a large bowl.

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in the blender take soaked rice draining off the water.

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bend to a slightly coarse paste adding water as required.

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transfer the rice batter to the bowl of urad dal batter.

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now take 2 cups washed & squeezed puffed rice in a blender.

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and blend to smooth paste. alternatively, use leftover rice or soaked sabudana.

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mix well making sure everything is combined well.

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now cover and rest in warm place for 8-10 hours or till the batter ferments and doubles.

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after 8 hours, batter doubles indicating well fermented with air pockets present.

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add 1½ tsp salt to the batter and mix well.

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mix gently without disturbing the air pockets.

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also, heat the griddle and pour a ladleful of batter.

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spread out in a circular motion slightly thick than regular masala dosa.

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also spread a tsp of oil from sides of dosa.

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now add 1 tbsp of butter spreading all the sides of dosa.

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roast the dosa to a golden brown on both sides.

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finally, fold the benne dose / butter dosa into half and serve with chutney and aloo bhaji topped with more butter.

Video
Notes
- firstly, pour the dosa slightly thick for davengere style benne dose.
- also, blending leftover rice and adding to the batter will give restaurant style texture.
- additionally, you can add soda and sugar to get more holes in dosa and golden colour.
- finally, benne dose / butter dosa tastes great when prepared with more butter.
Original recipe by Hebbar’s Kitchen: https://hebbarskitchen.com/benne-dosa-recipe-davanagere-butter-dosa/