The unique Crispy Rawa Dosa - the recipe is here!

Ingredients and method of preparation is now available for the Greatest Rawa Dosa I have ever tasted. It's extremely simple to prepare. 

Ingredients (serves 2 - about 4 dosa's each)

• Fine Rawa - 100 gms
• Rice Flour - 200 gms
• Maida - 50 gms
• Wheat Flour - 75 gms
• Hing Power - a pinch
• Pepper Kernels - 15-20 nos. (without crushing) 
• Jeera - 1 tsp 
• Coriender Leaves (finely chopped) - a small bunch 
• Curry Leaves (finely chopped) - 10 leaves 
• Ginger 1 inch - grated
• Sour Curds - 2-3 tbsp
• Finely chopped Coconut (optional)
• Salt to taste 

Method of Preparation

• Mix all the ingredients well in a large bowl. 
• Ensure that the mixture is watery enough (not like normal dosa, but much watery) 
• Keep the batter aside for 1-2 hours for marination 
• Heat the tawa to high heat. 
• Pour the batter from the edges of the tawa towards the center and pouring additional batter within the gaps so formed. Do not smear/spread the dosa on the hot tawa with ladel unlike the preparation of other Dosa's. Pour little Ghee/Oil on the edges as necessary (max 1 tsp).
• Your crisp and tasty dosa is now ready - serve with coconut chutney !

Thanks to my dad (Ramamurthy) for this fantastic recipe.

Hayagreeva Sweet Dish

Hayagreeva is an excellent sweet dish made from Channa Dal. It is an authentic Karnataka delicacy and simply amazing to taste, of course when doled out with copious servings of Ghee!

Ingredients

• Channa Dal - 150 grams
• Bella (Jaggery) - 150 grams
• Gase Gase (Poppy Seeds) - 25 grams
• Lavanga (Clove) - 5-6 cloves
• Elakki (Elaichi) - 5-6 pods powdered
• Grated Dry Coconut - 50 grams
• Ghee - 2 tbsp
• Dhrakshe (raisins) - 25 grams
• Godambi (Cashews) - 25 grams
• Badami (Almonds) - 25 grams

Method

• Soak the Channa Dal for about 30 minutes and pressure cook.
• Roast the Poppy Seeds until they splutter, keep them aside.
• Take the ghee in a wok and add dry fruits and fry.
• Add Cloves to this mixture along with the dry fruits.
•  Now add Grated dry coconut and poppy seeds and mix.
• Now to this add Jaggery and mix till it completely melts and forms a dosa like batter.
• To this now add the cooked Channa dal and mix well.
• Garnish with Elachi powder.
• Serve hot with a generous helping of Ghee!

Hayagreeva !
(Clockwise form top) Dry Fruits & Poppy Seeds, Grated Jaggery, Final Result!, Pressured Cooked Channa Dal