Instant Rava Maida Dosa

An instant dosa/crepe made of Semolina and All purpose flour which does not require soaking or fermentation. A quick fix for breakfast or a light snack.

Ingredients:
Rava/Sooji/Semolina - 1/2 cup
Maida/All Purpose Flour - 1/2 cup
Onions (Finely chopped) - about 1/2 cup
Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp
Green Chilies - 2
Water - about 2 1/2 cups
Salt
Oil

How to prepare Instant Rava Dosa:

Finely chop onions and medium chop green chilies.
Mix Rava, Maida, onions, green chilies, water and salt in a mixing bowl.
For tempering/tadka, heat oil and add mustard seeds. When mustard seeds splutter, turn off the heat. Pour this tadka to the dosa batter. The consistency of the batter is thin.
Heat a cast iron griddle or a nonstick pan. Grease the pan with cooking spray or few drops of oil. Pour a ladle full of batter and swirl the pan so that the batter spreads evenly. Roast both sides of the dosa to golden brown, drizzling few drops of oil. Roast the dosa longer to make it more crisp. Serve Instant Rava Maida Dosa with coconut chutney or a curry.
You can use Whole Wheat Flour instead of Maida. Add little sugar or more green chilies to suit your taste.

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