Amboli / आंबोळी

Ingredients:

Rice – 2 ½ cups
Urad Dal/ Black split lentils – 1 cup
Flattened Rice – 1 cup
Fenugreek Seeds – 1 teaspoon
Oil - 1 tablespoon
Salt
Water

Recipe:

• Wash and Soak Rice,Urad Dal and Fenugreek Seeds for 5-6 hours or overnight.
• Wash and soak poha for about 30 mins before blending.
• Drain the water of lentils and blend in a mixer to a smooth paste, add just enough water while grinding.
• Urad dal batter has to be soft, light and fluffy.
• Transfer urad dal batter to a large bowl.
• Blend rice and poha in a mixer.
• Transfer this to urad dal batter.
• Add salt and mix very well with your clean hands.
• The batter should not be too thick or too thin, it should be of pouring consistency.
• Cover with a lid and keep aside to ferment in a warm place for 8-9 hours or till well fermented.
• Once fermented, mix batter well.
• Heat non-stick pan or thick bottomed griddle.
• Coat the pan with 1 tsp oil. Pour a ladle full of batter on the pan
• Spread it slightly thick than normal dosa.
• Cook covered for 2 mins on side.
• When it starts turning golden brown, gently flip and cook other side.
• Remove and serve with coconut chutney.

*It goes very well with malvani chicken curry.