Urad + Maida Dosa with home made fresh fig Jam.

"Udidu-Maida Polo/ Urad Dal- Maida (APF) Dosa" served with home made fresh fig Jam .... A tasty delicious dosa prepared for break fast and served with jam here, though it tastes great with any accompaniment like chutney, godi khichidi, sweet gojju or curries ... 

** This is a traditional dosa from Konkani Saraswat Cuisne that needs no introduction, often prepared in homes though presently many have stopped it as maida is added to the same. Well, in my home we love this soft textured dosa so I do make it point to prepare the same at least a few times in the year specially so if I have some sweet khichidi prepared or kottambari palle gojju, tomato gojju etc. as we love the combo. Jams also taste great with this one, so do try it out and relish with family.

** Here is a simple "Udidu-Maida Polo/ Urad Dal- Maida (APF) Dosa" Recipe ... My Style ...

** Wash and soak one cup of urad dal/ black gram dal in plenty of water with 1 tsp of methi seeds for 4-5 hours. 

** Once again wash well, put it in a grinder and grind to a smooth paste with little water. Do not add more water as we need thick batter.

** Remove the batter in a vessel add in 2 tbsp of grated ginger and 2-3 green chillies mashed well. Add salt and leave it out overnight to ferment.

** Meanwhile also mix 3 cups of maida in 5-6 cups of water to thinner consistency in another bowl and leave it overnight too along with the urad dal.

** Next morning there will be an inch or two of water on top of the maida mixture. Gently tilt the vessel and drain off the excess water. Be careful while handling the vessel, if you give jerks the maida and water will get mixed.

** Once all the water on top has been removed add the maida mixture to the fermented urad dal paste and mix the two together well taking case to see that there are no lumps formed. 

** Allow to settle a bit for 10-15 minutes and then once again mix the batter well, check consistency, it should be thick, but if you find it too thick then add in little bit of water and mix well once again.

** Heat iron dosa tava, sprinkle some oil and gently wipe with a tissue, leaving a thin film of oil on the tava. Now pour in a large ladle full of batter at the center of the tava, and gently with the back of the round ladle/ spatula spread the dosa into a round thin dosa.

** Sprinkle some oil drops on the outer rim of the dosa and let cook, once cooked on the bottom pour some drops of oil on top of the dosa and flip it over to cook on the other side too till browned but not burnt.

**  "Udidu-Maida Polo/ Urad Dal- Maida (APF) Dosa" is done and ready to be served. Always serve dosa  hot from tava with spicy chutneys, sweet jams or curries, gojjus etc. that which appeals to you and your family. 

** For the recipe of "Fig Jam", please refer to the link given below ......

https://gayathrifoodbytes.blogspot.com/2015/01/fresh-fig-jam.html#more