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Home » Breakfast » Crispy Dosa recipe with rice flour | Gluten free | Easy & Quick

Crispy Dosa recipe with rice flour | Gluten free | Easy & Quick

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Now you can make crispy Dosa with RICE FLOUR without spending too much time grinding. It’s QUICK | EASY and GLUTEN FREE Recipe.

crispy dosa with rice flour
The crispy dosa made with rice flour is a staple in our house. Dosa batter is always available for any time of the day.
My mom makes amazing crispy dosas and the softest idlis with rice flour (Indian rice cakes).
Here is a made from scratch traditional sambhar recipe to go with your dosa.
Being from the south, it runs in her genes too I guess. Her idlis were so famous that my friends from school remember that more than me. I had a good friend in school who moved away when we were in 10th grade. After exactly ten years Charuta and I got in touch with each other through Google. We call each other and the 1st few words later she tells me she still remembers the idlis she had at our place. That’s when I realized again that my mom’s dosas and idlis were that good.
Another one of my mom’s famous curry is moru curry | kerala style kadhi | yogurt curry.

dosa with rice flour recipe

Fast forward another year; I moved to Orlando where I did not have easy access to Dosas. I would crave for it, and that’s when our friends introduced us to the masala dosas served at the Hindu temple cafeteria on Sundays. Although I didn’t like it and I still don’t like waking up early on Sundays, I would go so that I can get hold of dosas. Did I mention, they serve dosas only till 12 PM. Too early right! Especially on Sunday.

Fast track another few years and when we were expecting a baby,  my craving increased. Girls and their hubbies, if you have been there, you know how that works. I know a friend who made her husband run to Walmart at 12 Am to get bananas because she wanted it badly. I also remember a time when I cried because Agnel did not finish his lunch box. LOL. I know that sounds crazy. Crazy Weird hormones :).

Would you like to share some crazy pregnancy stories?

 crispy dosa recipe
The Weirdest thing is, even after all that craving and my mom best dosa recipe, I never made it until I found an easy way out. I can be lazy, and I thought that eating out was better than grinding rice. If you don’t have a proper grinder, you know how painful and a lengthy process that can be.
Crispy Dosa with RICE FLOUR

My son’s Mickey Mouse Dosa. Sometimes I sprinkle some cheese and veggies and turn this into a dosa quesadillas.

How to make dosa batter

Use a flat ladle to spread. I use a double electric griddle. I cannot brag enough about how big of a lifesaver a double griddle is since it’s quick, and faster when you have company, and also you can make pancakes, parathas, grilled sandwiches, quesadillas to name a few. You get a good one for about $30.

Image1: Before Fermentation
Image2: After fermentation (You can see tiny bubbles)

So shhh shhh……I am sharing my MILs easy version. You don’t have to grind rice, just use rice flour and let me say this, let alone you, but no one will ever know that making the batter was so easy.
All you need is 5 minutes to grind urad dal (lentil), and you know urad dal grinds well and faster in any food processor and mixer.

If you have guests then making a big batch becomes a breeze when you use rice flour.

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Crispy Dosa recipe with rice flour | Gluten-free | Easy & Quick
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
 

Fermentation time: 6-10 hours. Please try to follow the water measurements if you are not familiar with the consistency of the dosa batter. It makes a lot of difference.

Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: dosa batter, dosa recipe, dosa recipe with rice flour, idli batter
Author: Teena Agnel
Ingredients
  • 1 cup whole urad daal skin removed (Black matpe beans polished)
  • 1 tablespoon methi Fenugreek seeds
  • 3 cups leveled rice flour I use Laxmi brand raw rice flour
  • 4 and 1/2 to 5 cups of water
  • I used 1 and 1/2 cups for grinding daal and the remaining for final batter
  • 2 teaspoons of salt or to taste
Instructions
  1. Making Batter:
  2. Wash and soak urad daal and methi seeds in 3 cups of water for 4 to 6 hours.

  3. Drain the soaked urad daal and without rinsing add this to mixer or food processor. Grind using a little water as needed to make a smooth batter. (I used 1 and 1/2 cups of water for grinding daal)

  4. Add rice flour into a big bowl and add water as needed and mix well with your hand, whisk or spoon so that no lumps remain. Add the ground daal and remaining water if any.

  5. Let it ferment for 8-10 hours. You know it's fermented when you see tiny bubbles and when the batter increases in volume.

  6. Making Dosa:
  7. Add salt to the batter. Heat a flat griddle / Tava on medium-high heat. Using a flat ladle, pour the batter in the center of the griddle and flatten it from the center towards outside in concentric circles.

  8. Add oil, butter or ghee(clarified butter); ghee is anytime better. Wait for it to cook and turn crisp. Once the desired crispiness is achieved, fold it in half or roll it and place it on a plate. Don't cook the other side since that will make it soft.

  9. Serve this with chutney, sambhar (lentil curry) or spicy potato.
Recipe Notes

If the batter is too thick and you have difficulty spreading it, add some more water.

Fermentation depends on how warmer the room is. I store my batter in my turned off oven or microwave. Let the oven light stay on for an hour.

The longer the batter stays outside, it will become sour. If you don't plan on making dosa, transfer the dosa batter into the refrigerator.

If you are in a hurry, you can soak the urad daal in warm water and grind it within an hour or two.

I ideally soak daal in the morning and grind in the evening so that batter is ready by morning, or else I soak daal in the evening and grind in the morning so that batter is ready by evening. Time management I say 🙂

Once the batter is fermented, you can also freeze it. To thaw, transfer into the refrigerator 6-8 hours before you want to make dosa.

It is also ideal to let the batter stay at room temperature at least 30 minutes before you start making it.

Pan shouldn't be too hot when spreading the batter. If it gets hot, sprinkle some water before spreading the batter.

Batter stays good for 3-4 days if stored in the refrigerator.

P.S: How you spread the batter is important to achieve crispiness. Please check out any of the good videos on youtube.

Comments

  1. iamhiloni says

    December 20, 2016 at 7:20 pm

    Hi Teena, can we use urad dal flour for this recipe?

    • Teena Agnel says

      December 22, 2016 at 5:45 am

      Hey….I haven’t used it yet but I have heard people using it.

  2. Vanessa Iyer says

    November 1, 2016 at 11:27 am

    Hi T…..glad to share that I’ve tried this awesome recipe and am delighted to let you all know that it was sumptuous. Thank you ever so much.

    • Teena Agnel says

      November 5, 2016 at 7:41 am

      Thank you Vanessa 🙂 ….Really appreciate your feedback.

  3. Anitha says

    June 5, 2016 at 3:33 pm

    Hello,

    Can this batter beused for idli’s also(may be with less water)…?

    • Teena Agnel says

      June 9, 2016 at 6:54 am

      Yes you can Anitha…Lets it ferment well, use less water and use it fresh. Once you refrigerate the batter idlis won’t rise properly.

      • Anitha says

        June 10, 2016 at 7:30 pm

        Thanks Teena
        Dosa came out good..but idli as you mentioned it didnt came good on the second day.

        • Teena Agnel says

          June 19, 2016 at 6:42 am

          Thanks for your feedback Anitha…..Enjoy your Dosas 🙂

  4. Angie says

    March 11, 2015 at 5:56 pm

    Hey Teena, just curious can I add split urad dal instead of whole?
    Would it still be the same proportions?

    • Teena Agnel says

      March 11, 2015 at 9:53 pm

      Oh yeah Angie…split urad dal in the same proportion works too.

  5. jagritee says

    June 30, 2014 at 4:09 pm

    Being new to making dosa batter, I tried this easy recipe and was mighty pleased with the results. I could not believe myself when the first dosa came out!!
    Thanks to you and you MIL for the easy version.

    • Teena Agnel says

      July 3, 2014 at 4:12 pm

      Thank you Jagritee for letting me know…I am so glad to know that you found the recipe useful 🙂

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