Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Sweet thousali(cucumber dosa).. a konkani dish



One more dosa for dosa lovers.This dosa is little sweet with cucumber flavour.We konkanis call it thousali..(thousey means cucumber in konkani ).

Ingredients:
Dosa rice/raw rice-2cups
Cucumber-11/2cup(grated)
Jaggery-1cup(or to taste)
Baking soda-1/2tsp
Salt-1tsp


Method:

  • Soak rice for about 2-3 hours.
  • Squeeze  1 cup of grated Cucumber and collect the water and keep aside.
  • Now grind the rice using the cucumber juice ,1/2cup of remaining cucumber and Jaggery to smooth paste.
  • Add salt and baking soda and mix it well.
  • The batter should be slightly thinner than our usual plain dosa.
  • Now heat dosa tava and spread ladle full and cover it for 2-3 mins on medium flame.
  • When you see the crispy outer layer its ready to take out.
  • Serve hot with dollop of butter.
Note: No need of fermentation..very quick and easy