South Indian

Plain Dosa (Rice and Lentil Crepe)

Name: Plain Dosa (Rice and Lentil Crepe)
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: South Indian
Ingredients: 4 cups dosa batter (rice and urad dal, store-bought or home-fermented); 4 tbsp neutral oil; 2 tbsp water; 1/2 tsp salt

Ramya R. @ramya_r

Plain Dosa (Rice and Lentil Crepe) is South Indian home cooking, eaten at breakfast and dinner. On the plate it is the dish at the centre. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.

25 min Easy Heart healthy Low sodium Vegetarian Vegan Halal Gluten free Dairy free Pescatarian

Ingredients

Serves

The quantities follow this count.

4 cups dosa batter (rice and urad dal, store-bought or home-fermented)
4 tbsp neutral oil
2 tbsp water
1/2 tsp salt

How to cook it

Store-bought dosa batter is the everyday shortcut in most kitchens; if using home-fermented batter, thin it with a little water to a pourable, lump-free consistency.
Heat a flat cast-iron or nonstick griddle over medium-high and test readiness with a few drops of water, which should sizzle and evaporate right away.
Pour a ladle of batter in the center and spread it outward in a thin spiral with the back of the ladle to form a large, even circle.
Drizzle a teaspoon of oil around the edges and cook until the underside turns golden and crisp, about 2 minutes, without flipping for the classic version.
Fold in half or roll up and serve hot, straight off the griddle.

Watch how to cook Plain Dosa (Rice and Lentil Crepe)

Someone making it start to finish, so you can see what the steps look like.

Serve it with

A South Indian dinner is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Plain Dosa (Rice and Lentil Crepe), read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.

What it is eaten with
- Bajra Bhakri (Pearl Millet Flatbread)
  
  35 min
The sharp little thing
- Coconut Chutney
  
  15 min
Something cool and fresh
- Fried Vadam
  
  10 min

A course labelled with another kitchen's name comes from a cuisine in the same family, which is where this plate usually borrows it from.

Safe at your table

Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand. Plain Dosa (Rice and Lentil Crepe) carries none of them. That is a checked answer rather than an ingredient list nobody read.

Every tracked allergen in Plain Dosa (Rice and Lentil Crepe)
Allergen	In this dish
Peanuts	No
Tree nuts	No
Dairy	No
Gluten	No
Shellfish	No
Eggs	No
Soy	No
Fish	No
Sesame	No
Coconut	No

These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.

What it brings to the plate

Estimated, per serving

Calories: 360 kcal
Protein: 6 g
Carbs: 46 g
Fat: 17 g
Fiber: 2 g
Sugar: 2 g
Sodium: 350 mg
Saturated fat: 3 g

Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.

When to cook it

Plain Dosa (Rice and Lentil Crepe) takes about 25 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is easy going. It is eaten at breakfast and dinner. Nothing in the calendar rules it out, so it is a year round dish.