Vellarikka is cucumber in Malayalam… Making dosa or even Idli using cucumber is common in the Southern states of India… It is served either with a coconut chutney or with pickle or thokku…
Method:
250 gms raw rice
1 cucumber deskinned and chopped
5 tbsps grated coconut
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
4 green chillies
1 inch piece of ginger
Salt
Oil for roasting the dosa.
Method:
Soak the rice for around four hours. Drain and grind it along with the chopped cucumber, cumin seeds, ginger and green chillies to a smooth paste. Add enough water to make the batter flow freely. Add salt. Mix well. Heat a skillet. It should be really hot. This ensures that the dosa gets an evenly porous texture.
Pour a ladleful of batter on the hot skillet and swish it around. Drizzle a tsp of oil, lower heat and allow the dosa to cook. Remove it as it starts leaving the sides of the skillet. Remove, fold and serve hot.
Note:
This dosa is not flipped over. You can also use rice flour if you are in a hurry. Just pulverise the other ingredients before adding it to the rice flour. Rest of the procedure remains the same.
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Sounds good. I will try it. Thank you Vinaya for your easy and healthy recipes . 🌹