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Mixed lentils dosa
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Mixed lentils dosa | No-rice Dosa

delicious, protein-rich dosa made with four types of lentils.
Course Breakfast
Cuisine Indian
Keyword Mixed lentils dosa, No rice dosa
Prep Time 15 hours
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 15 hours 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • ½ cup split green gram (moong dal)
  • ½ cup split black gram (udad dal
  • )½ cup split Bengal gram (chana dal)
  • ½ cup red lentils (masoor dal)
  • salt as per taste (namak)
  • Ghee or oil for cooking dosas

Instructions

  • Wash moong dal, udad dal, chana dal, masoor dal and soak in water for 5 to 6 hours.
  • Drain the water and transfer soaked dals to a mixer jar.
  • Add little water and blend to a smooth paste.
  • Transfer to a deep vessel. Add salt and mix well.  
  • Cover and keep the batter to ferment for eight to ten hours in a warm place. 
  • The fermented batter can be used to make dosa as well as idlis.
  • Check the consistency of the fermented batter.The batter needs to be thick for making idlis.For dosa, the batter should have slightly thin consistency.
  • If the batter is thick, add little water to it and mix well.
  • Heat a pan.
  • Pour a ladle of dosa batter and spread it in a circular motion to form a thin dosa.
  • Drizzle a tsp of oil or ghee  around the dosa and cook till the dosa turns crisp.
  • Serve hot with chutney.