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July 8, 2009

Tomato Dosa Recipe | Thakkali Dosai

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TOMATO DOSA
I got this tomato dosa recipe from my friend Shalini…I tried last week and it came out very well. It was crispy , tasty and we liked it very much. This dosa can be prepared instantly after grinding the batter. Fermentation is not necessary. But I ground the batter 3 hours before making the dosa. This dosa comes out soft, not much crispy as you see in the above picture. I’ve gone through so many varieties of tomato dosa on net. Here comes my version of tomato dosa batter.


Ingredients
1 cup - 250ml
  • Raw rice – 1 cup
  • Tomato – 4 nos (small)
  • Red chilli – 5-7 nos (adjust to our taste)
  • Hing/Asafetida – 1/4 tsp
  • Salt & water – as needed
To Temper:
  • Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp
  • Curry leaves – a sprig
  • Oil – 1 tsp
Method:
  • Wash and soak the rice for 2 hours.
  • Grind the tomato, red chilly, hing along with salt to make a puree.
  • Then add the rice and grind it like a dosa batter.
  • The batter should be loose and slightly watery..So add the water accordingly..
  • Heat a kadai with oil and temper with mustard seeds and curry leaves.
  • Add to the batter and mix well.Check for salt..
  • Now heat a dosa tawa greased with oil and pour the batter in a circular manner from outwards to inwards..
  • Pour little oil around the dosa if desired.. 
  • Serve hot with coconut chutney!!
COCONUT CHUTNEY

Ingredients
To Grind:
  • Grated coconut – 1/2 cup
  • Green chilly – 2-3 nos
  • Ginger – A small piece
  • Salt & water – as needed.
To temper:
  • Mustard – 1/4 tsp
  • Urad dal – 1/4 tsp
  • Curry leaves – few
  • Oil – 1 tsp
Method :
  • Grind all the items given under to grind to make a smooth paste and temper it..
Note : This dosa can be prepared instantly..No need for the batter to ferment..But I made the batter 3 hours before preparing dosa



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43 comments :

Raks said...

This is very similar to the rice dosa amma makes,right? I have tasted this tomato dosa once in hostel through my friend,and told amma to try with tomato,it was tasting similar too...
But theres difference like no onion,redchilli...but look at the colour so attractive...:) Nice pics!

lata raja said...

Whoa, Lovely colur to your dosa Chitra.I made tomato dosa using Ragi flour, Will be posting soon.Meantime I'll note this down too and try it out.

jayasree said...

Dosa has come out very well. I too had tried from my namesake's blog.

Suparna said...

hey chitra,
Ihad heard a lot of tomato dosa...hadn't tried it though ... looking at the snap here I think I'll make it for tomorrow's breakfast, coconut chutney and the dosa make a good combo.
TC

Hari Chandana P said...

Woww... thats a different one...looks so delicious..'ll have to try this.. thanks for sharing :)

Sushma Mallya said...

wow chitra dosa really looks good...esp the colour of it...thanks for sharing this new recipe...

Anonymous said...

Thats a yummy colorful dosa especially to prepare for kids..has come put perfect..!!

Shama Nagarajan said...

yummy combo...delicious dosa

Unknown said...

Double delicious dosa and chutney. Nice clicks.

Chitra said...

Thanks dearies for ur sweet comments..:)

Saritha said...

Wow nice colour and good combo of rice and tomato :)

Nithya Praveen said...

Dosa has come out very well....i've never tried making such ones....shud try now.

Mangala Bhat said...

wow! lovely ,,Nice color ..awesome pics ..hey nice combo aswell ..Lovely will try this soon !

Padma said...

Tomato dosa looks nice and also the color... and yummy tomato thokku too ...
thanks for sending it to my event Chitra :)

Home Cooked Oriya Food said...

lovely color... Really liked your awesome dosa...

Gita Jaishankar said...

Wow colorful crispy dosas with chutney...love ur click :)

Laavanya said...

Beautiful colour - tomato dosa and coconut chutney is a combination my mom always whips up. I've posted a recipe too which is slightly different from this... Must try with the tempering like in your method.

Ganga Sreekanth said...

Colourful dosa,will try this soon!

lubnakarim06 said...

Oh wow...looks drool worthy......looks crisp and yum....

Deepthi Shankar said...

I have never had tomato dosa .. lovely color

Ashwini said...

Love that color on that dosa...It looks very inviting. Never tried it before ..will try it soon.

Vikis Kitchen said...

Tomato dosa with that coconut chutney reminds me of some restaurants. Lovely recipe and nice photo.

Unknown said...

What a coincidence!!I posted tomato dosa only a few days b4 in my blog :)Urs look lovely and yumm!!

Pavithra Elangovan said...

Chitra I too make same with slight variation.. I have posted it just take a look when u find time and this is my fav too..

Sree vidya said...

Tomato dosa looks inviting
I will also try
Tomato thokku is my fav too
ideal for rotis,dosa and even rice.
It's so versatile

Pooja said...

Wow looks so yummy! Great colour!

chow and chatter said...

this looks great i love the idea of adding tomato to dosa

Suparna said...

hi chitra,
just wanted to thanks u for a wonderful recipe of tomato dosa :) it made my day!!! my hubby also loved it :) I'll treasure this recipe.
TC

vidhas said...

Hi Chitra, dosa looks gorgeous. Nice click, love to try.

Lena Jayadev said...

Hai Ratatouille.... :)Color of dosa is amazing.. :) i never tasted this tomato dosa.. :)wish to have it right now.. :)

gtyuk said...

simply delicious, if only I could grab that plate right away ...

Parita said...

Tomato dosa looks so delicious, loved the color!

Indian Khana said...

This is so gud...never tried tomato dosa....nice colour..

Ashwini said...

tomato dosa looks perfect..

Kitchen Chronicles said...

Tomato dosa with the coconut chutney looks real inviting. And Thakkali thokku too.

Chitra said...

Thank u all dearies and @suparna,thanks dear for trying mine:)

Sharmila said...

Wow! Such a colourful dosa! Grinding the tomatoes with it sounds great ... much better than adding chopped ones like in uattapams. :-)

EC said...

Looks so tempting..thanks for mentioning the benefits of tomato..I have just posted today the carrot poli recipe you asked for..have a look

Recipeswap said...

thokku and tomato dosa both look fab!

Tangled Noodle said...

I love the pinkish tinge to the dosa and the coconut chutney sounds wonderful. Thank you for the additional information about tomatoes - I particularly like the one about mixing sugar and cloves in tomato juice to cure 'avarice'!

Padma said...

Chitra.. just wanted to remind that I have not received your entry with photo till now ... send it to me @ [email protected] dear :)

divya said...

HI CHITRA,

I LOVE UR RECIPES....TRIED UR SUPER SOFT IDLI BATTER IN MIXIE AND IT CAME OUT REALLY WELL AFTER MY TRIALS FOR 10YRS FROM MANY SITES....PLEASE TELL ME FOR TOMATO DOSA U HAVE MENTIONED RAW RICE...CAN I USE IDLI RICE OR NORMAL SURTI KOLAM RICE INSTEAD OF RAW RICE..;..PLS REPLY SOON...URGENT.....THANKS

Chitra said...

Thank u so much Divya for ur feedback. I am so glad u like it.. For this dosa , I used Good quality raw rice which we use for making pongal Or Dosa rice would do..But i have not used idli rice or maavu arisi.. I think if u use idli rice or maavu arisi , the dosa may be little hard and looks dry. Please try with goood quality raw rice for the above result..Please leave ur feedback if u try :) Thanks .