Lauki or Bottle Gourd Dosa recipe

An interesting and healthy way of preparing a crisp and instant dosa recipe with bottle gourd which has strong similarities to the popular crisp rava dosa recipe with the same batter.

Ingredients

• ½ bottle gourd / lauki / sorekai
• 1½ cup rice flour
• ½ cup Rava / semolina / suji (coarse)
• ¾ tsp salt
• 4 cup water
• 1 onion (finely chopped)
• 2 chilli (finely chopped)
• 1 tsp cumin
• 2 tbsp coriander (finely chopped)
• oil (for roasting)
  

  Instructions

  • Peel the skin of lauki and cut it into pieces. make sure to remove the seeds as well.
  • Blend the bottle gourd into a smooth paste.
  • Transfer the bottle gourd paste into a large bowl.
  • Add 1½ cup rice flour, ½ cup Rava and ¾ tsp salt.
  • Pour 4 cups of water and mix using a whisk.
  • Further add 1 onion, 2 tbsp coriander, 2 chillies, 1 tsp cumin and 2 tbsp coriander.
  • Mix well and rest for 10 minutes for rava to soak well.
  • After 10 minutes, you can see the batter is watery. you can adjust the consistency by adding water if required.
  • when the pan is super hot, pour the batter on the pan.
  • Spread 1 tsp oil and allow to roast for 2 minutes or until the dosa turns crisp.
  • Finally, enjoy the crispy lauki dosa recipe with chutney.

Source: hebbarskitchen.com

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