Davangere benne dosa

One traditional and ever popular dosa variety from Karnataka is the davangere benne dosa, benne means butter in kannada. it is a type of dosa which traces its origin from the city of Davangere in Karnataka.Today, benne dosa is almost synonymous with the city of davangere and has found its own well-deserved place in the menu cards of all well-known restaurants in Karnataka.The dosas are cooked over a hot iron pan with generous amounts of butter and this gives it that authentic, signature taste and aroma. Benne dosas are generally soft yet crisp on one side and has a melt-in-your mouth, buttery texture.Davangere being my hometown i have grown up eating this and thats why couldn't resist myself from posting this recipe.

Ingredients:

Benne dosa: 1cup dosa rice

                    1/4cup urad dal

                    1tsp methi(fenugreek) seeds

                    1/2cup puffed rice(mandakki/kadle puri)

                    2tsp maida flour

                    1tsp salt

                    1tsp sugar

                    1/4tsp cooking soda

                    1/2cup white butter

potato curry: 2potatoes boiled and smashed
                    1/2cup onion sliced
                    2tsp oil
                    salt to taste

coconut chutney: 1cup grated coconut
                          2green chillies boiled
                          1/4cup coriander leaves
                          2tsp ginger roughly chopped
                          2-3 cloves
                          2tsp split dalia
                          1tsp tamarind pulp
                          salt to taste

Method:

Benne dosa: 1)soak rice, urad dal+methi seeds and puffed rice separately overnight. grind them separately
                       and mix together with maida, salt, sugar, cooking soda and water to form a thin dosa batter
                   2)heat dosa tava and greese it with butter. pour one laddle of batter on the hot tava and spread
                      it evenly to form a thick dosa. sprinkle small chunks of butter all over the dosa and cook for
                      a minute, turn it over and again sprinkle butter chunks and cook for 1min.now turn over the
                      dosa again and add butter for one more time and cook it till it becomes crisp and golden
                      brown in colour.
                    3)serve hot with potato curry and coconut chutney.

Potato curry: heat oil in a pan, add onions and fry till they turn pink. add potatoes, salt and mix well.
                      Coconut chutney: grind together all the ingredients by adding very little water to form a thick chutney.