Hyderabadi Spice Upma Dosa

Preparation:10 mins
Cook: 15 mins
Total Time: 25 mins
Servings: Makes 1 servings

Ingredients

For The Upma Dosa
1 cup dosa batter
2 tbsp thin upma
2 tbsp gun powder , recipe below
1 chopped onion
2 tbsp chopped coriander (dhania)
3 chopped green chillies
2 chopped tomatoes

For The Gun Powder
30 gms whole red chillies
3 to 4 curry leaves (kadi patta)
2 tbsp chana dal (split bengal gram)
a pinch of asafoetida (hing)
1 tbsp black peppercorns (kalimirch)
salt to taste
1 tbsp urad dal (split black lentils)
1 tbsp dessicated coconut
1 tbsp roasted chana dal (daria)
1 tbsp rice (chawal)
1 tbsp sesame seeds (til)

For The Salad
1 chopped tomato
1 chopped onion
chopped coriander (dhania)
1 tbsp gun powder

Method

For the gun powder
For the gun powderHeat a pan add whole red chillies, pepper corns, chana dal, urad dal and roast this for 4 minutes on a slow flame. Add roasted chana dal, rice, sesame seeds and roast till rice changes colour. Add curry leaves, asafoetida, salt, desiccated coconut and dry roast all the ingredients. Switch off the flOnce cooled blend in a mixer to a slightly coarse powder.
For the salad
For the saladCombine all the ingredients and mix well.
How to proceed
How to proceedHeat a non-stick tava (griddle), sprinkle a little water and wipe it off gently using a cloth.Pour the dosa batter on it and spread it in a circular motion to make a dosa.Put butter on top of the dosa and pour the thin upma on it, add the gun powder and spread it evenly all over the dosa.Sprinkle onions, coriander, green chillies, tomatoes and let it cook for a minute.Fold the dosa and serve immediately with salad and coconut chutney.
Handy tip
Handy tipYou can make the gun powder and store in an air-tight container and use as required.