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  • I second Ka's comment that your 'dosai' is like pesarattu AKA adais dosai made from a batter of mixed dals only, instead of dal + rice.

    MOONG DAL INDIAN CREPES (DOSA)-- MADE ONLY WITH BEANS; NO FLOUR OR GRAIN Bryanna Clark Grogan 2009

  • Restaurant The main branch of a popular chain, with everything on the menu from chow mein to Chettinad chicken, but known mainly for snacks and numerous "dosai," as the chain spells it.

    The Dish: Dosa 2008

  • We use to have often dosai and idly, so this would be different from our ususal tiffin item ..

    Weekend Lunch Series - Bisquick Poodas Cardamom 2007

  • Actually most Hing is ground with Wheat Flour so if you add it to the dosai - they will no longer be gluten free.

    Gluten-Free Spinach-Onion Dosa (Pancake) 2008

  • Can't tell the difference between the regular dosai and this one.

    Chora daal na Pooda Meera 2008

  • The History It's possible that the dosa (dosai, tosai or thosai, as it is called in Malaysia), first mentioned by Tamil writers around 500 A.D., was a product of the extension of trade out from the Tamil coast.

    The Dish: Dosa 2008

  • Actually, I make like our usual dosai to fool my family and sneak in some different daal in our diet!

    Chora daal na Pooda Meera 2008

  • The paper roast masala dosai, fragrant and festive, feeds as many as can tear off a piece.

    The Dish: Dosa 2008

  • Today, the page long Udupi dosai menus don't excite me anymore.

    Archive 2007-04-01 2007

  • I like the simple idlis with molagapodi or the simple not-so-crisp dosai made with gingelly oil and served with a simple coconut chutney with homemade batter, for that is the true, non-commercial, authentic version of dosai, after all.

    Archive 2007-04-01 2007

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