Cucumber Dosa/Taushe Polo
(from Nandini’s recipe box)
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 15 minutes
Serves 3 people
Categories: Dosa
Ingredients
- 2 medium size cucmbers
- 1.5 cups of idli rava
- 4-5 green chillies
- oil, salt
- coriander leaves chopped (optional)
- 1/2 cup shredded coconut(optional)
Directions
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Peel the cucumbers and grate them. Retain the seeds of the cucumber but drain the cucumber water as much as possible.
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Chop up the green chilies very finely.
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Add the idli rava, green chilies, shredded coconut, coriander leaves to grated cucumber and mix well. Add salt as required
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Let this whole thing rest for about 30 minutes. Note that the mixture in this case will be coarse and not “gooey” or watery like a dosa batter.
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Note: Even if it becomes watery, do not discard the water but retain it and mix it well.
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Procedure:
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Heat a tava and grease it a little bit. When the tava is hot, take a handful of the cucumber mixture and place at the center.
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Pat the mixture using finger tips and spread it around starting from the center to form a circle.
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Use little water to spread this out if it becomes hot to handle.
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This spreading should not be either too thick or thin, make it as even as possible.
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Make about 4-5 small holes around the periphery and center of the circle using a spatula.
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Put about 1 tsp of oil around the dosa and also 1 tsp into the small holes.
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Cover this with a lid and let it stay for a minute or so on high heat.
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After a minute take a peek and check to see if the backside of the dosa has a brown color.
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If it has not, then let it stay for a while or the dosa will break when trying to turn it around.
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If it has browned then, turn the dosa around, put some more oil around it and let it cook for a while.
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This can be eaten as is or with little ghee or coconut oil.