Dosas(pan-cakes) with Wheat flour

This is a very great dinner quick-fix in my house which also has a variation(which is discussed further down). The ingredients can be proportionately increased to cater to second and third servings also.


Ingredients: makes about 8-10 dosas

1. Wheat Flour- 1 cups
2. Cumin seeds- 2 tsps
3. Finely chopped onion - 1 small
4. Finely chopped green chillies - 2
5. Finely sliced capsicum - 1(optional)
   
6. Salt - 1/2 tsp
7. Grated carrot - 1(optional)
8. Vegetable oil- about a tsp/dosa
   

Preparation:

Combine the wheat flour, cumin seeds, chopped onions, green chillies, salt and carrot grate in a bowl with about 2 cups or more of water as you stir. Let it become a thin batter without any lumps. Check for saltiness, and add more if you wish. (Since wheat flour is sweetish in taste, it does require a little more salt, usually.)

Method:

On a non-stick pan, spread out about a ladle full of batter and leave any little gaps or unfilled holes in the spread out dosa. It helps in getting crispier ones, if you add a few drops of oil in there. Let the dosa get roasted on high flame, and add a few drops of oil around the dosa. This type of dosa doesn't actually need a lot of oil and I manage to make one with about half a tsp. or less per dosa. Turn it and let it roast on the other side as well. If you remove it quickly it will be soft to eat, but to me the crispier one is the favorite.
You can serve it up with any chutney or pickle and is really is fast to cook and good to eat. I make about 2 every 4 or 5 minutes(they take a wee it longer than the rice varieties) , with two pans on the stove.
This mix can stay in the fridge, but the fresh one always absorbs less oil, so mix only as much as you need.



The Sweet Variation

Ingredients: makes about 8-10 dosas

1. Wheat Flour- 1 cup
2. Salt - 1/2 tsp
3. Sugar - 1/3 a cup
4. Grated carrot - 1(optional)
5. Ghee or clarified butter/vegetable oil- 1 tsp per dosa

Preparation:

This one is also very simple, just add everything together in a bowl and stir, breaking any lumps. Make the dosas with ghee if your kids love its aroma. They will love them(we are guilty creatures with so many diet restrictions, right?), so much that every time you can't think of anything better for them, you can make this offer.