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Onion Rava Dosa with Aloo Masala Recipe

Time and servings

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Ingredients

  • ½ cup rava / sooji / semolina / bombay rava
  • ½ cup rice flour
  • ¼ ­ cup maida / plain flour / all-purpose flour
  • 1 inch ginger (finely chopped)
  • 1 green chilli (finely chopped)
  • few coriander leaves (finely chopped)
  • 5 curry leaves (roughly chopped)
  • 1 tsp jeera / cumin seeds
  • salt to taste
  • 2 cups water (adjust to the consistency)
  • 1 tsp pepper (crushed)
  • ½ cup onion (finely chopped)
  • 1 cup aloo bhaji
  • oil for roasting

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Instructions

  1. firstly, in a large mixing bowl take rava, rice flour and maida in the ratio of 1:1:½.
  2. furthermore, add finely chopped ginger, chilli, coriander leaves and curry leaves.
  3. also add jeera and salt.
  4. additionally, add 1 cup of water and mix well.
  5. furthermore, add another cup of more water and get to a pouring consistency.
  6. also add crushed black pepper.
  7. rest for 20 minutes.
  8. furthermore, heat the tawa or non-stick pan and spread 1 or 2 tsp oil.
  9. wipe off with a tissue paper.
  10. in addition, sprinkle some finely chopped onions directly over tawa.
  11. then mix the prepared batter well and take a cup full of batter.
  12. now carefully pour the dosa batter from the edges towards the center.
  13. sprinkle ½ or 1 tsp of oil from the top.
  14. furthermore, let the base turn crispy golden brown.
  15. now place a generous amount of aloo bhaji in centre of dosa.
  16. then fold the dosa like you fold masala dosa.
  17. finally, serve rava masala dosa immediately with coconut chutney.

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Step-by-step

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firstly, in a large mixing bowl take rava, rice flour and maida in the ratio of 1:1:½.rava masala dosa
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furthermore, add finely chopped ginger, chilli, coriander leaves and curry leaves.rava masala dosa
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also add jeera and salt.rava masala dosa
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additionally, add 1 cup of water and mix well. making sure there are no lumps formed.rava masala dosa
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furthermore, add another cup of more water and get to a pouring consistency. it should be watery like neer dosa batter. else the dosa will not be crisp.rava masala dosa
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also add crushed black pepper.rava masala dosa
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rest for 20 minutes.
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furthermore, heat the tawa or non-stick pan and spread 1 or 2 tsp oil.rava masala dosa
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wipe off with a tissue paper. if using non-stick pan then no need to spread oil.rava masala dosa
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in addition, sprinkle some finely chopped onions directly over tawa. this helps spreading of onions uniformly over dosa and also holds when rava dosa batter is poured.rava masala dosa
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then mix the prepared batter well and take a cup full of batter.rava masala dosa
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now carefully pour the dosa batter from the edges towards the center.rava masala dosa
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sprinkle ½ or 1 tsp of oil from the top.rava masala dosa
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furthermore, let the base turn crispy golden brown. keep on medium flame to cook.rava masala dosa
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now place a generous amount of aloo bhaji in centre of dosa.rava masala dosa
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then fold the dosa like you fold masala dosa.rava masala dosa
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finally, serve rava masala dosa immediately with coconut chutney.instant onion rava dosa

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Notes

  • firstly, you can add onions directly to the batter. however, sprinkling on tawa makes it to uniformly present in dosa.
  • furthermore, add enough water to get the pouring consistency else your dosa will not be crispy.
  • most noteworthy, if your dosa is not crisp or turning very thick, do not worry. just add half cup of water and give a good mix.
  • finally, i recommend you to stir the batter before pouring to dosa tava.
Original recipe by Hebbar’s Kitchen: https://hebbarskitchen.com/instant-onion-rava-dosa-masala-recipe/