Neer Dosa
Neer Dosa is a Goa Indian breakfast dish made with raw rice, water for soaking rice, water for grinding batter, water for thinning batter and other everyday ingredients. The full ingredient list and method are below.
- Total time (approx.)
- 10 min
- Calories (estimate)
- ~180 kcal
- Course
- Breakfast
- Cuisine
- Goa (Indian)
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Ingredients
Quantities below are a guide for a typical household portion — scale them to the number of people you are cooking for and season to taste.
- 1 cup raw rice
- Water for soaking rice
- Water for grinding batter
- Water for thinning batter
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp coconut oil (for greasing pan)
Method
- 1Soak raw rice in water for at least 4 hours or overnight.
- 2Drain the soaked rice and grind it into a very fine, smooth batter with water for grinding and salt.
- 3Add water for thinning batter to achieve a very thin, watery consistency (like buttermilk).
- 4Heat a non-stick tawa or griddle over medium-high heat and lightly grease with coconut oil.
- 5Pour a ladleful of batter onto the hot tawa, starting from the edges and swirling inwards to form a thin circle.
- 6Cover and cook for 30-45 seconds until the edges crisp up and the dosa turns translucent (do not flip).
- 7Gently fold the dosa into a half or quarter and remove from the tawa.
- 8Serve hot with coconut chutney, Goan fish curry, or Chicken Xacuti.
About these numbers: the time shown is an approximate overall cooking time, and the calorie figure is a rough estimate for one serving of the dish as described — not a laboratory analysis. Both will change with your portion size, ingredients and how much fat you cook with. Dietary tags describe the dish in general terms; always check the labels on what you buy. Nothing here is medical or dietary advice. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we will fix it.
