Mutton-Chicken Dosa
Crispy on the edges, soft in the middle — this mutton-chicken dosa is a breakfast staple across Kerala. The batter comes together quickly and the dosa cooks in under a minute on a hot tawa.
Ingredientsfor 4 servings
- 200 g Mutton or chicken — ground
- 4 tsp Ginger garlic paste
- 4 tsp Garam masala paste
- 4 tsp Chilly powder
- ½ Onion — finely chopped
- 1 tsp Turmeric powder
- 3 nos Cloves (Grambu)
- 3 piece Cinnamon (Karugapatta)
- 3 nos Cardamom (Elakka)
- 2 tsp Coriander powder
- Coriander leaves
- 3 nos Eggs
- 10 tsp Ghee
Preparation
Step 1
For making the stuffing: 1)Heat some oil in the pan.
Step 2
Add the ginger-garlic paste along with the onions and fry them until the ginger & garlic paste is well cooked and the onions are golden brown.
Step 3
Add mutton(ground) and fry them a bit. Lower the flame and close the pan with a lid.
Step 4
Allow the mutton to cook slowly for 30 - 35 min with 1 cup of water,.
Step 5
Add rest of the ingredients.
Step 6
When the mutton is well cooked, remove the lid and fry them in the pan for a while until the water evaporates. The mutton should be dry and coated with the masala only.
Step 7
Add the coriander leaves.
Step 8
For making the Dosas: 1)Mix together maida, milk, a pinch of baking soda and salt.
Step 9
Pour one ladle of the batter on a dosa tawa and spread it very thinly.
Step 10
Pour 1 tsp of oil and close with a lid. Take them out when they are white on both sides.
Step 11
Repeat the process depending upon the number of dosas.
Step 12
For making mutton dosas: 1)Heat the dosa tawa.
Step 13
Add the cooked mutton masala in the middle of a dosa.
Step 14
Dip it in the beaten egg mixture.
Step 15
Place it on the dosa tawa, apply little ghee or butter, turn them over for a couple of times until the outer egg mixture is cooked. Serve hot.
Tip
Bone-in chicken gives a richer, more flavourful gravy than boneless. The marrow flavours the curry as it cooks.
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