Parp Dosa (Toor dal dosa)

This is a spicy dosa made of Toor dal (yellow split pea, togari bele).
You can find toor dal in Indian grocery stores.

Ingredients:

Toor dal 1/2 cup
Rice 1 1/2 cups
Dry red chillies - 3-4 (more if you want it spicier)
Grated coconut - 1/2 cup
Hing (asafoetida) - 1/4 tsp
Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
Salt to taste

Preparation:

Batter

1. Soak toor dal and rice in water for 4-5 hrs (till the dal is soft enough to grind) . Overnight is best.
2. Drain all the water. You can save this water to use for grinding.
3. In a blender grind the soaked dal, rice and coconut to a smooth paste adding little water at a time. Keep the consistency similar to any other dosa/pancake batter.
4. Add hing, turmeric and salt. Mix well.
The batter is now ready to make dosas. Unlike the usual urad/rice dosa batter, this does not need to sit for a while to slightly ferment. You can use the batter immediately to make dosas.



Dosa

1. Heat the tava (griddle)
2. With a medium sized serving spoon, take the batter and slowly spread it on the tava in circles to make a thin layer.
3. Put few drops of oil around the dosa.

4. Leave it for 1-2 minutes. When the top layer starts to dry and the edges start to turn brown, you can flip the dosa to cook the other side. Again leave it for a minute or 2 and take it out.


5. Serve with Pickle or Chutney.