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Set Dosa Recipe | Restaurant style Sponge Dosa Recipe | South Indian Pancakes Recipe

Set Dosa is very soft, light, and spongy. This is a popular breakfast recipe in Karnataka and especially in Bangalore restaurants. Set dosas are usually served with vegetable saagu, and coconut chutneys.
Course Breakfast
Cuisine South Indian
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Resting Time 8 hours
Total Time 8 hours 55 minutes
Servings 8
Calories 157kcal
Author Garima Rastogi Dublish

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Rice
  • ½ cup Thick Poha (Flattened Rice)
  • ¼ cup Urad Dal
  • ½ tsp Fenugreek Seeds (Methi Dana)
  • 1 tsp Salt (Adjust as per taste)
  • Water (as required)
  • ½ cup Oil
  • ½ cup Fresh Coriander (Chopped)

Instructions

Instructions for Batter Recipe for Set Dosa:

  • Firstly, wash rice, urad dal, and poha thoroughly.
  • Further, soak them in water for 6-7 hours or overnight, separately.
  • Soak the fenugreek seeds as well.
  • After that, drain out excess water from dal and fenugreek seeds and ground them finely, using very little water.
  • Transfer the dal paste into a bowl.
  • Drain out the water from rice and poha as well and grind them bit coarsely in a mixture jar.
  • Further, mix dal, rice, and poha paste really well. Prepare a thick and dense batter.
  • Additionally, you would save this consistency by adding 1 tsp salt.
  • Cover the prepared batter and keep it aside in a warm place for 8-9 hours to ferment.
  • Once the batter is fermented and turns puffy, the batter is ready for making the Spongy Dosas.
  • Now add salt to the batter and mix the batter gently.

Instructions for Set Dosa Recipe:

  • Firstly, heat the dosa pan, and grease the tava with little oil. For a nonstick pan, you need not grease the pan.
  • The tawa has to be medium hot and not very hot.
  • If very hot, the dosa gets too browned or can get burnt with uneven cooking and the dosa does not become soft and the bubbles or holes do not get formed on the dosa.
  • While making these dosas, you can regulate the flame from low to medium.
  • Further, pour a ladleful of the batter on tawa.
  • After that, just spread the batter very lightly to make a small dosa or thick circle.
  • Additionally, sprinkle some roughly chopped coriander leaves.
  • Now put some oil over it and along the edges. Make sure you cook on a medium flame till the dosa turns brown in color.
  • After the base of the sponge dosa becomes golden and crisp, flip the dosa to the other side to cook.
  • When the second side also gets golden, lift the dosa with a spatula and serve.
  • You can also place them in a warm casserole.
  • Further, repeat with the remaining batter for more dosas.
  • Finally, serve this soft, spongy, light, set dosa or South Indian Pancakes with vegetable Saagu, Coconut Chutney, Red Coconut Chutney, and Capsicum Coconut Chutney.