I learn the recipe for Kollu dosai from my mother-in-law. This is a healthy option dish since horse gram helps in reducing weight and keeps a check on cholesterol levels when taken regularly.
What you need
Raw rice/Idli rice - 2 cups
Horse gram - 2 cups
Black gram - 4 tbsp
Fenugreek seeds - 1/2 tbsp
Red chillies - 6
Onions, small - 10
Ginger - 1 inch
Garlic pods - 5
Asafoetida - 1/2 tbsp
Salt - 2 tbsp
Curry leaves – a few
Cooking oil – as required
Cooking instructions
Soak raw rice, horse gram, black gram and fenugreek seeds together for about two hours.
Wash and rinse thoroughly.
Grind the gram to a fine batter with red chillies, small onions, ginger, garlic pods and curry leaves.
Add asafoetida and salt and let ferment for about two-three hours.
Heat a tawa and spread the batter as you would for a dosai.
Add cooking oil and let cook till the dosai turns golden brown.
Remove from tawa and serve with gunpowder (idli podi) and jaggery.
Rekha Mohan is a homemaker with a passion for cooking.
