Thursday, August 18, 2011

Onion Thotakura Dosa (Amaranth Dosa)


This is a one pot meal dosa as it doesnt need any side dish, it contains some veggies like thotakura also known as amaranth which makes it filling.In place of amaranth leaves you can use cabbage,spinach etc.
I learnt this recipe from one of my kannada neighbours. She called it sambar dosa which surprised me.Then I asked her why she called it sambar dosa she said all the ingredients we use in sambar is used here.It has a tangy spicy flavor.
Ingredients
  • 1 cup rice
  • 1/4 cup grated coconut
  • 4 red chilli
  • 1 tsp cummin seeds
  • 1/2 cup chopped onions
  • 1 cup chopped thotakura ( amaranth )
  • 1/2 tsp jaggery
  • lemon size tamarind
  • 1/2 tsp oil for each dosa
  • salt to taste

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Procedure
Soak rice for 4 hrs. Drain the water. In a mixe jar/blender add all the above ingredients except onions and green leaves. Make a smooth batter and keep aside
Take 1 tsp oil in fry pan and add chopped onions and fry till translucent and keep aside.
In another bowl boil 2 cups water and add this hot water, fried onion, chopped veggies to the above prepared batter and mix nicely. Check the consistentcy it should be like rawa dosa batter.
Now heat a pan and pour one cup in a circle starting from the edge of the pan and it should move inwards till the center.
Note: Adding hot water makes the dosa smooth, in place. You can use chopped cabbage, chopped spinach instead of amaranth

39 comments:

Arti said...

New to me as well! But sounds really tempting and the pics looks super yummy too! Feel like digging into it right away :-)

Sayantani Mahapatra Mudi said...

wish I was your neighbour...love dosas like this.

Reshmi Mahesh said...

New to me...Dosa looks very yummy and tempting..

R. Ramesh said...

satya madam..engalai marandu vittirgala??(have u forgotten us?) cheers

Priya Suresh said...

Quite a new dosa for me, looks fabulous..

Neha said...

Hey Satya...First time on your blog...Dosa looks so yummy...happy to join you dear...Do visit me at http://muchmorethanahomemaker.blogspot.com/
Cheers

harini-jaya said...

Satya, this Dosa is very interesting and new too! Good mix of thotakoora in dosa :)

Nandita SS said...

Just loved the dosa recipe Satya!!! I am book marking this :)

NIDHYA said...

Dosa looks very tempting...love the leafy greens all over it.

Aaha Oho

Lakshmi ...Rasoi ki Malkin..northern and southern spices said...

Healthy dosa..thanx for sharing sathya..

Torviewtoronto said...

delicious looking dosa looks wonderful

divya said...

Wow that looks absolutely tempting dosa.

Hari Chandana P said...

very delicious combination.. looks perfect.. chala bagundi satya garu :)
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Unknown said...

Delicious combination

Suhaina said...

Hi Satya...hope u are doing fine...never seen ur posts for a long time....dosai looks very yummy and tempting...very healthy too...i love to have it with some chutney

Jeyashris Kitchen said...

Adding greens to dosa sounds healthy and they turned out crispy too

Prathima Rao said...

New to me....Healthy & super yummy!!!
Prathima Rao
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Swati Sapna said...

Sambhar Dosa??! That's an innovative dish, alright! :)

aipi said...

How delicious n new ~ love the recipe Satya!
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Raks said...

I love all variety of dosas! This is one awesome variety! Love to try it,looks tempting!

Deepthi Shankar said...

Nice dosa with amarnath leaves. It's healthy too

Kalyan said...

From the look of it, it looks enticing and something new to try on.

Saucy Siciliana said...

I found you through my friend Neha. My family and I lived in New Delhi for 5 years and I studied Bharat natyam with Guru Dakshinamoorthy from Tamil Nadu and his wife often made idlis and dosas for me because she knew I loved them. I'm following you from Rome! I'll tell my daughter (hungrycaramella.blogspot.com) to visit you too. She grew up in India and adores Indian food. She's half Japanese because my husband is Japanese. I'm Sicilian by the way, but we're in Rome for the holidays. When we go back to Sicily I will make these dosas, looks really yummy!:)

Archana said...

New to me. Will definitely try it out.

Unknown said...

Hi Satya, long time since I hopped here - The dosais are awesome - I have a bag of amaranth and I am looking for recipes - this one would be a hot hit with the family - so thanks for putting it out there :) cheers, Priya

Arti said...

Wishing you and your family a very Happy Janamasthami Satya:)

Uma said...

looks tempting and delicious.

Anu said...

ohh it is a very good idea..i love this.will try it for sure..Super yummy...

Vidhya said...

Nice Dosa so filling and healthy .

khushi said...

very new dosai recipe...loved it...super delicious
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Sum said...

Interesting recipe, Satya! Nice and healthy...

munchmunchcrunchcrunch said...

dosa looks yummy..this is new to me...first time here...glad to follow you..hope you will too

Meera said...

Seems interesting and easy...am going to try this

Home Cooked Oriya Food said...

looks yum....

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Kurryleaves said...

looks really yummm...interesting recipe..

Manasi said...

I like the idea of sambar dosa!
Will spinach have the same taste as amaranth leaves?

Food Home Delivery Chennai said...

really great diet food for breakfast :)

revathi said...

I came to know your site while searching for amarnath leaf recipes. As i have amarnath leaf in hand , soaked rice immediately and tried your version of Onion Amarnath Dosa.

Taste was good. It is very soft. Never thought we can make dosa with amarnath leaves. This dosa is very good recipe for school going kids. Very healthy recipe as it contains rice,fresh cocunut and thota kura. My kids enjoyed this dosa. Once again thanks for sharing with us.

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