Onion Rava Dosa Recipe - Spiced Semolina Crepe
A vegetarian Tamil Nadu recipe with sooji (semolina/ rava) - roasted, rice flour - roasted, all purpose flour (maida). Ready in 55 min, serves 4.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
- 1
To begin making Onion Rava Dosa, in a tadka pan heat a teaspoon of oil
- 2
Add cumin seeds and let it sizzle
cumin seeds (jeera)(1 teaspoon) - 3
Turn off the heat and add grated coconut and roast for a few minutes in the existing heat
fresh coconut - grated(1 tablespoon) - 4
In a medium bowl add rava, rice flour, all purpose flour, green chillies, peppercorns, chopped onions, torn curry leaves, coriander leaves, roasted cumin and coconut with required salt, stir well
sooji (semolina/ rava) - roasted(1/2 cup)rice flour - roasted(1/2 cup)all purpose flour (maida)(1/3 cup)green chillies - finely chopped(2)shallots - or onions(1 cup)black pepper corns(1 tablespoon)sprig coriander (dhania) leaves - finely chopped(2)sprig curry leaves - torn(1)cumin seeds (jeera)(1 teaspoon)fresh coconut - grated(1 tablespoon)salt - to taste - 5
Add the buttermilk little by little and keep stirring until well combined
buttermilk(2 cups) - 6
The dosa batter should be watery
- 7
Allow the rava dosa batter to rest for 15 minutes
- 8
It will thicken a bit in the process, if it does, add just a little more water to make it a runny dosa batter
- 9
Preheat a non stick dosa tawa on medium heat
- 10
Sprinkle water on the tawa and if it sizzles it's perfectly hot for making the onion rava dosa
- 11
Now pour a ladleful of batter from the border to inside of the tawa, the batter will sizzle and spread on its own
- 12
The Rava Dosa is not spread like a traditional batter but is made to spread on its own
- 13
Hence it's crucial for the batter to be runny
- 14
Drizzle some oil around the Onion Rava Dosa and allow the dosa to cook on medium heat until brown and crispy from the bottom
- 15
Onion Rava dosa needs to be cooked on one side, so fold and serve once it's ready
- 16
Serve the Onion Rava Dosa along with Coconut Chutney and South Indian Filter Coffee for a complete meal
fresh coconut - grated(1 tablespoon)
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Onion Rava Dosa Recipe - Spiced Semolina Crepe
A vegetarian Tamil Nadu recipe with sooji (semolina/ rava) - roasted, rice flour - roasted, all purpose flour (maida). Ready in 55 min, serves 4.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
Directions
16 steps- 1
To begin making Onion Rava Dosa, in a tadka pan heat a teaspoon of oil
- 2
Add cumin seeds and let it sizzle
cumin seeds (jeera)(1 teaspoon) - 3
Turn off the heat and add grated coconut and roast for a few minutes in the existing heat
fresh coconut - grated(1 tablespoon) - 4
In a medium bowl add rava, rice flour, all purpose flour, green chillies, peppercorns, chopped onions, torn curry leaves, coriander leaves, roasted cumin and coconut with required salt, stir well
sooji (semolina/ rava) - roasted(1/2 cup)rice flour - roasted(1/2 cup)all purpose flour (maida)(1/3 cup)green chillies - finely chopped(2)shallots - or onions(1 cup)black pepper corns(1 tablespoon)sprig coriander (dhania) leaves - finely chopped(2)sprig curry leaves - torn(1)cumin seeds (jeera)(1 teaspoon)fresh coconut - grated(1 tablespoon)salt - to taste - 5
Add the buttermilk little by little and keep stirring until well combined
buttermilk(2 cups) - 6
The dosa batter should be watery
- 7
Allow the rava dosa batter to rest for 15 minutes
- 8
It will thicken a bit in the process, if it does, add just a little more water to make it a runny dosa batter
- 9
Preheat a non stick dosa tawa on medium heat
- 10
Sprinkle water on the tawa and if it sizzles it's perfectly hot for making the onion rava dosa
- 11
Now pour a ladleful of batter from the border to inside of the tawa, the batter will sizzle and spread on its own
- 12
The Rava Dosa is not spread like a traditional batter but is made to spread on its own
- 13
Hence it's crucial for the batter to be runny
- 14
Drizzle some oil around the Onion Rava Dosa and allow the dosa to cook on medium heat until brown and crispy from the bottom
- 15
Onion Rava dosa needs to be cooked on one side, so fold and serve once it's ready
- 16
Serve the Onion Rava Dosa along with Coconut Chutney and South Indian Filter Coffee for a complete meal
fresh coconut - grated(1 tablespoon)
About this recipe
A vegetarian Tamil Nadu recipe with sooji (semolina/ rava) - roasted, rice flour - roasted, all purpose flour (maida). Ready in 55 min, serves 4.
Nutrition Facts
Per serving (4 servings)
Rate this recipe
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