Kothumai Dosai (Wheat Dosai)

Ingredients:

·         2 cups Wheat flour

·         ¼ tsp Baking Soda (optional)

·         3  Red chillies chopped

·         1 Onion finely chopped

·         Little Curry leaves

·         1 tsp. Cumin seeds

·         Salt to taste

·         1 tsp. Oil

Preparation:

·       In a bowl, take the wheat flour, baking soda, salt and add 2 to 3 cups of water and mix well and keep the batter aside for 10 – 15 minutes.

·       The batter should be at medium thick consistency for making wheat dosai.

·       In a separate pan, heat oil, add cumin, onion, red chillies, curry leaves and sauté it finely until the onion changes to light brown colour.

·       Add the above seasoning to the wheat batter and mix it well.

·       Take nonstick skillet in medium-high heat, add a drop of oil to the skillet and spread the oil.

·       Now pour a ladle (1/4 cup) of batter onto the skillet gently with very little pressure swirl the ladle in circles to spread the batter.

·        When the batter is fully spread, add a few drops of oil all over the dosai.

·        Cook on medium-high heat till the bottom side of the dosai becomes light brown.

·        Now flip the dosai over and gently press the dosai and cook it until you get the brown spots.

·        Remove the dosai from the skillet.

·        Serve the Wheat Dosai with Coconut chutney/Tomato chutney/Sambar.