Aloo Dosai Especially for Sandramk

Name: Aloo Dosai Especially for Sandramk
Prep time: 1440 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1480 min
Yield: 10 servings
Cuisine: South Asia — Muslim traditions
Ingredients: 0.5 lb semolina; 1.5 cup water; 1 pinch salt; 2 tsp sour milk; 0.5 tsp bicarbonate of soda; 4 potatoes; 2 green chilies; 1 tbsp coriander leaves; 3 onions; salt; 0.25 tsp turmeric powder; 0.5 tsp mustard seeds; 0.25 tsp ginger

Sour milk, bicarbonate soda and potatoes come together in this South Asian snack, fragrant with turmeric and mustard seeds and simmered on the stove. It comes to the table with coconut chutney.

24 hr 40 min · Serves 10 · Takes some skill

Method

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Time: Prep 1440 min · Cook 40 min · 1480 min total
Difficulty: hard

1
To make dosais: Soak semolina in water in a bowl. Add sour milk, soda bircarbonate and a pinch of salt.
2
Blend well together with an egg beater, till an even creamy mixture results. Leave overnight in a mixing bowl.
3
Next morning, heat a tava (pancake pan). Pour a little ghee/oil on it. Use 2-3 tbsps. Full of batter at a time.
4
You have to pour it in the middle of the pan and then spread it into a circle as for pancakes.
5
Cover with a lid for the mixture to cook. Remove lid and put a filling of the potato mixture in the centre of the dosai.
6
Fold over like an omelette, adding small amounts of ghee/oil to brown and prevent dosai from sticking.
7
Serve with coconut chutney. For filling: Boil whole potatoes till done. Dice coarsely. Heat a tbsp.
8
Of oil in a skillet. Add mustard seeds. When they stop spluttering, add finely sliced/ chopped onions and fry till golden brown.
9
Add other spices. Fry for a few seconds. Add diced potatoes. Blend well. Use in dosais as required.