Friday, February 25, 2011

A Very Special Indian Food.....Idli with Sambar, Dosa, and Uttapam (II Part)



  
 



In the previous post, I only showed how to make idli and sambar. However, I did not showed two other dishes that you can make with the same batter.

The first one is dosa. Dosa is a kind of pancake or crepe that can be eaten alone or with a filling. According to Wikipedia, the first reference to a Dosa in the literature is from around 6th century AD.

Personally, I like dosa with a filling called Masala Dosa, which is a mix of potatoes, fried onions and spices. However, I make my own version, and add on top some fried shrimps.....it is delicious!!

Dosa

Same batter as for idli, but you have to grind it very fine. The process is the same (fermentation overnight).
Ghee or oil for frying them...

In a pan, put some cooking oil, and add some batter. With the back part of a spoon "make circles" in order to have a difference in thickness in the dosa. Add some oil around the dosa to make easier the turn it on.



Turn it over

Cook ir in the other side


Masala Dosa with Shrimps (Filling)

3 cooked potatoes
1/2 onion (chopped very fine)
Green peas
Green chilli  (chopped very fine)
Turmeric
Oil
Salt
Shrimps

In a pan, heat oil and fry the onion, turmeric, green peas, and chilli. Add the cooked potatoes and mash them to mix with this mixture. Add salt, and let it cook together for 5 minutes (you can add some water if needed).

In another pan, cook some shrimps with oil and salt.

Place the dosa, and on one side add the masala dosa, put the shrimps on top, fold it, and eat it.....ENJOY!!!

 
 
 
 
 
 

Uttapam is a thick pancake tha has a topping. Traditionally, the topping is onion and green chillies, but you can use whatever you like. Uttapam is sometimes known as "Indian Pizza".

Uttapam

Same batter as for idli, but you have to grind it very fine. The process is the same (fermentation overnight).
Ghee or oil for frying them...
Vegetables to put on top

In a pan, put some cooking oil, and add some batter. Place the batter in a pancake way. Add on top what you wish. In this case, I made one of red onions, and the other of red onion, corn, and spinach. Add some oil around the pancake to make easier the turn it on.


Turn it over, and when it cooked, take it out and eat it......ENJOY!!
 
   
 
 

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