Pesarattu dosa with Spicy tomato chutney

A healthy & quick option for breakfast, lunch or dinner.The best part about making a pesarattu dosa is it doesn't need to be fermented.  Pessarattu dosa is served with sambhar & spicy tomato chutney. tried this recipe at home after i had it in Hotel Minerva in hydrabad

Ingredients

for the dosa batter

1 cup split green moong dal

10 seeds of methi

2 tbsp rice 

2 red chillis

1 inch ginger

salt as per taste

1 tsp roasted cumin powder
1small onion chopped & coriander for garnishing
Ghee (clarified Butter) as required

Method

wash the moong dal & rice, add methi seeds; soak in warm water for 4hrs. after 4 hrs grind the dal into a smooth batter along with the chillies, cumin seeds, ginger & salt.the batter should be similar to masala dosa's batter. Remove the batter in a bowl.

use a non stick tawa to make dosa, the tawa shouldn't be very hot otherwise the batter will stick to it.

use a ladle (dav in marathi) to spread the batter, the dosa should be made exactly in the way we make masala dosa (thin & crispy). brush the dosa with some ghee

no need to flip the dosa.Add chopped onion & coriander, serve immediately

the above quantity will yeild 12 dosa's

Spicy Tomato Chutney

Ingredients

4 large tomatos

2 red chilli's
½ tbsp udit dal
5-6 methi seeds

1½ tbsp sesame seeds

1 tbsp cumin seeds

½ tbsp coriender seeds

3 tbsp freshly grated coconut

2 tsp tamarind paste

salt as required

2 tsp oil for pan frying & 2 tsp oil for tadka
1 tsp mustard seeds
a pinch of hing
2 red chillis
a pinch of tumeric powder
10-12 curry leaves

Method
Pre-heat microwave at 220 degrees &cook the tomatos for 20mins or until the skin color changes. you may roast it over a gas too if you dont want to use the microwave. Set aside until it cools down. de-skin the tomato & mash them.

In a kadai add oil, after it becomes hot, add udit dal & methi seeds fry for a minute, then add cumin seeds, coriander seeds, sesame seeds, coconut & red chillies.

Add this to a grinder along with the roasted tomatos, tamarind paste &salt, grind it .
remove in serving bowl
for tadka
Add 2 tsp oil, add mustard seeds, a pinch of tumeric, red chilli & hing & the curry leaves.Add this to the chutney
Serve the dosa with this chutney