Recipe - Tomato Dosa

Back in Mangalore during our student days, there used to be a tiny little outlet called 'Dosa Camp' near Falnir which was famous for its varieties of dosas. For people like us who were used to the usual array of dosas (plain dosa, masala dosa, set dosa, mysore dosa), this place was heaven. Every day, they would fill out a black board with nearly eight to ten special varieties for the day. So you would have stuff like carrot dosa, mushroom masala, banana dosa, paneer dosa, brinjal masala dosa and... oh, I could go on.

One which was a favourite for all of us back then was the Tomato dosa. A tangy variation of the plain dosa, this incorporated tomatoes into the batter rather than the masala, giving each bite an extra zest.

The version we make is very simple and basically involves just tomatoes and chillies but if you want more flavour, you can add a bit of ginger or coriander leaves as well into the mix which has to be ground into a paste.

Basic rules to follow for making any dosa:

• Add a little oil onto the hot tawa/non-stick pan and once the final batter is ready, pour a ladle of the batter onto it, using a circular motion to thin it out. 
• Keep the flame on low and allow it to cook. When it is almost cooked on one side, don't forget to flip it over and cook the other side too. 

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Over the course of the rest of this month, expect to see many more such dishes (ranging from seafood, desserts, starters and tea time snacks) - all prepared by my mother from recipes she has collected as far back as the 1980's - with some unique to Kerala cuisine and some variations of international dishes. 

Since the goal is to share, I will be looking to make all the recipes into easy downloadable single images so that you can save them on to your mobile/device and use them offline. Of course, if you do try them out, it would be awesome if you gave me (and her) feedback here on what you thought of the dish.

For the list of all the recipes so far (including seafood, egg dishes, sweets, twists on traditional dishes et al), click here:

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