Indian Kids Recipes
Cheese Dosa Recipe
Prep Time | 5 minutes |
Cook Time | 20 minutes |
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Ingredients
- 1.25 cups to 1.5idli or dosa batter
- 1 large onion finely chopped
- 1 large tomato finely chopped
- teaspoon ¼black pepper crushed or ⅓ to ½black pepper powder, optional
- grams ½ cup grated cheese or 50 to 60cheese grated, can use processed cheese or mozzarella cheese.
- 2 to 3 basil leaves chopped
- 1 teaspoon to 2dried oregano or as required can add your choice of herbs
- Butter as required can also use oil
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Instructions
- take the batter and with a spoon stir a few times. if the batter is refrigerated, then let it come to room temperature.
- heat a skillet or tawa. grease it with oil. you can do this either with a cooking brush dipped in a bit of oil or with a small piece of kitchen napkin (paper or cotton) or a halved onion.
- keep the flame to a low and take a spoon or ladle full of the dosa batter.
- as soon as you pour the batter, begin to gently spread the batter.
- cook on a low flame.
- when the top is getting cooked, sprinkle some chopped onions on top.
- then add some chopped tomatoes.
- now sprinkle dried or fresh herbs. i used some chopped fresh basil and dried oregano.
- sprinkle grated cheese all over.
- continue to cook dosa on a low flame. the cheese will also start melting.
- at the same time, spread some butter at the sides and on the top. you can also use oil instead of butter.
- cook till the base becomes nicely golden and the top of the dosa is also cooked.
- then lift the dosa and fold a part of one side. overlap the second part.
- serve butter cheese dosa with coconut chutney or sambar. you can also serve these dosas with tomato chutney or onion chutney.