Beetroot Loni Sponge Dosa Recipe
A vegetarian North Indian Recipes recipe with idli dosa batter, rice - parboiled, poha (flattened rice) - (thick variety). Ready in 40 min, serves 4.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
Instructions
15 steps- 1
To begin making the Beetroot Loni Sponge Dosa recipe, wash rice 2 to 3 times and then along with Poha soak it for overnight in sour buttermilk
idli dosa batter(2 cups)rice - parboiled(2 cups)poha (flattened rice) - (thick variety)(1/4 cup)buttermilk - sour(3 cups)butter - loni (white butter)(1/4 cup)beetroot - peeled(1) - 2
Next Morning, grind the soaked Rice and Poha into a smooth consistency batter in a mixer grinder
idli dosa batter(2 cups)rice - parboiled(2 cups)poha (flattened rice) - (thick variety)(1/4 cup) - 3
Add salt giving it stir and keep it aside
salt - as per taste - 4
In a mixer grinder, add the peeled beetroot, curry leaves and blend it without water into a paste
beetroot - peeled(1)to 7 curry leaves(5)green chilli paste(1/2 tablespoon) - 5
Take a sieve and squeeze beet juice and add it to Sponge Dosa Batter
idli dosa batter(2 cups) - 6
Add green chillies to the batter and mix the batter gently
idli dosa batter(2 cups)green chilli paste(1/2 tablespoon) - 7
Heat up a non-stick tawa and sprinkle water to check its temperature
- 8
If there is a sizzle then its temperature is correct
- 9
Add cooking soda in the Dosa Batter and give it a quick whips in same direction
idli dosa batter(2 cups)cooking soda(1 teaspoon) - 10
Pour in two ladles of batter on the tawa turning the flame to low
idli dosa batter(2 cups) - 11
Add oil across the edges and cover it with a lid
- 12
Take a Loni/Butter in your hand and drop it on sponge Dosa generously
idli dosa batter(2 cups)butter - loni (white butter)(1/4 cup) - 13
Let the butter smear on the Dosa
idli dosa batter(2 cups)butter - loni (white butter)(1/4 cup) - 14
Flip it on other side to get it more crusty
- 15
Serve Beetroot Loni Sponge Dosa with Mixed Vegetable Sambar and South Indian Coconut Chutney for a delicious and healthy breakfast
idli dosa batter(2 cups)butter - loni (white butter)(1/4 cup)beetroot - peeled(1)
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Beetroot Loni Sponge Dosa Recipe
A vegetarian North Indian Recipes recipe with idli dosa batter, rice - parboiled, poha (flattened rice) - (thick variety). Ready in 40 min, serves 4.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
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Directions
15 steps- 1
To begin making the Beetroot Loni Sponge Dosa recipe, wash rice 2 to 3 times and then along with Poha soak it for overnight in sour buttermilk
idli dosa batter(2 cups)rice - parboiled(2 cups)poha (flattened rice) - (thick variety)(1/4 cup)buttermilk - sour(3 cups)butter - loni (white butter)(1/4 cup)beetroot - peeled(1) - 2
Next Morning, grind the soaked Rice and Poha into a smooth consistency batter in a mixer grinder
idli dosa batter(2 cups)rice - parboiled(2 cups)poha (flattened rice) - (thick variety)(1/4 cup) - 3
Add salt giving it stir and keep it aside
salt - as per taste - 4
In a mixer grinder, add the peeled beetroot, curry leaves and blend it without water into a paste
beetroot - peeled(1)to 7 curry leaves(5)green chilli paste(1/2 tablespoon) - 5
Take a sieve and squeeze beet juice and add it to Sponge Dosa Batter
idli dosa batter(2 cups) - 6
Add green chillies to the batter and mix the batter gently
idli dosa batter(2 cups)green chilli paste(1/2 tablespoon) - 7
Heat up a non-stick tawa and sprinkle water to check its temperature
- 8
If there is a sizzle then its temperature is correct
- 9
Add cooking soda in the Dosa Batter and give it a quick whips in same direction
idli dosa batter(2 cups)cooking soda(1 teaspoon) - 10
Pour in two ladles of batter on the tawa turning the flame to low
idli dosa batter(2 cups) - 11
Add oil across the edges and cover it with a lid
- 12
Take a Loni/Butter in your hand and drop it on sponge Dosa generously
idli dosa batter(2 cups)butter - loni (white butter)(1/4 cup) - 13
Let the butter smear on the Dosa
idli dosa batter(2 cups)butter - loni (white butter)(1/4 cup) - 14
Flip it on other side to get it more crusty
- 15
Serve Beetroot Loni Sponge Dosa with Mixed Vegetable Sambar and South Indian Coconut Chutney for a delicious and healthy breakfast
idli dosa batter(2 cups)butter - loni (white butter)(1/4 cup)beetroot - peeled(1)
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