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Wednesday, 1 June 2011

Cucumber Dosa

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Hi All!

As I have been mentioning that these days I am in no mood of elaborate cooking and I tend to make things which are quick to make and hassle free.

Cucumbers are very healthy to eat especially in summer as they help in hydrating the body with it’s large water content and rich source of minerals. I love to eat raw cucumber sprinkled with salt and chilli powder and it can be a feast for me. The flavour of cucumber is amazing so I thought making an instant dosa with it and gladly it turned out very tasty and flavourful so thought of sharing it with every one.

 

The dosa has an amazing texture and is very light to eat. It’s a perfect breakfast item and was loved by my family. I use Parmal rice for making my dosa these days and I must thank my Mangalorean friend Gayatri for that as I got introduced to it because of her. Do try this rice and enjoy the great texture of dosa.

Ingredients

2 cups Parmal rice (long grain non basmati rice)

1/2 cup urad dal

4-5 green chillies

2-3 big cucumber peeled,seeded and sliced

salt to taste

1/2tsp sugar

Method

Soak the rice and lentil for 3-4 hours.

Grind the rice with the cucumber and green chillies to a fine paste.

Grind the lentil finely.

Mix the rice and lentil and add salt to taste and sugar.

Let the mixture stand for an hour or two and then make dosas out of it.

The dosa batter has to be slightly thinner than the normal dosa batter.

Serve it with onion-tomato chutney.

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34 comments:

  1. Nice idea of using cucumber ...looks fab

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  2. wonderful idea of adding cucumbers in dosa ,nice way to beat the heat

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  3. Very innovative. They look crispy and awesome.

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  4. looks nice and crispy..yumm with cucumbers..

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  5. Interesting dosa recipe.. looks so tempting and perfect.. thanks for the recipe dear :)
    Indian Cuisine

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  6. Yummy dosa's. perfect for summer's.

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  7. Aahh..this is one innovative and light dosa..love it Pari.

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  8. so innovative and very interesting dosa !!

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  9. Dear pari
    Thats an awesome recipe. I recall in bong style for making Bari, we used ash gourd, cucumber, radish etc in the mix...but never thought of using it in dosa.I must try it.
    How are you?
    Take care

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  10. Interesting and ofcourse a cooler dosa for this hot sun..Thanx for sharing

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  11. Cucumber Dosa sounds interesting... would love give it a try..

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  12. Yum, looks superb dear. What nice golden crispy dosa :)

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  13. Cucumber in dosa... Sounds so refreshing...

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  14. thanks for posting different kind of dosa. Sounds really good

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  15. Dosa looks so crispy and inviting..

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  16. dosa with cucumber..Good combination
    Saranya
    http://www.foodandtaste.blogspot.com/

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  17. very interesting recipe..very flavorful dosa.. looks so crispy n tempting..

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  18. color of dosa is looking great!!!!
    very delicious dish!!!!
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  19. Very crispy....cucumber in dosa is new to me ...but ur pics make mew drool

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  20. Sounds interesting..Healthy dosa..will try this soon.

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  21. interesting n healthy dosa!!looks very crispy n nice click!

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  22. Mouth watering recipe......looks good..

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  23. wow thats awesome n very innovative dosa..

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  24. wow this is new for me,looks delicious

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  25. That looks very tasty. Cucumber dosa is something very new to me. Thanks for sharing.

    http://spoon-and-chopsticks.blogspot.com/

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  26. what an interesting twist to the dosa with some unusual ingredients-- two thumbs up for creativity, pari :)

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  27. These look so tasty!!!! Its m,y fav dosa!!
    Prathima Rao
    Prats Corner

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  28. creativity at its best dear! who would think of cucumbers in dosa! love the recipe

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  29. never heard of cucumber dosa....aah now I have ! looks yummy!

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  30. That platter of food is making me hungry now..mm..looks delicious..love the recipe..thanks for sharing!

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  31. I love south indian dishes.I really like the way you narrated the complete cooking process.Cucumber is used in best way.I was searching for some blogs based on south indian cooking.All the ingredients are easy to obtain.Great work.

    Thanks
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    Roger

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