How to make Tomato Dosa

Are you bored of the routine Dosa varieties..?   If you want to have a different taste in the Dosa then you can try this tomato dosa..  Tomato Dosa is also called as Thakkali Dosa in Tamilnadu. The tomato dosa is so delicious that you will start liking this dosa compared to normal dosa. The tomato dosa is very healthy because it has less calories than the normal dosa.  Here is the method of preparing Tomato Dosa.

Ingredients required for Tomato Dosa

• Raw rice -  1 cup ( 250 ml)
• Tomatoes - 4 Nos.
• Cumin powder - 1/2 tea spoon
• Red chilli powder - 1/2 tea spoon
• Salt to taste
• Chopped coriander leaves - 1/2 table spoon
• Oil - 1 table spoon

Method of preparation of Tomato Dosa

1. Rinse the raw rice in water and soak it in water for 3 hours. After 3 hours, drain the water and add the rice to the mixer along with roughly chopped tomatoes
2. Grind the rice and tomatoes to a nice and smooth batter. Take the ground batter to a vessel and add cumin powder, red chilli powder and salt and mix well
3. In a pan, heat oil and add mustard seeds. When the mustard seeds starts to sputter, add cumin seeds, split urid dal and saute till the dal turns to golden brown color. Add few curry leaves and remove from flame. Add the seasoned ingredients to the batter and finally add chopped coriander leaves
4. Heat a tawa, and when the tawa is hot, add a ladle of tomato dosa batter and spread it to a thin dosa. Add very little oil and keep the flame in low and allow the dosa to cook on one side. Then flip it to other side and allow to cook. When the dosa is cooked and becomes little crispy, remove from tawa. Repeat this step for the rest of the batter
5. The Tasty  Tomato Dosa (Thakkali Dosai) is now ready to serve with chutney or sambar 

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