Friday, March 16, 2012

Vellarikai Dosai / Cucumber Dosai

Hi
A very good morning:-)
A little prelude to why I came up with this blog post!!!!
A typical day/night scenario at my home........
It is 10 PM. Everyone is busy/relaxing in front of one screen or the other.Veena missing in action..
KK(shouts):Veena........blogging again?????
Me::-( I wish!!!!Planning for tomorrow's menu(frantically searching for some key ingredients)
Me(to my daughter):What do you want for breakfast?????
Daughter: Anything mom........
Me:This sounds trouble.....
Idli?
Daughter:NO
Me:Pongal
Daughter: NO NO NO
Me: upma?
Daughter: NOOOOOOOOOOOO
Me: Dosai????????
Daughter: Yup.......but not the regular one
Me: ah!trouble again:-(
MY mom calls now: Veena...had dinner?
Me: yes ma
Mom: What for breakfast?
Me: You too BRU...Mom???. She understands that I need help...........
Mom listens to all my breakfast woes and suggest this recipe
As a dutiful daughter I listen,prepare it and serve with all the apprehension in the world and wait till they taste it
Daughter; Mom.......yummmmmm, very nice
Me: :-)....all smiles....Today seems to be good!!!
Mom calls again: veena...how was it?
Me: They loved it ma..thank you
Mom:I knew it...You should prepare a variety veena, not the same usual stuff!!
Me: Huh!!!Today is not a great day indeed:-(....
Anyway.....this ritual in my house is a regular affair and my mom seems to be my eternal saviour!!!!!Since Valli announced the theme for this marathon both my daughter and my mom seem to be very happy.......Am I??????yup...learning new recipe:-)
INGREDIENTS
Raw rice 1 cup
Cucumber 1 (big)
Grated coconut 1/2 cup
Green chilli 2
Salt to taste
PREPARATION
Soak the rice in water for 2 hours
Peel the cucumber. Taste to see the bitterness. Remove the seeds and chop it very finely.
Drain the rice and grind all the ingredients together. The Batter will not be very smooth.Add enough water while grinding to make the batter a little runny. If it is thick , it will not be possible to spread the dosa.
Heat and grease a non-stick tava with oil.
Pour a ladleful of the batter on the tava and spread it using a circular motion, to make a thin dosai, keeping it in very low flame
Drizzle a little oil on the sides and cook.
When the lower side turns a little brown. turn over and cook on the other side
Repeat with the remaining batter to make those yummy dosas
Serve hot with chutney.
If you have a picky eater at home like my daughter, try this...all probability that they will like it:-)
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31 comments:

  1. Loved your conversation with your family and the dosa looks delicious too...

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  2. This is the first time I hear of cucumber dosa but this seems a promising breakfast item.Will ask my daughter to try it out.

    I liked your interesting prelude introducing this item through a dialogue laced with humour.I wish all your posts carry such a prelude.You write very well,Veena

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  3. The dosa looks so delicious and healthy and the tempting chutney completes it so well.

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  4. lovely conversation n so good dosa..

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  5. Guess what veena, here too mom helped me plan for the dosa varieties.I bet they understand our need to try out[and blog] new recipes.I had wanted to prepare this dosa but never made it so far. Yours looks delish:)

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  7. I love reading the beautiful conversation..:) very humourous ..
    Very nice recipe Veena..
    Reva

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  8. Veena, Moms are always our saviors! Loved your conversation. It's the same in my home too..and as you know all my recipes are either from my mom or mil..so it's interesting to know it's the same in others place too..will be looking forward to read your dosa creations..

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  9. Its always a challenge to come out with new varieties right.. Now i realize, i was the same & i think i haven't changed much,,i always tell my mother make somethin different today :D.. Have heard of this dosa but never tried..good one veena :)

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  10. At least you are serving breakfast to your family, I give them bread, cornflakes, oats and granola most of the time. Great dosa and a very nice write up :)

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  11. a new one for me..quite a variation...n yes hubbys feel we r always blogging!!..while the kids are always demanding something new...thnks to the blog world!!..learning lot of new stuff:)

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  12. Very very new dish for me. Will definitely try it. By the way can we add rice flour instead of raw rice n make a thick batter n grind all others ingredients in mixer? And ur conversation with ur mom n daughter really good...

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  13. Lovely dear. Very innovative.

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  14. lovly connection b/w mom daughter and again mom and daughter....
    again come to post...it's really fantastic...

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  15. lovly connection b/w mom daughter and again mom and daughter....
    again come to post...it's really fantastic...

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  16. it make me smile after reading the conversation.
    dosa looks great. Say thank you to your mom. :)
    SPICE UP THE CURRY

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  17. cute conversation....i love that dosa..very unique..never tried it with cucumber

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  18. nice veriation of regular dosa looks yumm.

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  19. Can't resist commenting about your wonderful(hitherto unknown) ability to write other than being an obedient daughter and dutiful mother!! Ofcourse if you keep posting like this I will have nothing else to do but copy your dishes the next day!!

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  20. We have the same conversation it only centered around dinner.

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  21. I have tried it once before and absolutely loved the cucumber dosa. Looks so delicious.

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  22. Nice write up thinking of my mum now, I love cucumber dosa too.., I have twins a boy and a girl, boy loves Dosa's and girl loves Idli's, I love trying out new varities!, Looks yummy..,

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  23. Nice variation of regular dosa.Liked the conversation too ;)

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  24. loved reading your family conversation,sometimes this happens at my family too,istead your daugher Here my H :))
    i too love this cucumber savory version dosa..looks inviting!
    waiting for your other creative dosa recipes :)
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  25. Moms are definitely saviours in all respects!! A wonderful dosa idea from a wonderful mom made for a wonderful daughter!!

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  26. great recipe and love your family convo!

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  27. new one to me. Looks deicious. Is this batter needs to be fermentized or not.

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  28. Ohh Veena, this sounds so much like my house conversation..especially the st. Blogging Again ;) Dosa looks wonderful..Moms are always the life saviours arent they

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  29. I have tried the instant version cucumber dosas but not this version. Sounds delicious.

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  30. MOM's are always saviours!!!! Very interesting dosa!!!!

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  31. very new recipe, Veena ! and enjoyed reading the post on the dialgoue at home :)


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