Poha Dosa Recipe - Atukula Dosa recipe

The Poha Dosa or Atukula Dosa is a Andhra Special Dosa.  This dosa is very soft, spongy, porous and stays even after some hours.  This is excellent for Tiffins boxes with some dry chutney or sambhar.

Here is a method to prepare Atukula Dosa  or Poha Dosa which is a special variety Dosa of Andhra Pradesh.

Ingredients (1 cup = 250 ml)

• Regular rice =  2 cups 
• Poha-flattened rice / parched rice =  1 cup
• Urad Dal - 1 tbsp
• Curd - 1 cup whisked with 2 cups of water
• ¼ tsp baking soda
• Salt - 1 table spoon
• OIl for frying the dosa

Method of preparation of Atukula Dosa

• First wash the rice, poha and the urad dal
• Soak the rice, poha and urad dal in butter milk mixture for 2 to 3 hours in a bowl
• Drain and reserve the liquid
• Now grind it to a smooth batter and add 1 to 2 cups of reserved liquid
• Add soda and salt and mix well
• Ferment for 4 to 5 hours
• Heat the Tava and take a ladle of batter and make a 1/4 inch thick dosa
• Drizzle oil around the edges of the dosa
• Cover the dosa with a lid and cook for 1 or 2 minutes till the base is cooked and is crisp and the top is spongy.
• Serve the Atukula Dosa hot with coconut chutney.