Banana Dosai

(from Nandini’s recipe box)

Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 185 minutes
Serves 3 people

Categories: Dosa

Ingredients

  • Ripe bananas - 2
  • Rice flour - 1/4 cup
  • All purpose flour (Maida) - 2 tblsp
  • Cardoman powder - 1 pinch
  • Sugar - to taste
  • Raisins - 2 tblsp (chopped)
  • Cashews - 2 tblsp (chopped)
  • Ghee - to fry

Directions

  1. Mash the bananas nicely with a masher or with hands.

  2. Add rice flour, maida, sugar and cardomon powder.

  3. Mix everything together to get a thick batter. You can mix with your hands or use a blender.

  4. Mix the raisins  and cashews with the batter.

  5. Heat a griddle and pour a spoonful of batter and spread gently. It will be thicker than normal dosa.

  6. Pour few drops of ghee on top. Fry on medium flame till the dosa is completely cooked and golden brown on both sides.

  7. Serving Suggestions

  8. - This dosa can be served as a dessert or snack with some maple syrup or honey.

  9. - Top the dosa with whipped cream or ice cream and berries. This brings out a whole new flavour.

  10. - It can also be served as a tiffen with some chutney.

  11. Variations

  12. -  Use brown sugar or jaggery instead of sugar for a different flavour.

  13. - This batter can be used to make paniyarams. A variation of this is called Unniappam.

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