Konkani cuisine uses lot of Horse Gram (called as Kulith) in its cooking. There are so many recipes like ghashi, koddel, idli, the regular saar/upkari and this Dosa which uses Horsegram. People who are not familiar with this bean are surprised when I mention the different recipes that can be cooked with it especially the Idli and Dosa part. Horse gram is nutritious and is an excellent source of iron and molybdenum. It is considered helpful for people with iron deficiencies, weight loss and maintaining body temperature. It is also recommended for people who have knee pain problems. There is…
- Breakfast/ Brunch /Tiffin Varieties
- Dosa Varieties
- Easy Vegetarian Recipes
- Karnataka Recipes
- Low Fat Recipes
Set Dosa/ Aval Dosa/ Poha Dosa
Unique to the state of Karnataka, the dosas are called ‘Set Dosa’ because they are served in a stack of three. These Dosas are famous in the restaurants and ‘darshinis’ of Bangalore along with Masala Dosa and Rava Dosa. I found an interesting story here as to how the name was coined and why restaurants serve in sets of three. These are Indian version of savory pancakes that are soft, spongy and fluffy. They are not greasy unlike a regular Masala Dosa.In the restaurants Set Dosas are paired with Vegetable Saagu and coconut chutney while serving. Even though the dosas…
Plantain Dosa / Balekayi Dosa
In our grocery we get good plantains all year around and so we buy it often. I usually make Raw banana fry, Banana curry or add it in sambhar most of the times. But recently I have leant making dosa from the green bananas. If this is something new to you then I assure that the taste is that of a regular dosa. The batter has aroma of the raw banana, however there is no flavor or even taste in the cooked dosa. It is as if the banana is invisible in the dosa, but adds good bit of nutrition…