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Soak dried beans overnight or 8 hours at least.
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Later take Idli Rava or Sooji in a wide bowl, wash thrice, discard the excess water.
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Grind half of the Idli Rava to fine paste otherwise the batter won't blend while making dosa.
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If using fine sooji/semolina skip grinding.
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Add 1/2 cup water to the rava and let it soak till you grind the beans.
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Discard the beans soaked water and wash the beans thrice.
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Grind to fine smooth paste in food processor / mixie.
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Add the beans paste to the soaking idli rava or sooji.
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Add necessary water mix well, the batter should be runny since it becomes thick after 30 minutes.
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Also add Salt to the batter.
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After 30 minutes most of the water gets absorbed and batter looks thick like shown in video.
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If not do drain any excess water and for more trouble shooting tips do follow the steps mentioned in Tips and Variations Section.
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Now start making dosa as shown in the video or follow below tips.
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Heat the cast iron dosa pan / preheat 5 minutes prior to making dosa.
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Keep in low to medium flame that means in between low to medium.
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Once pan is hot apply light oil and rub the pan.
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Add scoop full of batter to the pan and in circular motion do spread it quickly.
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This has to be done by keeping the flame in low flame.
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Apply oil or ghee all over the dosa.
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You can top the dosa with shredded cheese , paneer like shown in video.
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Now increase the flame to medium and cook for 2-4 minutes.
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Or until you see brown spots on sides or any where in the dosa.
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Now flip the dosa and cook for 2 minutes in same medium flame.
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Now perfect shiny, crispy black bean dosa is ready to serve with coconut chutney (video recipe soon with how to buy, shred and freeze coconut) / sambar or idli podi.