Set Dosa and Tomato Chutney

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A dosa is a rice pancake, originating from South India, made from a fermented batter. Set Dosa is one of the versions of Dosa and is a very popular breakfast in South India. It is called as set dosa as it is served in set of 3 usually, with any kind of chutney.

Cuisine: Indian
Course: Main Course
Diet: Vegetarian
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Servings: 8 Dosa

INGREDIENTS
For the batter
  • Rice - 200gm
  • Boiled rice - 50gm
  • Urad dal split - 2 tsp
  • Methi seeds - 1/4-1/2 tsp
  • Baking soda - 1/4 tsp or less
  • Salt to taste
For the chutney
  • Tomatoes - 8 nos
  • Green chillies - 5-6(Makes it spicy. You can reduce the amount of chillies according to your taste)
  • Onions, finely chopped (For blending) - 1/2 nos
  • Onions, thin and long sliced(For tadka) - 1/2 nos
  • Garlic cloves, split into halves - 4 nos (8 halves)
  • Coriander leaves, chopped - 1tsp
  • Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
  • Curry leaves - 5-6 nos
  • Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
  • Salt to taste
INSTRUCTIONS
For the batter
  1. Soak the rice in water for around 5 hours.
  2. To another bowl, add the urad dal and methi seeds. Soak them in water for 5 hours.
  3. After 5 hours, transfer the soaked urad dal and methi seeds to a blender. Add the boiled rice to it and blend it to a thick paste(Use some water if required according to the batter consistency)
  4. Transfer this mixture to a bowl and keep it aside.
  5. Now transfer the soaked rice to the blender and grind it to a thick paste (Use some water if required according to the batter consistency)
  6. Now transfer this blended paste to the same bowl as that of urad and methi mixture.
  7. Add 1/2 tsp of salt, a pinch of baking soda and mix it well.
  8. Cover the batter with a wet cloth and keep it aside for 5-6 hours to ferment.
  9. After 6 hours the batter will be readyto make dosa/idli.
For the tomato chutney
  1. Take a saucepan and add 2-3 cups of water. Add the tomatoes and chillies to this. Let it boil for 6-8 mins until the tomatoes skin start to peel.
  2. Now turn of the flame and let it cool.
  3. To a blender, add 1/2 finely chopped onions, cumin seeds, 2 garlic cloves and 1 tsp of chopped coriander leaves. Grind them into a fine paste.
  4. To the same jar, add the boiled tomatoes and chillies and grind the mixture into a fine paste.
  5. Let the mixture cool for 2 min.
  6. Meanwhile, take a pan, add 2 tsp of oil on medium heat. Once the oil is hot, add mustard seeds, curry leaves, 2 garlic cloves and thin sliced onions.
  7. Saute until the onions are golden brown.
  8. Now add the blended mixture to this pan.
  9. Add salt to taste and let it cook for 5-6 mins until it comes to boil.

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