Thavala Dosa Recipe | How to make Thavala Dosa

Posted on Dec 12th, 2021

by Sowmya Venkatachalam

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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!

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 30

Total Time 40

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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:

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

You can also try:

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.
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.
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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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.