Sweet Banana Dosa ( Sweet Banana Crepes)

Sweet Banana Dosa

This is a favorite breakfast/snack item at home. I first made sweet banana dosa/crepes when I had a few over ripe bananas and wanted to try something other than the banana raita. This is similar to the popular Mangalorean recipe of "Southekai dosa" or 'Sweet Cucumber dosa'. Years ago I had experimented replacing the cucumber with mango puree and the resulting 'Sweet Mango Dosa' too had turned out really well.
Here are the ingredients for the Sweet Banana crepes:
Ingredients:(Serves 4)

• Dosa Rice: 1 cup
• Ripe Bananas: 2 nos.
• Beaten rice/poha/ avalakki: 1 cup
• Grated coconut: 3-4 tbsp
• Jaggery: 3/4th cup 
• Low-fat Yogurt/curd: 1/2 cup
• Cardamom powder: a pinch
• Salt: 1/4tsp

Method:

1. Soak the rice and methi seeds for at least 3-4 hours.
2. Just before grinding the batter, wash the poha and leave aside for 10-15 mins.
3. Grind all the ingredients (except the cardamom) together with enough water to make a fine batter (test the batter for sweetness).
4. Leave aside for 1/2-1 hour.
5. Add the cardamom powder and mix well.
6. Heat a non-stick pan and pour a ladle full of the batter onto it. Spread it out in a circular motion to make a dosa/ crepe.
7. Let it cook for a couple of minutes, then add a little oil to the edges.
8. Flip the dosa over and let it cook till done.
9. Serve the sweet banana dosa/ crepes hot off the pan and watch them vanish.

 The sweet dosa can be eaten as such without any side or dipping sauce.

Note: Store any left over batter in the refrigerator.

Banana Raitha

Banana Raitha

Banana Raitha used to be a hot fave when I was a kid.Made along with a festive lunch [I always wondered why they wouldn't make a festive spread daily ;-)],with all the other yummy stuff that the festival calls for,I would have a hard time deciding what to eat first! Whenever mom made Banana Raitha on regular days,I would polish it off with hot 'phulkas' without touching the other curry's! This year on 'Ugadi' I made banana raitha and again for lunch on Easter. It's a subtle mingling of all tastes (sweet,salty,sour and a touch of spicy) and can be eaten as such or with phulkas.
Ingredients:

• Yogurt/curd-1 cup(preferably homemade)
• Low fat milk-1 cup
• Bananas- 2 very ripe
• Sugar-6 teaspoons
• Salt-1/2 teaspoon(or to taste)
• Mustard seeds-1/2 teaspoon
• Zeera/Cumin seeds-1 teaspoon
• Dry red chillies-1-2(broken)
• Curry leaves-2-3nos.
• Oil-1 teaspoon

Method:

1. Blend half cup yogurt/curd and half cup milk along with one banana,sugar and salt.
2. Pour into a bowl.Add the rest of the yogurt and milk and mix well.
3. Chop the other banana and add to the raitha.
4. Heat the oil,add the mustard and cumin seeds.When the mustard splutters,add the broken dry red chillies and then the curry leaves.
5. Pour this over the banana raitha and mix.
6. Serve the banana raitha chilled with hot phulkas (or eat as a snack).