Monday, January 10, 2011

Beerakaya Dosa With Coconut Chutney



Ridge Gourd vegetable which is known as beerakaya in telegu is used to make a dosa which is very healthy breakfast alternative to regular dosa.Ridge gourd is also known by other names such as loofah, luffa, turai, turiya, tori etc. Originally believed to be originated in the Arabic desserts, this vegetable has spread throughout the world. It is very colorfull and tasty dosa .The preparation process is very simple too. Serves 8-10 dosas

Ingredients

  • 3 cups washed thuroghly and chopped ridge gourd ( peel gives green color )
  • 1 cup moong dal
  • 3 tbsp rice
  • 2 green chilli
  • 1/4 tsp turmeric
  • pinch of hing
  • salt to taste
For toppings
  • 1 cup chopped onions
  • 2 tbsp cumin seeds

Cooking Procedure:

Wash and soak the rice and moong dal for 1/2 hr, then make it into a smooth and fine paste with all the above ingredients.Keep aside.

Heat a tawa and pour one handfull batter and spread it with circular motion like dosa,it should be not too thick nor too thin and about 8 -10 inch diameter

Top it with a sprinkle of chopped onions and cumin seeds.

Add few drops of oil around it and let it cook for a min then flip it n again add few drops of oil. Remove when both sides are properly cooked and looks slightly crispy.

Coconut Chutney
  • 1 cup grated coconut
  • 1/2 cup roasted chickpeas
  • 1 tbsp chopped cilantra
  • 2 green chilli

Preparation

Grind all the above ingredients to a smooth paste.

For tempering
  • 1 tsp oil
  • 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
  • 1 red chilli
  • 1/4 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1 spring curry leaves
  • pinch of hing

Heat 1 tsp oil add the mustard seeds, once it splutter and rest ingredients and pour on the chutney

52 comments:

Unknown said...

looks very good Satya!...I like vegetable dosas~

KrithisKitchen said...

Looks Healthy and yummy...

Priya Srinivasan - I Camp in My Kitchen said...

Thats a quickie Dosa!!! Should ridge gourd be peeled????

Swathi said...

Chutney and dosa looks delicious.

Unknown said...

Hey Satya,

Missed your previous post...The dosa looks colouful indeed!!Should try it out..:)

Dr.Sameena@

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harini-jaya said...

hey this is one interesting dosa which we shall surely like..and one quick question - can u give an estimate as to how many dosas can be made with the measurements given?

veena said...

this is again new to me. A nice way to make the kids eat this vege.

Unknown said...

very healthy dish satya

Jaisy James said...

healthy and delicious

Prema said...

Healthy dosa,luks delicious.

sonu said...

looks very healthy and yum ..nice way to use ridge gourd !

jayasree said...

This dosa sounds interesting...Looks like an instant breakfast except for the little time for soaking. No rice and no fermenation..

Aps Kitchen said...

This is so Yummy!!!!

Kitchen Boffin said...

looks lovely! delicious n healthy.. i never imagined u could make dosa with ridge guard.. superb!

Priya Suresh said...

Dosa and chutney looks absolutely delicious and prefect..

chaitrali pathak said...

Looks super delicious...please receive ur tag from my blog

Madhura Manoj said...

Dosa & coconut chutney superb combination.Nice colour too...

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chef and her kitchen said...

Lovely dosa...looks nice wid that green color..EVen I have posted a dosa recipe 2day..:)

Kurinji said...

Healthy chutney...

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Raks said...

Never knew we can make dosa like this with this veggie,sounds very interesting,thanks for sharing!

R. Ramesh said...

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Hamaree Rasoi said...

This is a very new kind of dosa for me. Looks very tasty and colorful. Great preparation.

Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi

Arti said...

Looks very delicious... Very healthy too!!

Sensible Vegetarian said...

First time here and love this super healthy dosa.

Suja Manoj said...

Healthy and yummy doas

Unknown said...

Wow, new kind of dish to me...looks so tempting...Thanks for sharing...

Satya said...

@harini
you can make 8 dosas with the measurement

Madhu said...

wow Satya, we get beerakaya here but never knew its possible to make dosa out of them. My husband will be thrilled!

Madhavi said...

Quickie Dosa recipe, love d color and dosa looks great!!

Unknown said...

Healthy and tasty dosa..Great pic, Satya..

Unknown said...

oh love that colour and the chutney :)

Suji said...

Sucha lovely colored dosa and yummy chutney

Lorraine said...

I have never had this vegetable, but I would love to try it. I will have to keep a look out at my grocery store. Your dish sounds delicious:)

Unknown said...

interesting recipe..

Anu said...

Wow so lovely recipe..i liked the color of the dosa..yummy

Sum said...

Nice healthy dosa, Satya!
Don't you need to add rice? Only moong dal is sufficient?

kitchen flavours said...

We call this angle loofah gourd over here. My Indian neighbour use the peel to make sambar. I have not tried this in a dosa (is it same as thosai?). Looks very healthy and good. Must be delicious eaten with the coconut chutney!

saritha said...

healthy dosa... i never seen this before ...looking yummy!!!

Anu Nandu said...

This is not something I always pick in my grocery store though I see it there! Now I will - I know what to do with it! thanks for the recipe!

aipi said...

will make for a perfect breakfast..nice recipe!

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Saraswathi Iyer said...

Super Dosa. I love this bhajis.

Nandinis food said...

The combo is a very healthy one.

Corina said...

I've seen ridged gourd in our local Indian grocers but never known how to prepare it so I've never bought it. I'll have a go with your recipe next time I see it.

Satya said...

@Sum

Thank you for reminding me about the rice ... i have added it to the ingredients : )its been a long time i wrote recipes !!

Megha said...

very interesting recipe...never have I thought or used ridge gourd in this form....

Shilpi Bose said...

Thanks for visiting my blog. Your blog is indeed a goldmine for a idli and dosa lover like me. The wide variety of idlis and dosas I saw in your blog is indeed tempting.

Torviewtoronto said...

delicious healthy dosa

Magic of Spice said...

I have used the ridged gourd in a stir fry, but never like this...Wow what a gorgeous color, looks delicious :)

Rahin said...

Hey Satya, thanks for sharing this recipe, made it the other day, came out v gud, best of all my hubby cud not make out its turai:)I did add some Kothimir to the paste. Thanks again

Bhamathy said...

Nice and colorful..I loveur recipes..

Reshmi Mahesh said...

Lovely recipe...

Anonymous said...

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