Set Dosa
- 50 min
- not spicy
- Serves 20
Set dosa from a rice, urad dal, fenugreek and poha batter, cooked thick and covered on a ghee tawa. Makes 20, 50 minutes plus soaking and fermenting, video.
Ingredients
Rice2 cup
Urad Dal (whole)½ cup
Fenugreek Seeds½ tsp
Flattened Rice1 cup
Water1½ cup
Salt1 tbsp
GheeAs Needed
Contains: milk.
Nutrition
Per 1 person, and for all 20 people. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per 1 person | All 20 people |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 115kcal | 2300kcal |
| Protein | 3.2g | 64g |
| Carbohydrate | 24g | 482g |
| Fat | 0.8g | 16g |
| Fibre | 1.4g | 28g |
Cookd masalas for rice
Method
Wash the rice, urad dal and fenugreek seeds until the water runs clear and soak in fresh water for 4 hours.
In another bowl add 1 cup of poha, wash and soak it for an hour.
Blend the rice and dal mix into a smooth batter with 1 Cup of water in total, in batches.
Blend the poha with the last batch of the rice and dal mixture, it must be thick, smooth and of pouring consistency. Adjust the consistency with ½ Cup of water.
Adjust the consistency with water. Ferment the mixture for 8 hours, minimum.
Season with salt before preparing.
Add ghee and cook on a medium-hot tava, covered until the underside is golden and the dosa is cooked.
Before you start
- How long does Set Dosa take?
- 50 minutes from start to finish. That is 30 minutes of preparation and 20 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Set Dosa serve?
- 20. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Set Dosa vegetarian?
- Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.
- Is Set Dosa spicy?
- No, it is not spicy.
- What do I need to make Set Dosa?
- 2 cup Rice, ½ cup Urad Dal (whole), 1 cup Flattened Rice, ½ cup Water, 1 tbsp Salt, ½ tsp Fenugreek Seeds, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Set Dosa?
- No, it is cooked in an open pot.
- How many calories are in Set Dosa?
- About 115 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
Tips from other cooks
1 note- I
IOctober 2026
Any instant set dosa recipe pl?

