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Dosa khakhra | dry dosa | how to make dry dosa | paper dosa

Author Nehas Cook Book
5 from 2 votes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Resting time 20 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Course Dry namkeen, Snack
Cuisine Indian
Servings 15 medium size dosa khakhra

Ingredients
 

  • 1 cup rava - semolina/suji
  • 1 cup gram flour - besan
  • Salt to taste
  • ½ tsp nimbu na phool - citric acid
  • 1 +1/4 cup water or as required
  • ¼ tsp baking soda
  • Butter or oil for roasting dosa

Instructions

  • In a mixture jar, add rava (semolina), gram flour (besan), salt, and nimbu na phool. Grind it.
  • Add grinded mixture into mixing bowl. add water gradually and make the smooth, medium thick, and pouring consistency of the batter.
  • Cover and rest it for 15-20 minutes so the rava will puff up.
  • Then add a pinch of baking soda and some water to it. Mix well.
  • Now heat a tawa, sprinkle water and wipe it with a cloth and cool down the temperature of the tawa.
  • Take 1 ladle of batter and spread it on tawa.
  • Apply butter on dosa and gently rub bowl on slightly cooked dosa for its even texture.
  • Then to make the dosa thin and crispy, remove the extra part from the cooked dosa with a slightly wet spoon (tavitha).
  • Apply some butter again to it and cook dosa khakhra on low flame till become crispy and golden brown on both sides.
  • Cut dosa khakhra into 4 pieces and make all dosa khakhra in the same way.
  • For masala dosa khakhra, Heat a tawa and pour a ladle full of batter. Spread it in a circular direction to make it to thin dosa.
  • When the upper surface of the dosa becomes dry then spread some oil on it.
  • gently rub bowl on slightly cooked dosa and remove the extra part from cooked dosa with a slightly wet spoon
  • Then in a bowl, add black salt, red chili powder, and chaat masala. mix well and sprinkle dosa khakhra.
  • Cut masala dosa khakhra into 4 pieces and make them all in the same way.
  • Serve or store dosa khakhra in an air-tight container for 1-2 months.

Notes

  • dosa batter is a medium thick and pouring consistency.
  • whisk batter for 2-3 minutes so air particles incorporate in it and it becomes light and fluffy.
  • before spreading dosa, sprinkle some water and decrease the temperature of dosa tawa. lower the gas flame while spreading dosa.
  • cook dosa on low flame till it becomes crispy from both sides.
  • store dosa khakhra in an air-tight container.