Soft Jeera Dosa / Polo (without urad dal) / Jeere Galnu Polo
Delicious dosas, made of raw rice, grated coconut, cooked
rice and jeea. Best with chutneys and any veg or non veg gravy dishes or dali
thoy ( Konkan style dal) !!
Makes: 8 - 10 dosas / polos
Ingredients
Please use same measuring to cup to measure rice, grated
coconut and cooked rice.
For polo (dosa) batter:
1 cup / 200 g (Indian standard measuring cup of 200 ml / 8
oz capacity) raw rice (pachari / soorai orovu)
¼ cup grated coconut
¼ cup leftover cooked and cooled rice (this step is very
important)
1 teaspoon jeera (cumin seeds) - adding jeera is giving a unique flavor.
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar (or 1/2 teaspoon)
½ cup / 50 ml water
Method
Wash and clean raw rice. Soak together in 2 cups water for 3 hours. Drain out water and make a smooth paste
in a mixer / blender with grated coconut and cooked
rice. Sprinkle 2 – 3 tablespoon water when making batter. Transfer the dosa batter into another vessel.
Dosa batter should be of pouring
consistency (like normal dosa batter). Add salt, sugar and 50 ml / ¼ cup water if required to
make a batter of pouring consistency. Cover and keep aside for 3 -4 hours. No need to ferment overnight.
For dosa / polo:
In a dosa tawa / griddle, heat little oil. Pour a ladleful (
approximately 120 ml ) of the batter into it. Spread evenly by circular
rotations using the base of the ladle (8 – inches or 17 – 18 cm in diameter),
starting from the centre and progressing outwards. Close with a lid.
Allow to cook for about 1 minute until done. No need to turn
other side. Carefully remove it with a flat spatula and serve with chutney / thoy or
any spicy veg or non veg gravy dishes / egg curry / korma …
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