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Thavala Dosa Recipe | How to make Thavala Dosa

Posted on Dec 12th, 2021
by Sowmya Venkatachalam
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3.4 from 10 votes
Thavala Dosa Recipe, a traditional dosa made with rice, toor dal and peppercorns. First we need to prepare a flour similar to what we use to make arisi upma. Add the yogurt and water to make the dosa flour. Use this batter to make crispy and tasty dosa. Serve with Idli podi and sambar and enjoy this delicious Dosa!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
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Thavala dosa a crispy, tasty and traditional Tamilnadu Recipe. This is similar to Thavala Adai with slight variations. This dosa would taste good only if eaten hot. Crunchiness of the dosa along with pepper gives a unique taste to the dish. A best accompaniment for this yummy and crunchy thavala dosa is Idli Podi or Spicy Tomato Chutney or Coconut chutney. Conventional dosa needs soaking and fermenting.  In this dosa, we there is only soaking, no fermentation needed. Also another variation is usually we make dosa in a tawa but this thavala dosa is made in cast iron pan. So this dosa will be thick and also crispy.

Tips for making Thavala Dosa:

  1. Soak rice and dal for atleast 3 hours so the dals gets ground properly.
  2. Grind the dals+rice along with chili to a coarse thick batter. Batter should be thicker than adai batter.
  3. You can use cast iron pan or non-stick appe pan.
  4. Cook the dosa in low flame till it is golden brown or crispy.

You can also try:

  1. Instant Oats Dosa – We can make instant, crispy and yummy dosa with Oats. As it’s name suggest it doesn’t require grinding, fermentation of batterI. Instant Oats Dosa is quick, easy and tasty to make. A perfect breakfast for a balanced diet.
  2. Wheat flour Dosa – Wheat Flour dosa is a quick and easy dish which you can prepare in 20 minutes. Normally for dosa, we need to soak rice, urid dal for many hours and grind it and then ferment it. But Wheat flour dosa is very simple and can be made with ready made flours without much effort.
  3. Rava dosa – Rava Dosa is a popular South Indian Dosa Variety made with the Sooji batter and spices. This is very aromatic and crisp, and its quite popular in the restaurants. This crispy, tasty dosa can be made easily in the home. The best part of making this dosa is that no grinding, fermentation rqeuired and it’s instant.

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Thavala Dosa Recipe, a traditional dosa made with rice, toor dal and peppercorns. First we need to prepare a flour similar to what we use to make arisi upma. Add the yogurt and water to make the dosa flour. Use this batter to make crispy and tasty dosa. Serve with Idli podi and sambar and enjoy this delicious Dosa!
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Thavala Dosa Recipe | How to make Thavala Dosa ? | Instant Dosa

Course: Breakfast, Dosa, Evening Tiffen
Cuisine: Indian, South Indian, Tamil Brahmin, Tamil Nadu
Equipments Needed
  • Dosa Pan
  • Mixer Grinder
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 165kcal
Author: Sowmya Venkatachalam
Thavala Dosa Recipe, a traditional dosa made with rice, toor dal and peppercorns. First we need to prepare a flour similar to what we use to make arisi upma. Add the yogurt and water to make the dosa flour. Use this batter to make crispy and tasty dosa. Serve with Idli podi and sambar and enjoy this delicious Dosa!
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Ingredients

  • 2 cup Idli Rice / Parboiled Rice 1 Cup - 250ml
  • 1 cup Toor Dal (Pigeon pea)
  • 1 cup Split Bengal Gram (Channa Dal / Kadalaparuppu)
  • ½ cup Urad Dal
  • ¼ cup Moong dal
  • 4 nos Red Chili
  • 3 nos Green Chili
  • 1 inch Ginger
  • ½ tsp Asafoetida (Asafetida / Hing)
  • ½ tsp Peppercorns
  • ½ tsp Cumin Seeds
  • ¼ cup Oil for cooking dosa
  • 2 tsp Salt adjust to your taste

Instructions 

Prepare Dosa Batter

  • Take rice, toor dal, chana dal, moong dal and url dal in a mixing bowl. Add water and wash the rice and dal thoroughly. Drain the rinsed water.
  • Add fresh water and soak the rice+dals for atleast 3 hours.
  • After 3 hours, drain water from soaked rice+dals and add it to wet grinder or mixer grinder. Add red chili, green chili, asafoetida, cumin seeds, pepper and grind it to coarse thick batter.
  • Add curry leaves, salt to the batter and give a good mix.

Making Dosa

  • Heat a heavy bottomed cast iron pan or non-stick Appe pan. Add a tsp of oil and spread the oil. Pour 1 big ladle of thavala dosa batter in the middle of the pan and spread a little.
  • Add a spoon of oil around the dosa. Close the pan with lid and keep the flame low and cook the dosa till it is crispy and golden brown on the bottom.
  • Flip and cook the dosa on other side till it is crispy and golden brown. Take out the cooked dosa. Repeat the same for rest of the dosa batter.

Serving Time

  • Relish Thavala dosa with Coconut Chutney or Idli podi!
    Thavala Dosa Recipe, a traditional dosa made with rice, toor dal and peppercorns. First we need to prepare a flour similar to what we use to make arisi upma. Add the yogurt and water to make the dosa flour. Use this batter to make crispy and tasty dosa. Serve with Idli podi and sambar and enjoy this delicious Dosa!

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Nutritional Info

Nutrition Facts
Thavala Dosa Recipe | How to make Thavala Dosa ? | Instant Dosa
Amount Per Serving (1 Dosa)
Calories 165 Calories from Fat 9
% Daily Value*
Fat 1g2%
Carbohydrates 17g6%
Protein 2g4%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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INSTRUCTIONS WITH STEP BY STEP PICTURES:

PREPARE DOSA BATTER

  • Take rice, toor dal, chana dal, moong dal and url dal in a mixing bowl. Add water and wash the rice and dal thoroughly. Drain the rinsed water. Add fresh water and soak the rice+dals for atleast 3 hours.

  • After 3 hours, drain water from soaked rice+dals and add it to wet grinder or mixer grinder. Add red chili, green chili, asafoetida, cumin seeds, pepper and grind it to coarse thick batter.

  • Add curry leaves, salt to the batter and give a good mix.

MAKING DOSA

  • Heat a heavy bottomed cast iron pan or non-stick Appe pan. Add a tsp of oil and spread the oil. Pour 1 big ladle of thavala dosa batter in the middle of the pan and spread a little.

  • Add a spoon of oil around the dosa. Close the pan with lid and keep the flame low and cook the dosa till it is crispy and golden brown on the bottom.

  • Flip and cook the dosa on other side till it is crispy and golden brown. Take out the cooked dosa. Repeat the same for rest of the dosa batter.

SERVING TIME

  • Relish Thavala dosa with Coconut Chutney or Idli podi!

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10 Comments Hide Comments

Jaya Iyer says:
February 12, 2015 at 5:05 am

Should we soak the dal & rice or directly grind it to coarse powder..

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subbuskitchen says:
February 12, 2015 at 10:33 pm

Hi jaya, we don't need to soak the dal and rice. Directly add the dal and rice to the mixer and grind it to a coarse powder

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Anonymous says:
February 20, 2015 at 4:28 pm

Hi,
Raw rice as in any rice or raw rice as in the one we use for making uttappas ?

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subbuskitchen says:
February 21, 2015 at 5:27 pm

for uttapas we use parboiled rice/ idli rice. raw rice is sona masoori or pacharisi

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Purple Leaf says:
March 17, 2015 at 5:41 pm

Can i use basmati rice instead?

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subbuskitchen says:
March 17, 2015 at 6:42 pm

Yes we can use the basmati rice

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Meena Shreekanth says:
November 26, 2015 at 3:37 am

Can we use fresh curd instead of sour curd and can we also use very sour curd?

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Sushmita Bs says:
April 18, 2016 at 5:23 pm

Why tis dish is called so.. Any special reason??

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Krithika says:
April 3, 2020 at 10:42 pm

5 stars
I made this yesterday for my family. Very tasty and everyone loved it.
Thanks for the recipe.

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Sowmya Venkatachalam says:
April 3, 2020 at 11:22 pm

Happy to hear Krithika. Thank you

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