Plain (Sada) Dosa Recipe

Plain dosa is also known as Sada (Simple) Dosa in India.

Ingredients for Plain (Sada) Dosa :

2 cups Idli rice
1 cup Normal rice
1 cup Urad dal
1 t-spoon Fenugreek seeds (Methi)
salt to taste
1 1/2 table-spoon Oil to make each dosa

Prepare a Dosa Batter :

Mix Rice and urad dal, wash them with water 4-5 times. Add fenugreek seeds to this mixture and soak them in water for 7-8 hours or overnight.
Drain water and grind the mixture to a very fine paste. Add salt and mix the batter properly.
Cover it and keep it at room temperature, allow it to ferment for 12 hours or overnight. Keep it in a large bowl with only half filled with the grinned mixture.
Next Morning, the batter will rise from its level and becomes very creamy. This shows that it got fermented (Khameer) properly.

Make Plain Dosa :

Heat Dosa tava or non-stick flat pan over medium-high flame. Sprinkle few drops of water to check whether the pan is sufficiently hot or not. When the water drops starts cracking, rub the pan with a cloth.
Now spread 1 table-spoon of oil on the pan. Take 1/2 cup of dosa batter and spread it properly in circular motion to form a thick circle on a hot pan. Normally, thickness of Plain dosa is more than masala dosa crust.
After 2 mins. add 1 table-spoon oil more on the dosa and flip to other side. Roast Plain Dosa from both sides until it gets properly cooked from inside.
Plain (Sada) Dosa is ready to serve with chutney and Sambar.