Here is the recipe for making plain dosa, a popular South Indian dish:

Ingredients:

For Dosa Batter:

1 cup urad dal (black gram)

2 cups rice (you can use regular rice or idli rice)

1/2 teaspoon fenugreek seeds

Water for soaking and grinding

Salt to taste

For Making Dosas:

Dosa batter

Oil or ghee for greasing the pan

Instructions:

Soaking:

Rinse the urad dal and rice separately in cold water.

Soak urad dal and fenugreek seeds together in one bowl, and rice in another bowl. Soak them for at least 4-6 hours, or overnight.

Grinding:

After soaking, drain the water from urad dal and grind it in a blender or wet grinder. Add water gradually to form a smooth and fluffy batter. The consistency should be similar to pancake batter.

Grind the rice separately, adding enough water to make a smooth batter. The rice batter should have a fine texture but not as smooth as the urad dal batter.

Mix the urad dal batter and rice batter together in a large bowl. Add salt to taste and mix well. The batter should be thick yet flowing. Allow it to ferment overnight or for at least 8-12 hours.

Making Dosas:

Heat a non-stick or cast-iron dosa pan on medium heat. If using a cast-iron pan, grease it lightly with oil.

Pour a ladleful of batter onto the center of the hot pan and spread it in a circular motion to form a thin, even layer. You can make it as thick or thin as you prefer.

Drizzle a little oil or ghee around the edges of the dosa.

Cook until the edges start to lift and the bottom turns golden brown. Flip the dosa and cook the other side for a minute or until it’s cooked through.

Remove the dosa from the pan and repeat the process with the remaining batter.

Serving:

Serve the dosas hot with coconut chutney, sambar, or any chutney of your choice.

Enjoy your homemade plain dosas!