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Tomato Dosa

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Preparing different varieties of tiffin recipes for my 4 yr old is a daunting task, sometimes. Yes, after trying out a new recipe, I’m not sure if he is going to eat it at all. I guess, there are some of you out there who would relate to that. But then, it doesn’t stop us from preparing a tried and tested recipe with a twist/variation or an absolutely new tiffin recipe with the hope that our little ones might enjoy it after all.

Tomato dosa served with red chilli pickle, cabbage chutney and spiced curry leaves powder
Tomato dosa, pandumirapakaya pachadi, cabbage pachadi, karivepaku podi

I tried out a new recipe, tomato dosa, from recipe files this week which, fortunately, turned out to be a keeper. The tomatoes gave that kick to the rice+dal batter by lifting the earthy flavor to something tangy, jaggery lent it a sweet touch, and red chillis provided the spice factor. These dosas can be served with any chutney or podi of your choice. My son enjoyed it with white sugar, though.:)

Tomato Dosa Recipe

Recipe Source: From my recipe files

Prep & Cooking: 20-30 mts, Soaking: 2-3 hrs

Serves 5-6 persons

Cuisine: South Indian

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Ingredients:

1 1/4 cup raw rice and 2 tbsps of tur dal, soaked in water for 2-3 hrs

2 tomatoes chopped

2 tbsp grated fresh coconut (optional)

2-3 dried red chillis, de-seed and tear

1-2 tbsp grated jaggery

1 tbsp chopped coriander leaves (optional)

salt to taste

oil as required

1 Drain and grind smoothly the rice and tur dal with chopped tomatoes, dried red chillies (de-seed), grated fresh coconut, jaggery, coriander leaves, salt and little water to form a dosa-like batter.

2 Heat griddle on high flame till hot, reduce heat, pour a laddle full of dosa batter, spread the batter with the bottom of the ladle evenly making circles to form a dosa and drizzle with some oil along the edges. Cook on medium heat for 1-2 mts and increase to high flame for a few seconds and flip the other side and cook for 20-30 seconds or till done.

3 Serve hot with any podi or chutney of your choice like karivepaku podi or coconut chutney.

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By sailu • Jan 26th, 2007 • Category: All Recipes, Breakfast Recipes, Lunch Box Recipes, Savories, Snacks & Tiffins, South Indian Recipes, Vegetables, Vegetarian Recipes

38 Responses »

  1. Aruna on January 26th, 2007 at 9:05 am:

    Sailu,

    The tomato dosa look delicious….Will try it.
    The dough does not need fermentation thats an advantage…

    BTW could you share how to prepare “Cabbage Pachadi” please…Thx

  2. Pavani on January 26th, 2007 at 10:00 am:

    That is a delicious twist on the good old dosa.. Looks colorful and awesome. Thanks for the recipe Sailu.

  3. Jeff on January 26th, 2007 at 10:08 am:

    That looks beautiful!

  4. Asha on January 26th, 2007 at 10:27 am:

    WOW!! A visual treat! Always a pleasure to come to your site. Yummy food and a great photo. I will save this recipe.Thank you so much!:)
    Happy Republic Day!

  5. Krithika on January 26th, 2007 at 10:41 am:

    What a great recipe. Will surely try this for my twins. Love that color.

  6. Suma Gandlur on January 26th, 2007 at 10:35 pm:

    Dosa looks yummy. Mee pachchallu, podi neelu vooristhunnayi.
    Thanks for dropping my blog and I hope you would keep visiting.
    Suma

  7. Gosmelltheflowers » Indian Cuisine: Tomato Dosa Recipe on January 26th, 2007 at 10:42 pm:

    [...] If you like tomatoes and exotic Indian cuisine try out this Tomato Dosa recipe at Indian Food and Andhra Recipes from Sailu’s Kitchen! [...]

  8. sri on January 27th, 2007 at 9:15 am:

    Tomato dosa wow will definitely give it a try. Thanks for the recipe :)

  9. Pavani on January 27th, 2007 at 9:27 pm:

    Hi Sailu,
    Just wanted to let you know that some of your recipes and pictures are being used in another blog. Not sure if you have already noticed it, but heres is the blog: http://andhramirchy.blogspot.com/
    and I have seen your tomato dosa, coconut chicken and pepper chicken pics on this blog. I went to this site from Sangeeta’s blo http://recipejunction.blogspot.com/. Apparently Sangeeta’s pics and recipes are being used also.

    Appreciate you informing me about it, Pavani. It’s unfortunate these things happen.

  10. Linda on January 28th, 2007 at 12:51 am:

    Hi Sailu — I think we all face the same challenge regardless how old the kids grow ;) Tomato dosa looks just delicious. Inspires me to try some dosa again!

  11. madhuli on January 28th, 2007 at 5:45 am:

    Hi Sailu, that’s a lovely recipe. am surely going to try that with my little one! it sure is difficult to feed little ones! thanks a lot.

  12. sia on January 28th, 2007 at 7:18 am:

    hi sailu, thats wonderfully good and delicious recipe. grinding tomatoes with rice is really good idea. i make tomato dosa using maida. i love this orangy red colour of this dosa:) just love it:)
    cheers

  13. Padmaja on January 28th, 2007 at 2:57 pm:

    Hi Sailaja
    Wow, wonderful recipe. My lil one loves dosa’s and tomatoes are his fav snack. Picture looks fabulous

  14. haripriya on January 28th, 2007 at 11:51 pm:

    simply delicious!!!!:)

  15. sia on January 29th, 2007 at 7:45 am:

    sailu, i have tagged for MEME. do chk the for the details in my blog.
    cheers
    sia

  16. seema on January 29th, 2007 at 1:07 pm:

    Shailu,
    I am here thro Andramirch( you know what you and I went thro’). Loved your blog and every picture in here. Gonna bookmark you rightaway so I don’t miss out any of your recipes from now on . Loved this tomato dosa as well. Will try it soon and let you know how it turned out.
    Thanx
    Seema

  17. sandeepa on January 29th, 2007 at 1:54 pm:

    I love the way you present food sailaja. It looks so inviting

  18. laxmi on January 29th, 2007 at 3:00 pm:

    Hi Sailaja,

    What a innovative dosa. Someday I will try this. I tried your Dal Makhani recipe. It is a big hit in my house. All my friends and Husband liked it. And I also tried your classic chicken curry recipe. It was so good. You have a wonderful site. Keep up the good work.

    Regards
    Laxmi.

  19. Aruna on January 30th, 2007 at 7:38 am:

    Sailu,

    Your recipe for tomato dosa turned out to be a hit…. it was delicious…Thx.

  20. swapna on January 30th, 2007 at 3:41 pm:

    wow sailu..very creative.i have tried ur beans in peanut sauce.it was very good indeed very tasty..thanks for sharing..

  21. musical on January 30th, 2007 at 6:54 pm:

    Hi Sailaja,

    Gretar blog-very neat design…..you’ve put in so much effort into every word of it, every recipe presented here-it all makes it worth it…..its quite a pleasure just to drop by and browse through…..i am a foodie too, just a lil’ lazy to write recipes ;). but am really delighted to see ur new blog (i used to occasionally visit ur earlier blog)…..

    Brilliant, i am so excited to just be here.

    Thanks sis,

    Musical.

    Thank you, Musical..:)

  22. Coffee on January 31st, 2007 at 10:05 am:

    What a twist to the normal DOsa!!!!! The red colour to it looks awesome!!!!! An abdolute visual treat!!!!

  23. Lera on February 1st, 2007 at 12:17 am:

    Sailu, That’s a colourful dosa, loaded with nutrients, I am sure your son would have had a great time savouring them:)

  24. Shilpi on February 1st, 2007 at 7:22 pm:

    Hi Sailu,

    I tried this dosa yesterday and my husband and I loved it.I also have to try the coconut chicken masala recipe, it looks yummy.After looking at your site I have fallen in love with Andhra food.Everyday I surf this site and think what should I try today? Thanks a lottttttttttttttt!

  25. nandita on February 3rd, 2007 at 12:51 am:

    Sailu,
    interesting recipe. But doesn’t this batter need fermentation? Instant batter is so convenient. Pl clarify!

    Doesn’t need any fermentation, Nandita. Instant!!

  26. Menu Today on February 3rd, 2007 at 3:53 am:

    Hi Sailu,
    My mother used to make like Rawa dosa. Your version looks simple .
    Lovely treat of dosa with different chutneys.Thanks for sharing.

  27. vyhsali on February 6th, 2007 at 8:20 pm:

    Hi Sailu Garu,

    The Tomato dosa looks awesome, I am going to try this.
    Your pics look extremely good.

  28. Deepa on February 8th, 2007 at 12:43 pm:

    Hey,
    Great site and wonderful recipes.
    I tried the tomato dosa and we all loved it. It’s great and a different recipe from regular dosas.

  29. Smitha on February 22nd, 2007 at 11:43 am:

    Hi Sailu,

    I have been trying out some of your recipes and they have been coming out great. You are an awesome cook with very good ideas..Keep it going!!!

  30. Yamini on March 2nd, 2007 at 4:23 pm:

    hi sailu,

    This is yamini, i have a doubt regarding the measurement of rice in terms of cup.Are you refering to small cup or big one? Please let me know the exact measurement.

    Its a standard cup which measures approx 1/4 kg rice.

  31. SRIDEVI on March 11th, 2007 at 10:03 am:

    Hi Sailu garu,
    Thanks for the recipe. Going to try this .looks very colourful.

  32. Rama. on April 3rd, 2007 at 8:23 pm:

    Hi sailu,

    Already, some one has asked this question, but, could not find any reply from you. Can you pls post recipe for pandumirapakaya pachadi & cabbage pachadi? And, what is the English name for the former veggie?

    Thanks and waiting for yr reply.

    Fresh red chillis are pandu mirapakaya. Is that what you were asking for?

  33. Rama. on April 4th, 2007 at 4:39 am:

    ok, atleast, can you pls post recipe for the same? Looks very yummy, cant wait to try it..

    Thanks.

    Will post cabbage pachadi recipe and pandumirapakaya pachadi sometime soon. Pls be patient.:)

  34. Varsha on April 16th, 2007 at 2:31 am:

    Wow…looks yummy. Some queries

    You didn’t ferment the dough..or did you? Isn’t unfermented dough a bit tough to spread in circles?
    Why the need to deseed chillies? Is it to make them less spicy for your kid?

    I liked your site a lot. There are a lot of recipes I had been on a lookout for…like the Tomato chutney made by Tamilians..thanks, keep up the good work.

    No, I didn’t ferment the batter, Varsha and you will not have any problem in spread the dosa. I de-seeded the chillis to reduce the spice and for easy grinding of the batter. And thanks for your kind words.:)

  35. Jeena on May 13th, 2007 at 4:47 pm:

    Hi there, I like your blog! Nice recipe it looks yummy :) Feel free to visit my blog too :)

    Click here for jeenas food recipe blog :-)

  36. rathika on July 31st, 2007 at 5:59 pm:

    this is the second recipe i tried out frm this site after thotakura dal.. this also came out really well!!! i couldn’t believe tht i cud also cook well :) thanks Sailu for all the wonderful recipes…

  37. Mala on April 6th, 2009 at 5:53 pm:

    Sailajagaru,

    Please Please Cabbage Pachadi recipe post cheyandi. Ee dosa chesanu, chaala baaga vachindi.. cabbage pachadi kuda try cheyalani vundi…

    Many thanks for a nice recipe.

    Mala

  38. Deepa on April 15th, 2009 at 1:21 am:

    hi Sailu

    can you please post the recipe for cabbage pachadi??
    all your recipes are good.keep rocking..

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