Neer Dosa

Neer dosa recipe thin, fluffy and lacy crepes made with rice batter.Neer dosa is yet another variety of dosa from the karnataka cuisine. the word ‘neer’ translates to ‘water’ in kannada language, which means ‘water dosa’. these dosas are so called as the batter is watery and not thick like the usual dosa batter.

Ingredients (measuring cup used, 1 cup = 250 ml)
1.)1 cup regular rice (sona masuri or parimal rice or surti kolam)
2.)1.5 to 2 cups water or add as required
3.)salt as required
4.)oil for making dosas
5.)1/2 cup grated coconut

Method:
1.)soak 1 cup rice in enough water for 4 to 5 hours or overnight.

2.)Drain the soaked rice  &  add them in a  grinder jar.After adding rice add the grated coconut .

3.)Just add little water  for grinding the rice & coconut.If you add all the water then you won't be able to grind the rice well.Grind to a smooth batter and then take it in another bowl or pan.

4.)Add more water to get a thin flowing watery consistency. i added 2 cups of water for 1 cup of rice. the addition of water depends on the quality and kind of rice. so add water as required.Then add salt as required and stir well.

5.)In a cast iron pan or a non stick pan. drizzle ½ tsp of oil just spread the oil all over with a spoon or small piece of cotton kitchen napkin.

6.)Stir the batter and take a ladle full of batter then pour the batter moving outwards to inside like the way we do for rava dosa.

7.)Cover with a lid and cook the neer dosa till done.

8.)Serve neer dosa hot or warm with onion coconut chutney, veg sagu, veg korma.