Name: Southern/ Dosa Cigars recipe by Shradha Saraf at BetterButter
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: For Dosa:; 1 and 1/2 cup Dosa rice; 1/2 cup Udal Dal; oil 1 tbsp; Salt to taste; For Sambhar dip:; Arhar Dal 1 tbsp; Onion 1 (small); Tomato 1 (small); Mustard seeds 1/2 tsp; Curry Patta 6-7 leaves; Tamarind Juice 1 tsp; Salt to taste; Sambhar Masala 1 tsp; For Dosa Masala:; Potatoes 2-3 boiled and mashed smoothly; Miz Veggies 1/2 cup; Sambhar Masala 1/2 tsp; Lemon juice 1 tsp; Salt to taste

ABOUT Southern/ Dosa Cigars RECIPE

This particular snack has a special place in my heart. My mother in law's friend from South was paying us a visit and she wanted to eat South Indian food but with a twist and wanted to see her friends bahus creativity. I took it is a challenge and to impress her and my mother in law I came up with Idli Shots and Dosa Cigars as snack and dinner.

Ingredients Serving: 4

For Dosa:
1 and 1/2 cup Dosa rice
1/2 cup Udal Dal
oil 1 tbsp
Salt to taste
For Sambhar dip:
Arhar Dal 1 tbsp
Onion 1 (small)
Tomato 1 (small)
Mustard seeds 1/2 tsp
Curry Patta 6-7 leaves
Tamarind Juice 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Sambhar Masala 1 tsp
For Dosa Masala:
Potatoes 2-3 boiled and mashed smoothly
Miz Veggies 1/2 cup
Sambhar Masala 1/2 tsp
Lemon juice 1 tsp
Salt to taste

Instructions

For Dosa:
Soak dal & rice overnight
In the morning grind them into a fine paste, add some salt and let it ferment.
Make small crispy crepes and keep it aside.
For Sambhar Dip:
Wash the soaked Dal and bring it to boil.
In the meantime heat some oil in a karai and add mustard seed and curry Patta and when it start to flutter, add onion, tomato and Sambhar masala.
We can add veggies also but since I had to serve Sambhar in shot glasses I avoided the veggies.
Mix the boiled dal thoroughly and add it to the prepared mix.
Bring it to boil in high flame for 5- 10 minutes. Add tamarind and keep aside.
You can grind it into smooth paste to make it a typical Dip but the crunchiness in veggies also give the dip a different texture.
The dip should be a bit thick not like regular Sambhar.
For assembling:
Make a very thin Dosa and layer it with a thin layer of Dosa masala, some coconut chutney and roll it like a very sleek cigar.
Serve hot with the Dip.

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