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Tarla Dalal
06 December, 2024
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set dosa recipe | sponge dosa | set dosa without curd | Udipi style set dosa is a famous snack from South Indian repertoire. Learn how to make sponge dosa.
To make set dosa, wash and soak the par-boiled rice, raw rice, urad dal and fenugreek seeds in enough water in a deep bowl and mix well. Cover with a lid and keep aside to soak for 4 hours. Drain and blend in a mixer along with 1 cup of water to make a batter of dropping consistency. Add the salt and mix well. Cover the batter with a lid and keep aside to ferment in a warm place for 12 hours.
Then to make sponge dosa, heat a non-stick tava (griddle) and grease it lightly with oil. Pour a ladleful of the batter over it and spread it evenly to make a 125 mm. (5”) diameter circle. Cover with a lid and cook on a medium flame for 2 to 3 minutes, using a little oil, till it turns golden brown in colour from one side. Repeat with the remaining ingredients to make 9 more dosas. Serve immediately in pairs with sambhar and coconut chutney.
Soft and spongy, this sumptuous dish is perfect for breakfast A very popular offering in South Indian restaurants, set dosa without curd is a snack of fluffy, melt-in-the-mouth dosas, which are named so because they are usually served in pairs. Not to worry, as sponge dosa is also made with common ingredients like parboiled rice, raw rice and urad dal.
While Sambhar and coconut chutney are served with most varieties of South Indian dosa, this unique Udipi style set dosa is also served with kadala curry at restaurants. This combo makes a satiating lunch or dinner too!
Tips to make set dosa. 1. Always soak the batter for atleast 4 hours. It will look like this after soaking. 2. When blending always blend till smooth. Add salt to the batter and mix very well with a spoon or your hands. 3. Ferment always in a warm place, the batter should look like this, so well fermented. 4. Do not cook the set dosa on both the sides, just one side. 5. Covering the set dosa while cooking makes it easier to cook and cooks well. 6. These comforting and satiating dosas are quite a contrast to the usual image of crisp, golden dosas but they are perfect to have with chutney and sambhar or spicier accompaniments like kadala (chickpea) curry, vada curry or saagu.
Enjoy set set dosa recipe | sponge dosa | set dosa without curd | Udipi style set dosa | with step by step photos.
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Preparation Time
5 Mins
Cooking Time
30 Mins
Total Time
35 Mins
Makes
10 dosas
Ingredients
For Set Dosa
1/2 cup parboiled rice (ukda chawal)
1/2 cup raw rice (chawal)
1/4 cup urad dal (split black lentils)
1/2 tsp fenugreek (methi) seeds
salt to taste
oil for greasing and cooking
For Serving With Set Dosa
Method
Udipi Style Set Dosa, Sponge Dosa recipe with step by step photos
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Sponge dosa is made from1/2 cup par-boiled rice (ukda chawal), 1/2 cup raw rice (chawal), 1/4 cup urad dal (split black lentils), 1/2 tsp fenugreek (methi) seeds, salt to taste and oil for greasing and cooking. See below image of List of ingredients for set dosa.
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Sponge dosa is made from1/2 cup par-boiled rice (ukda chawal), 1/2 cup raw rice (chawal), 1/4 cup urad dal (split black lentils), 1/2 tsp fenugreek (methi) seeds, salt to taste and oil for greasing and cooking. See below image of List of ingredients for set dosa.
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In a deep bowl, add 1/2 cup par-boiled rice (ukda chawal).
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Add 1/2 cup raw rice (chawal).
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Add 1/4 cup urad dal (split black lentils).
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Add 1/2 tsp fenugreek (methi) seeds.
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Wash it well and drain it well using a strainer.
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Pour enough water.
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Cover with a lid and keep aside for 4 hours.
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Drain well.
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In a deep bowl, add 1/2 cup par-boiled rice (ukda chawal).
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Transfer the soaked dals and rice in a big mixer jar.
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Add 1 cup of water.
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Close the lid and blend till smooth.
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Transfer into a deep bowl.
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Add salt to taste.
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Mix very well.
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Cover with a lid and keep aside to ferment in a warm place for 12 hours.
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Transfer the soaked dals and rice in a big mixer jar.
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This is how the batter looks after fermenting.
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Mix it very well with a spoon.
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Heat a non-stick tava (griddle) and grease it lightly with oil.
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Sprinkle a little water on the tava (griddle). The temperature of the tawa should not be too hot or too low for making the perfect set dosa.
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Wipe it off gently using a cloth or kitchen towel.
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Spread it in a circular motion to make a 125 mm. (5”) diameter circle.
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Drizzle ½ tsp oil evenly over it.
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Cover with a lid and cook on a medium flame for 2 to 3 minutes or till it turns golden brown in colour from one side. Do not cook on another side.
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Repeat with the remaining ingredients to make 9 more dosas.
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Serve set dosa recipe | sponge dosa | set dosa without curd | Udipi style set dosa, immediately in pairs with sambhar, coconut chutney and kadala curry.
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This is how the batter looks after fermenting.
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Always soak the batter for atleast 4 hours. It will look like this after soaking.
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When blending always blend till smooth.
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Add salt to the batter and mix very well with a spoon or your hands.
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Ferment always in a warm place, the batter should look like this, so well fermented.
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Do not cook the set dosa on both the sides, just one side.
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Covering the set dosa while cooking makes it easier to cook and cooks well.
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Always soak the batter for atleast 4 hours. It will look like this after soaking.
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Archana M
March 13, 2025, midnight
A soft and fluffy dosa. The set dosa has a unique flavor of the fenugreek seeds added to the batter. This is a must try recipe for all the dosa lovers, you will definetly love it.
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