5 SECRETS to making crispy dosas everytime!

View in browser Hey reader reader,  I'm Richa, the face behind My Food Story. Welcome to this series where I send you an email exclusive tip/recipe every Wednesday! Here's today's Tip/Kitchen Hack: One of my favourite breakfast dishes is dosa. I love it's texture and taste of course, but what I love most about dosa is how versatile it is! You can serve it with sambar and chutney, curries and stews or if you're in a real crunch, dosa, ghee and chutney podi is a life saver! You can even make a quick egg dosa for a protein-packed meal. Sounds just perfect right? Today I'm going to share some hacks that will help you make your dosas amazingly crispy. Here goes: Use the right rice - Dosa batter is made using 'Idli Rice' which is basically parboiled short grained rice. Using this rice makes a huge difference. In a pinch you can also another short grained variety like sona masoori, but stay away from basmati.  Grinding - Using a wet grinder is the best way to grind batter but not everyone has one. Hell, even I don't! My tip: Use ice cold water if you are using a mixer grinder or high speed blender - this helps prevent the batter from heating up. Fenugreek seeds - Adding soaked fenugreek seeds to the batter while grinding is a game changer. Fenugreek seeds have the ability to hold carbon dioxide, which introduces more air into the batter making it light and fluffy - giving it the right texture for dosas. When you make a dosa, this texture will help produce air bubbles that will result in fluffy and really crispy dosa.  Poha or Flattened rice - This is the secret ingredient! Soaked poha in the batter while grinding results in soft, yet crispy dosas. Do not skip this! Use toor dal and chana dal - Soaked chana dal and toor dal are ground separately and added to the dosa batter along with urad dal of course. This is the second secret ingredient - not generally seen in dosa batter recipes! This helps make the dosas thin and crispy.  Preheat your dosa tawa - This is the most important step while making a dosa. Preheat your tawa sufficiently such that when you sprinkle water over it, it should sizzle. That's when you know your tawa is hot enough. If your tawa isn't hot, the dosa will never turn an even brown in colour.  Super Easy Dosa Batter Recipe Making dosa batter at home is incredibly easy if you follow my timeline. This produces super crispy dosas every single time. CLICK HERE Hope this helps!! Is there anything else you need help with? Reply and tell me and I'll make sure to include it in my next few emails. Happy Cooking, Richa My Food Story Richards Town, Bangalore India You received this email because you signed up on our website or made a purchase from us. Unsubscribe