GOTHAMBU DOSA- whole wheat dosa

This was my grandpa's mid-morning breakfast. We would wait around him while he ate this. He would give us each a piece from it. It tasted so delicious. The irony is that when food is given to us in limited amounts, it becomes a delicacy!!


INGREDIENTS

1. 1 cup whole wheat powder
2. 1 and 1/2 cup water
3.  salt to taste (1/2 tsp) 
4. 2 Tbsp chopped onion
5. 1 green chili chopped
6. 4 Tbsp grated coconut
7. few curry leaves, chopped
8. 1 Tbsp oil 

METHOD

• Whisk the flour and salt together. Appr. 1-1/2 cup water is required, but just use 3/4 cup water to make a paste first. Make a paste first; avoid lumps in the batter. Make a well in the center and gradually add water. You stir and mix.  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

          

• Heat a pan, add 1 Tbsp oil. Add the onions, green chilies, and curry leaves when the oil is hot.
• Sauté till the onions turn brown. Turn off the stove, and allow the mixture to cool.
  

  

  
  
  

  

  
  

  

• Once the mixture cools down, add it to the batter.
• Pulse the grated coconut in the blender once or twice. This helps in getting finer crumbs.

          

• Mix in the coconut, sauteed onions into the batter. Stir well, and then add the rest of the water to the batter. Let the batter rest for at least 30 minutes.
• Heat a non-stick griddle on medium-high heat (oil it if needed); pour a ladleful of the batter into the skillet when warm. Spread it in a circular shape using the bottom of the ladle. Cover and cook a ma medium flame for a minute.
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

• After a minute, open the lid, flip the dosa over, and cover and cook for another 30 to 40 seconds.
  

  

  

• Transfer it to a hot pack. Serve warm with chutney.
  
  
  
  

NOTES

• CAddchopped onions, green chili, and curry leaves without sautéing 
• Can sauté the onion, chili, and curry leaves in oil, cool it, and add it to the batter.
• Can dilute the batter as per choice.
• The batter can be made ahead and kept in the fridge overnight.