Hibiscus (Chembaruthi) Neer Dosa Recipe
A vegetarian South Indian Recipes recipe with dosa rice, water, salt and pepper - to taste. Ready in 5h 45m, serves 4.
Curated byAditi Iyer🇮🇳
Instructions
24 steps- 1
To begin making the Hibiscus (Chembaruthi) Neer Dosa Recipe, first soak the rice over night or for at least 8 hours in water
dosa rice(1 cup)water(2 cups)white hibiscus leaves - cleaned and chopped(100 grams)sunflower oil - for making dosa - 2
Once soaked, using a mixer grinder blend the rice along with the hibiscus leaves to form a smooth dosa batter
dosa rice(1 cup)white hibiscus leaves - cleaned and chopped(100 grams)sunflower oil - for making dosa - 3
The batter should be of smooth flowing consistency so we can pour it in the tawa and swirl it to spread
- 4
This will not be spread like a regular dosaAdd salt and pepper to taste
dosa rice(1 cup)salt and pepper - to tastesunflower oil - for making dosa - 5
You can also optionally grind it along with green chillies
- 6
The Hibiscus (Chembaruthi) Neer Dosa is now ready to be made
dosa rice(1 cup)white hibiscus leaves - cleaned and chopped(100 grams)sunflower oil - for making dosa - 7
The Neer Dosa is made very similar to the Rava Dosa
dosa rice(1 cup)sunflower oil - for making dosa - 8
To make the Hibiscus (Chembaruthi) Neer Dosa, we don’t spread it on the pan like a pancake or a regular dosa
dosa rice(1 cup)white hibiscus leaves - cleaned and chopped(100 grams)sunflower oil - for making dosa - 9
We pour the dosa batter on the hot pan and it will spread itself creating holes
dosa rice(1 cup)sunflower oil - for making dosa - 10
Note: It is a good idea to use an iron pan, as the texture and the softness of the dosa comes out perfectly with an iron pan
dosa rice(1 cup)sunflower oil - for making dosa - 11
To begin, make sure you have a greased and seasoned iron pan
- 12
Grease and preheat the iron pan until it is sizzling hot
- 13
When you sprinkle water on the pan; the water will sizzle and evaporate
water(2 cups) - 14
Once you have the right heat on the pan; pour a ladle of the batter in a circular motion starting from the outer edges
- 15
The batter will sizzle and flow to spread itself
- 16
Fill in the batter where there are gap, but do allow the dosa to have a few tiny holes
dosa rice(1 cup)sunflower oil - for making dosa - 17
There is no need to sprinkle oil to cook the Hibiscus (Chembaruthi) Neer Dosa
dosa rice(1 cup)white hibiscus leaves - cleaned and chopped(100 grams)sunflower oil - for making dosa - 18
The Neer Dosa cooks very quickly; when you notice the top of the dosa is no longer raw, the Neer Dosa is cooked
dosa rice(1 cup)sunflower oil - for making dosa - 19
The cooking process will take less than 30 seconds per dosa
dosa rice(1 cup)sunflower oil - for making dosa - 20
Slide a flat spatula from the sides of the pan and fold the Neer Dosa into a half and then into another half to form a triangle
dosa rice(1 cup)sunflower oil - for making dosa - 21
Place the Hibiscus (Chembaruthi) Neer Dosa on a platter and continue to make Neer Dosa’s the similar way
dosa rice(1 cup)white hibiscus leaves - cleaned and chopped(100 grams)sunflower oil - for making dosa - 22
Make sure you place the Hibiscus Neer Dosa away from each other when they are hot; as they tend to stick to each other
dosa rice(1 cup)white hibiscus leaves - cleaned and chopped(100 grams)sunflower oil - for making dosa - 23
Once they cool down, you can place them one on top of the other; into a covered bowl and serve warm
- 24
Serve the Hibiscus (Chembaruthi) Dosai along with Thenga Thogayal and a glass of Chickoo Banana Date Smoothie for a wholesome breakfast
dosa rice(1 cup)white hibiscus leaves - cleaned and chopped(100 grams)sunflower oil - for making dosa
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Hibiscus (Chembaruthi) Neer Dosa Recipe
A vegetarian South Indian Recipes recipe with dosa rice, water, salt and pepper - to taste. Ready in 5h 45m, serves 4.
Curated byAditi Iyer🇮🇳
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24 steps- 1
To begin making the Hibiscus (Chembaruthi) Neer Dosa Recipe, first soak the rice over night or for at least 8 hours in water
dosa rice(1 cup)water(2 cups)white hibiscus leaves - cleaned and chopped(100 grams)sunflower oil - for making dosa - 2
Once soaked, using a mixer grinder blend the rice along with the hibiscus leaves to form a smooth dosa batter
dosa rice(1 cup)white hibiscus leaves - cleaned and chopped(100 grams)sunflower oil - for making dosa - 3
The batter should be of smooth flowing consistency so we can pour it in the tawa and swirl it to spread
- 4
This will not be spread like a regular dosaAdd salt and pepper to taste
dosa rice(1 cup)salt and pepper - to tastesunflower oil - for making dosa - 5
You can also optionally grind it along with green chillies
- 6
The Hibiscus (Chembaruthi) Neer Dosa is now ready to be made
dosa rice(1 cup)white hibiscus leaves - cleaned and chopped(100 grams)sunflower oil - for making dosa - 7
The Neer Dosa is made very similar to the Rava Dosa
dosa rice(1 cup)sunflower oil - for making dosa - 8
To make the Hibiscus (Chembaruthi) Neer Dosa, we don’t spread it on the pan like a pancake or a regular dosa
dosa rice(1 cup)white hibiscus leaves - cleaned and chopped(100 grams)sunflower oil - for making dosa - 9
We pour the dosa batter on the hot pan and it will spread itself creating holes
dosa rice(1 cup)sunflower oil - for making dosa - 10
Note: It is a good idea to use an iron pan, as the texture and the softness of the dosa comes out perfectly with an iron pan
dosa rice(1 cup)sunflower oil - for making dosa - 11
To begin, make sure you have a greased and seasoned iron pan
- 12
Grease and preheat the iron pan until it is sizzling hot
- 13
When you sprinkle water on the pan; the water will sizzle and evaporate
water(2 cups) - 14
Once you have the right heat on the pan; pour a ladle of the batter in a circular motion starting from the outer edges
- 15
The batter will sizzle and flow to spread itself
- 16
Fill in the batter where there are gap, but do allow the dosa to have a few tiny holes
dosa rice(1 cup)sunflower oil - for making dosa - 17
There is no need to sprinkle oil to cook the Hibiscus (Chembaruthi) Neer Dosa
dosa rice(1 cup)white hibiscus leaves - cleaned and chopped(100 grams)sunflower oil - for making dosa - 18
The Neer Dosa cooks very quickly; when you notice the top of the dosa is no longer raw, the Neer Dosa is cooked
dosa rice(1 cup)sunflower oil - for making dosa - 19
The cooking process will take less than 30 seconds per dosa
dosa rice(1 cup)sunflower oil - for making dosa - 20
Slide a flat spatula from the sides of the pan and fold the Neer Dosa into a half and then into another half to form a triangle
dosa rice(1 cup)sunflower oil - for making dosa - 21
Place the Hibiscus (Chembaruthi) Neer Dosa on a platter and continue to make Neer Dosa’s the similar way
dosa rice(1 cup)white hibiscus leaves - cleaned and chopped(100 grams)sunflower oil - for making dosa - 22
Make sure you place the Hibiscus Neer Dosa away from each other when they are hot; as they tend to stick to each other
dosa rice(1 cup)white hibiscus leaves - cleaned and chopped(100 grams)sunflower oil - for making dosa - 23
Once they cool down, you can place them one on top of the other; into a covered bowl and serve warm
- 24
Serve the Hibiscus (Chembaruthi) Dosai along with Thenga Thogayal and a glass of Chickoo Banana Date Smoothie for a wholesome breakfast
dosa rice(1 cup)white hibiscus leaves - cleaned and chopped(100 grams)sunflower oil - for making dosa
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