Takka Polo

Takka Polo - Sabitha Shenoy

Ingredients for dosa:
: 2 cups white rice
11/2 cup thin poha
buttermilk to soak rice and water to wash poha
salt
baking soda(opt)
Soak in buttermilk 2 cups of white rice(surai) (washed) for 5-6 hours. Grind this with 11/2 cups of poha soaked in water( squeeze and discard water) into smooth paste using the buttermilk used for soaking the rice. Ferment over night. Next day if you feel that the batter has not fermented well then add 1/4 tsp of baking soda and salt to taste and wait for 15 minutes. Then make dosas. Do not spread the batter. Prepare them as we do for surnali and consistency is like that of surnali batter. Super soft dosas are ready. serve with coriander chutney.
Recipe for coriander chutney:
1cup freshly grated coconut
2-3 roasted red chillies as per your spice level., should not be too spicy
tamarind -size of tamarind seed or bimbul or amchoor powder
1/2 tsp coriander seed unroasted
salt to taste.
1tsp oil,
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
curry leaves
Grind the above ingredients to smooth paste. Add water and make it into chutney consistency. season with oil mustard and curry leaves.