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The concealed to the crepelike South Indian savory known arsenic dosa is not successful the incredibly elemental recipe: It’s successful the wrist. Expect to marque 4 oregon 5 dosas earlier you get the delicate swirl method required to get the crepe to an perfect thinness.

Restaurants specified arsenic Woodlands successful Langley Park usage round-bottomed cups to assistance dispersed the batter into a circular crepe that’s truthful thin, it’s often called “paper dosa.” (A crockery ladle, gripped adjacent the base, works, too.)

Serve close away, with Coconut Chutney for dipping (see related recipe).

The urad dal and methi effect are disposable astatine South Asian and Indian markets.

The urad dal and the atom request to beryllium rinsed successful a fine-mesh colander (separately) to region excess starch, past soaked (separately) successful chill h2o for 6 hours. The dosa batter needs to ferment for astir 8 hours. The fermented batter tin beryllium refrigerated successful an airtight instrumentality for up to 4 days oregon frozen for up to 1 month; defrost wholly successful the refrigerator earlier using.

Adapted from Ananda Poojary, proprietor of Woodlands successful Langley Park.

Ingredients

measuring cup

Servings: 8-10 (crepes)

  • 1 cupful urad dal (black matpe beans; spot headnote)
  • 2 cups earthy basmati atom (see headnote)
  • 1 tablespoonful methi effect (fenugreek; spot headnote)
  • Water
  • 1 spoon brackish
  • Flour (optional)
  • Vegetable oregon coconut lipid (liquefied)

Adapted from Ananda Poojary, proprietor of Woodlands successful Langley Park.

Tested by Lavanya Ramanathan.

Published November 4, 2014

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Updated March 15, 2026

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