Rava Dosa

Rava Dosa is a crispy crepe made with rava (semolina) and rice flour. The batter is easy to prepare because it doesn't require much prep work. The dosa is best had when it is taken fresh off the skillet. 

Thanks to my in-laws, we've been regularly having such yummy dishes! Here is the recipe from them. 

Ingredients:

1. 1 cup rice flour
2. 1/2 cup fine rava (sooji or semolina). If the rava is coarse, grind it a bit in the blender. 
3. 1/4 cup all-purpose-flour / maida
4. 3.5 cups water (approximately)
5. 1/4 teaspoon hing / asafoetida
6. 2 teaspoons salt (or as needed)
7. 1/2 teaspoon whole black pepper corns
8. 1 teaspoon jeera / cumin seeds
9. 1 teaspoon black mustard seeds
10. 1.5 teaspoons minced ginger
11. 2 green chillies, finely chopped
12. a few curry leaves
13. a few tablespoons sesame oil

Preparation:

The consistency of the batter

1. Mix together the rice flour, rava, all purpose flour, salt, pepper corns and cumin seeds with as much water as required (add slowly) till you get a runny consistency, as shown below
2. This batter can either be used immediately or it can sit for 2-4 hours. 
3. When the batter is ready to be used, heat a tablespoon of sesame oil. Splutter mustard seeds in the oil. Then add hing, ginger, chillies, and curry leaves and fry for a minute or less. Add the seasoning to the batter and mix well. 
4. Heat a cast iron skillet or any skillet on medium heat. When hot, drizzle a ladle of batter in concentric circles, moving from the outside to in. The batter cannot be spread, so don't attempt to do so. The dosa is supposed to look like the picture below - riddled with holes. 
5. Drizzle a little bit of oil around the sides of the dosa. Let the dosa cook undistributed for 2 minutes or so (on medium heat). Gently flip the dosa onto the other side. Let it cook for another minute or cook until slightly brown. Remove the dosa and serve immediately if possible.

Rava dosa

This dosa gets rubbery and chewy if had a few hours after preparation. It goes well with any spicy side-dish!

A variation to this - add finely chopped onions (or other such vegetables) to the batter to prepare flavored dosas.