More Indian Food Trucks? The Dosa Truck

Hard to believe there is more than one Indian Food Truck in LA; but apparently there is at least one other, the Dosa Truck.  Thanks to one of our good friends and readers out near Pasadena we now know of this place and it will be on our list for sampling.  Dosa's as you may have read in prior posts look pretty much like American pancakes or fermented crepes which are typically made from black lentils or a fermented rice batter.  They are most common in Southern Indian states, think Kerala and Tamil Nadu.  Dosas come in a number of varieties and the masala dosa may look familiar to those that enjoy alu parathas.  The masala dosa normally is stuffed with fried onions, spices, and potatoes. 

The following is a basic recipe for dosas.  Lisa makes them all the time with interesting variations and we encourage you to look at the prior posts on this.

Ingredients:

3 cup rice (chawal)
1 cup split black gram lentil (urad ki dhuli dal)
1 tsp salt (namak)
1 tsp fenugreek seeds (dana methi)
oil as required

Steps:

• Soak rice, dal and dana methi for 6 hours.
• Then grind them to a fine thin batter by adding little water.
• Add salt to it and leave it covered for 12 hours for fermentation.
• Now heat a non stick tawa and spread 1 tbsp of the batter on the whole of the pan.
• Grease all the corners and then cook it on the other side also.
• Put little water on the tawa and wipe it with a clean cloth before making each dosa.
• Serve them hot with hot sambhar and chutney.