January 24, 2023

Set Dosa | Set Dose (variation 2)


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 Set dosa is one of the most loved breakfast in Karnataka.  Though the basic ingredients remain the same,there are some mild variations used by various restaurants that make them a speciality .

My mom had learnt a recipe from one restaurant cook and I have been following that primarily all these years to make Set Dosas at home . To check out my Mom's variant click here

Recently, my cousin Kalyani who blogs at Sizzling Tastebuds posted a Millet Set Dosa which prompted me to look up her recipe of The Regular Set Dosa and I found that it was slightly different from my recipe and  I went ahead and made Set Dosas with her proportion and needless to say everyone at home liked it. They were just spongy and so soft that it was a melt in mouth experience. I have followed her recipe to the 'T' and no changes at all . 

I served these cotton soft set dosas with Aloo Sagoo and Coconut Chutney the way it is served in most restaurants here in Bangalore . Chutney Pudi is of course our family favorite and we cannot imagine having our Dosas without Molagapudi.  Click on the recipe names above for detailed method of preparation. 

Ingredients 

2 cups idli rice 
1 cup whole udad dhall (udad dal gota)
1/4 cup beaten rice /Poha 
1/4 sabudana /jawwarsi 
 2 tsp channa dal
1 tsp methi seeds 
salt to taste 

Method 

  • Wash the idli rice and udad dal 3 or 4 times until the water is clear .
  • Sift the beaten rice once and wash it thoroughly under the colander .
  • Soak the idli rice , udad dhall, beaten rice, Sabudana ,methi seeds in sufficient water for 3 to 4 hours .
  • After the soaking Time,  grind the ingredients in a wet grinder or blender until you get a smooth batter . Batter must have the consistency of Dosa batter, neither too thick nor too runny . I prefer the wet grinder as the yield is more compared to  the blender method .
  • Add salt, beat it well once with your hands . The warmth from our hands induces good aeration and helps the batter to ferment well.
  • Allow the batter to ferment in a warm place for 8 to 10 hrs .

  • To prepare the dosas ,heat the tawa , drop a ladle of the batter and donot spread too much. The set  Dosa has to be slightly thick .
  • The moment you pour the batter on the hot tawa ,you can see lot of pores /holes developing on it.This means your batter is perfect. Just drizzle a few drops of oil and cook covered for 1min.
  • Slowly flip over and cook on the other side for just 10 sec . 
  • If the batter is well fermented, then absolutely no oil is required to cook the dosa.
  • Serve hot with accompaniment of your choice.

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9 comments:

  1. These busu busu set dosai are a big favourite with coconut chutney! They look so soft! Perfect for lunchboxes. 🙂

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  2. Now I am craving so badly for those spongy set dosas with some sagu ! so yum they are .. and glad you guys liked the recipe too.. thanks fr the mention !

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  3. Set dosa looks so soft and spongy.You have tempted me to make it now. Will definitely try your version soon. Absolutely irresistible.- preethi

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  4. This set dosa looks such a tempting breakfast. I would definitely love to have it with coconut chutney. Nice post.

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  5. I love set dosa, the softness and sponginess. Ideal to soak up curries and sambars. Didn’t know so many different ingredients go into making them. Will have give this recipe a try.

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  6. Set dosai and sagu everyday is my dream anytime food.
    I love how soft these dosa turned out, so good.

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  7. Now you are tempting me to make set dosa. I especially had liked Kalyani recipe and I guess thos is my prompt to make some. Your set dosa look simply delicious, spongy and make me hungry.

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  8. My hubby is fond of set dosa, these look so soft and spongy. I need to give this version a try.

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  9. Set dosa looks so soft spungy and delicious. Loved the visible pores on the top. Never tried before but now you are tempting me to try.

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