Aviksha's Kitchen

Set Dosa is also called Mushti Polo in Konkani which means fistful. It is very popular in Karnataka where 2 dosa's sometimes 3 are served which are little thicker and smaller than masala dosa thus the name set dosa. You can find this dosa anywhere, be it in restaurants or road side stalls. Set Dosa are soft and very fluffy in texture. Do try it at least once. NOTE :  The  Vegetable Kurma   goes very well with Set dosa. Click on Vegetable Kurma to get it's recipe. Sambar is another side dish for Masala Dosa. Click here,  Sambar / Kolmbo  for it's recipe. Use the soaking water while grinding for proper fermentation. Adding salt to the batter will fasten the process of fermentation. Mixing the batter with hands will also help for faster fermentation due to presence of bacteria in hand. Set dosa is roasted only on one side. Eat it when hot. Keep the batter in the fridge if you are not making dosas immediately or if the batter is remaining so to use it ...

Masala Dosa is my favourite South Indian dish and specially the one prepared by my mother. We used to wait for our mother to prepare this dish. The thought about having masala dosa the next day used to make me awake the whole night. When I was a kid, I used to get up early morning before my mom would had finished all her side dishes for the dosa and used to irritate her saying I was hungry. Then in hurry my mother would serve that awesomely and heavenly tasted dosa. Thinking about it now, my mouth has started to water. So I am quickly moving to the recipe. Many people use the readymade dosa batter available in almost all the stores to prepare masala dosa. But I will be showing how to make a perfect masala dosa batter here. NOTE :  The  Vegetable Kurma   goes very well with masala dosa. Click on Vegetable Kurma to get it's recipe. Sambar is another side dish for Masala Dosa. Click here,  Sambar / Kolmbo  for it's recipe. Use the soaking water while gri...

Pan Polo / Neer Dose is a Mangalorean Dish. We get the best rice flour in Sinagapore, which is so fine that there is no need to soak the rice grains and to grind it. Thus this is the easiest dosa and very simple and quick to make. It is instant recipe and yet very tasty. Good for morning breakfast or with evening tea. This is called 'Pan Polo' in Konkani and 'Neer Dose' in Kannada . 'Neer' means water and 'Dose' means Dosa. Thus this dosa is so thin like a paper. Normally, this dish is made by soaking the rice grains for atleast 4 hours or overnight and grinding it with coconut to form a very thin batter with no fermentation process involved. Can be served with any type of chutneys, pickles, butter, sambar, kodel, gashi, veg or non-veg gravy, honey and ghee or with sugar.  NOTE : Optional - Can use grated coconut if needed. This will make the dosa soft. I am adding 2 tbsp coconut to make it more soft add 1/2 coconut. Adding Cumin seeds gives you n...

Onion Rava Dosa is a South Indian Dish. This is the easiest dosa that i have ever come across. Very simple and quick to make as there is no need to soak, grind and leaving batter overnight process involved. It is instant recipe and yet very tasty. Good for morning breakfast and with evening tea. This is very simple but needs lot of patience while roasting it in order to get the  crispness .  NOTE : Optional - Can use grated carrots, curry leaves and coriander leaves also. Can have it without onions then it is called plain rava dosa. Adding Cumin seeds gives you nice flavor. Mix the batter well every time before putting it on a non-stick pan to prevent the accumulation of rava at the bottom. Batter should be very thin like a buttermilk to get the lacy holes. Keep checking the consistency of the batter every now and then and add little water and salt if the batter becomes thick. Use non-stick pan and it should be heated well before spreading the batter on it. After ...