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Benne Dosa Recipe

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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

  1. firstly in a blender blend 1 cup soaked urad dal to smooth paste adding water as required.
  2. transfer the smooth and fluffy batter of urad dal into a large bowl.
  3. in the blender blend 3 cup dosa rice, ½ tsp methi to slightly coarse paste adding water as required.
  4. transfer the rice batter to the bowl of urad dal batter.
  5. now take 2 cups washed & squeezed puffed rice in a blender.
  6. and blend to smooth paste.
  7. mix well making sure everything is combined well.
  8. now cover and rest in warm place for 8-10 hours or till the batter ferments and doubles.
  9. add 1½ tsp salt to the batter and mix well.
  10. also, heat the griddle and pour a ladleful of batter.
  11. spread out in a circular motion slightly thick than regular masala dosa.
  12. also spread a tsp of oil from sides of dosa.
  13. now add 1 tbsp of butter spreading all the sides of dosa.
  14. roast the dosa to a golden brown on both sides.
  15. 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.butter dosa recipe
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in another bowl soak 1 cup urad dal for 3 hours.butter dosa recipe
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drain off the water from urad dal and blend to smooth paste adding water as required.butter dosa recipe
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transfer the smooth and fluffy batter of urad dal into a large bowl.butter dosa recipe
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in the blender take soaked rice draining off the water.butter dosa recipe
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bend to a slightly coarse paste adding water as required.butter dosa recipe
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transfer the rice batter to the bowl of urad dal batter.davanagere benne dose
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now take 2 cups washed & squeezed puffed rice in a blender.davanagere benne dose
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and blend to smooth paste. alternatively, use leftover rice or soaked sabudana.davanagere benne dose
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mix well making sure everything is combined well.davanagere benne dose
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now cover and rest in warm place for 8-10 hours or till the batter ferments and doubles.davanagere benne dose
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after 8 hours, batter doubles indicating well fermented with air pockets present.davanagere benne dose
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add 1½ tsp salt to the batter and mix well.davanagere benne dose
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mix gently without disturbing the air pockets.benne dosa recipe
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also, heat the griddle and pour a ladleful of batter.butter dosa recipe
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spread out in a circular motion slightly thick than regular masala dosa.butter dosa recipe
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also spread a tsp of oil from sides of dosa.butter dosa recipe
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now add 1 tbsp of butter spreading all the sides of dosa.butter dosa recipe
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roast the dosa to a golden brown on both sides.butter dosa recipe
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finally, fold the benne dose / butter dosa into half and serve with chutney and aloo bhaji topped with more butter.davanagere benne dose

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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.