Ammyar dosa/ ada dosa & urad dal chammandhi

This is one of the dishes which my mom's aunt used to make for me as a child. It is called Ammyar dosa in our part of the state. It was very similar to the Ada dosa which is made in other parts of India.


For people who are wondering what a dosa is, it is a crepe made from a batter of rice and lentil. This recipe is a take on the plain dosa with slight modification to the batter.


Difficulty level: Easy
Preparation time: 6 hrs+ 10 min
Cooking time: 10 min


Ingredients


Raw rice: 1/2 cup
Boiled rice: 1 cup

Bengal gram (കടലപ്പരിപ്പ് ): 1/4 cup

Red and black gram( തുവരപരിപ്പ്‌ & ഉഴുന്നുപരിപ്പ്  -equal quantities)- 1/4 cup

Onion- 2 medium
Red chillies- 3 or 4
Cumin- 1/2 tsp(crushed inside the palm of your head)
Asafoetida- 1/4 tsp
Curry leaves- leaves of 2 sprigs
Cilantro- 2 sprigs


Soak the rice, chillies and dals for 5-6 hrs. Grind all the soaked rice,chillies and dals and one onion, coarsely. Chop the other onion finely and add to the batter with asafoetida and salt. Mix in the curry leaves and cilantro leaves. Make nice thin dosas, pouring oil along the sides to make it crisp. 

You can serve it with Urad dal chammandhi.

This is also one of those dishes my mother-in-law makes for me all the time.

Difficulty level: Easy
Preparation time: 15 min


Ingredients


Urad dal: 1/2 cup

Dry red chillies: 3 or 4

Small onions: 5-6

Curry leaves: 1 sprig

Salt: to taste

Oil: 1 tsp

Saute all the ingredients expect salt, in oil, until the dal is light brown. Grind to a fine paste after it is completely cool. Add salt and mix well.

You can serve it with any other dosa or idli.