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Azhagar Kovil Dosa | A-Z Dosa Varieties

Kalyani
Azhagar Kovil Dosai is a special Vegan Dosa / savory Pancake made at a temple in Madurai and served as prasadam to the devotees.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Soak + Grinding + Fermentation Time 12 hours
Total Time 12 hours 35 minutes
Course Breakfast, Prasadam, Tiffins
Cuisine South Indian, Tambrahm, Tamilnadu Cusine
Servings 8 servings

Equipment

  • Wet Blender
  • Pots and Pans
  • Tava / Skillet
  • Ladle

Ingredients
  

  • 100 ml Whole black gram Karuppu Ulundhu / WHole Urad dal with skin
  • 100 ml Raw rice any short grained rice like Ponni / Sona Masoori
  • 1/2 tsp fenugreek seeds Vendhayam / Methi
  • 4 TBSP Oil Ghee is used to pan fry this traditionally
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp Dry ginger powder
  • 1 tsp crushed fresh black pepper
  • 1/3 tsp Asafoetida skip for GF, else highly recommended

Instructions
 

  • Wash and soak the rice and dal separately for 4 hours or even overnight. Soak fenugreek seeds with the rice
  • Grind both the rice and dal to a smooth paste. Add requisite salt and mix well.
  • Let it ferment for 10-12 hours or overnight .

To make the dosas

  • After fermentation, mix in the toppings / add-ons indicated below. Check for salt and spice and mix thoroughly.
  • Grease an oil Skillet (tava). Mix the well fermented batter and pour a deep ladle full of the batter onto a medium-hot tava . Do not spread, let it be like a thick Dosa, ~ 6 / 7 inches in Diameter.
  • Drizzle Oil or ghee (or even a mixture of both if you are not vegan) around the sides. Let it cook well and turn slightly crusty.
  • Flip on the other side and let it cook again for 1 min.
  • Serve immediately with any chutney or Sambhar.
  • We had ours with Flaxseed Molagapudi and Pudina Thogayal.
Keyword Alagar Kovil Dosa, Azhagar Dosa, Azhagar Dosai, Kovil Dosa, Temple Prasadam Dosai
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