All I want is a Dosa, just one Dosa...

asicola · Feb 23rd, 2008, 21:19

Been back in the states for a week and back to the Catskills which are beautiful and snowy at the moment. everything is good, but all I can think about is having a Dosa and there is no where for miles.

Just thinking of the crispy, crunchy texture of the pancake and the hot sambar and the cool coconut chatni...fill it with masala potatoes and yum...

*SIGH*

Nick-H · Feb 23rd, 2008, 21:22

Hmmm...

Oddly enough, I could make them in London, but whenever I try here I just end up with a nasty, sticky blob

.

Of course, I don't have to go far to buy one

PeakXV · Feb 23rd, 2008, 21:32

New York and Toronto have plenty of great Dosa joints ..... so vroom-vroom!

The_Londoner · Feb 23rd, 2008, 21:40

just reading that made me want one too.. so vroom vroom to Ealing Road to Dosa place there.. May be one of those few feet long Paper Dosa.. humnnn.. my mouth is watering..

Nick-H · Feb 23rd, 2008, 21:47

Hmmm... go to to Chennai Dosa (I think they opened a branch there?) and give them my respects from Chennai

Cardamom · Feb 24th, 2008, 00:12

Aww poor asicola! You should come down to NYC and have a Dosa! I think the snow has cleared a bit - at least in Brooklyn

Good luck on your dosa quest! Even when I eat them now here they taste nothing like the ones in India

Nattusbs · Feb 24th, 2008, 01:54

Reading this almost makes me make one right now. I have sambhar ready, but, it will take some time to prepare the dosa dough (do not like the packets - too much baking powder and salt) and coconut chutney. Damn, my mouth is watering, if I had read this thread a couple of hours ago, I would have plunged right away.

Nattusbs

anar · Feb 24th, 2008, 02:20

i'm going to go out and get one after reading this (just because i can)!

bijapuri · Feb 24th, 2008, 05:05

It's been a rough week here in Amrika. We've been subjected to the trauma of having to envision John "Grandpa Grumpypants" McCain in En Flagrante Delicto . .the horror!!! The only thing that can get that out of my tortured mind is the thought of a crispy dosa.

Thanx for the rescue!!!!

Rasika · Feb 24th, 2008, 05:28

The answer is Gits ready mix. Not as good as the real thing, but if there is no alternative for the dosa cravings... My fave is the rava dosa.

dzibead · Feb 24th, 2008, 05:52

Now my mouth is watering. I may have to brave the big storm heading my way to go out in search of a dosa.

Check out the video clip in this article. Yum.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masala_dosa

Hyderabadi · Feb 24th, 2008, 06:04

Another 'cheat':

http://www.deepfoods.com/udupi.asp

Frozen Mysore Masala Dosa, Masala Dosa, Rava Dosa, Vada, Utappam, Sambar..... Made fresh in your microwave.

OK to keep us going, till we do a 100+ mile drive to Atlanta and MGR Palace.

MGR Palace platter to cure most cravings:

I have no clue who owns Deep Foods.

bijapuri · Feb 24th, 2008, 07:50

yeah, Dzi, aren't you glad we're not China addicts? we'd be over in the parade right now- freaking drowning!!!!

(for those outside California- we're getting blasted with a winter rainstorm, and it's the annual Chinese New Year Parade)

Cardamom · Feb 24th, 2008, 08:12

dzibead -

Thanks for sharing the videos link! I wish they showed the cook flipping the dosa though. That is crucial step where I always fail. Miserably.

When I was watching the video on the wikipedia page, the little icon on the upper left looked like an idly steamer. I thought - oh how cute. Oh wait, it's just a film canister!

C

Hyderabadi · Feb 24th, 2008, 09:16

Easy Rava Dosa:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=7FDbSvQ8wGo

Be sure to watch this guy's other recipes. Terrific.

Feb 23rd, 2008, 21:19	#1
asicola Vagabond Alchemist Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Catskills, NY Posts: 30	All I want is a Dosa, just one Dosa... Been back in the states for a week and back to the Catskills which are beautiful and snowy at the moment. everything is good, but all I can think about is having a Dosa and there is no where for miles. Just thinking of the crispy, crunchy texture of the pancake and the hot sambar and the cool coconut chatni...fill it with masala potatoes and yum... SIGH __________________ We are vagabonds, we travel without seatbelts on. Last edited by asicola : Feb 23rd, 2008 at 21:19. Reason: typo

Feb 23rd, 2008, 21:22	#2
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 26,829	Hmmm... Oddly enough, I could make them in London, but whenever I try here I just end up with a nasty, sticky blob . Of course, I don't have to go far to buy one __________________ . Just one member of the IndiaMike Mod Team

Feb 23rd, 2008, 21:32	#3
PeakXV Naan.tering Nabob Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Abode of Glooscap Posts: 4,195	New York and Toronto have plenty of great Dosa joints ..... so vroom-vroom! __________________ We shall not cease from exploration and at the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started ...and know the place for the first time. T.S. Eliot Don't go to India ~ Pre-trip Warnings & Misconceptions?

Feb 24th, 2008, 05:05	#9
bijapuri laid traps for troubadours Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Priustan Posts: 2,598	It's been a rough week here in Amrika. We've been subjected to the trauma of having to envision John "Grandpa Grumpypants" McCain in En Flagrante Delicto . .the horror!!! The only thing that can get that out of my tortured mind is the thought of a crispy dosa. Thanx for the rescue!!!! __________________ Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. Because it's only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you realize your true potential. Barack Obama lookit me!!!: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bijapuri/ Utube fuzzy logic: http://youtube.com/profile_videos?user=bijapuri&p =r

Feb 24th, 2008, 05:28	#10
Rasika Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: UK Posts: 67	cheating The answer is Gits ready mix. Not as good as the real thing, but if there is no alternative for the dosa cravings... My fave is the rava dosa.

Feb 23rd, 2008, 21:40	#4
The_Londoner Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: London, UK Posts: 290	just reading that made me want one too.. so vroom vroom to Ealing Road to Dosa place there.. May be one of those few feet long Paper Dosa.. humnnn.. my mouth is watering..

Feb 23rd, 2008, 21:47	#5
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 26,829	Hmmm... go to to Chennai Dosa (I think they opened a branch there?) and give them my respects from Chennai

Feb 24th, 2008, 00:12	#6
Cardamom Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New York, NY Posts: 217	Aww poor asicola! You should come down to NYC and have a Dosa! I think the snow has cleared a bit - at least in Brooklyn Good luck on your dosa quest! Even when I eat them now here they taste nothing like the ones in India

Feb 24th, 2008, 01:54	#7
Nattusbs Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Costa Mesa Posts: 356	Reading this almost makes me make one right now. I have sambhar ready, but, it will take some time to prepare the dosa dough (do not like the packets - too much baking powder and salt) and coconut chutney. Damn, my mouth is watering, if I had read this thread a couple of hours ago, I would have plunged right away. Nattusbs

Feb 24th, 2008, 02:20	#8
anar Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: India Posts: 447	i'm going to go out and get one after reading this (just because i can)!

Feb 24th, 2008, 05:52	#11
dzibead Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,078	Now my mouth is watering. I may have to brave the big storm heading my way to go out in search of a dosa. Check out the video clip in this article. Yum. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masala_dosa

Feb 24th, 2008, 06:04	#12
Hyderabadi Maha Guru Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: GA,USA. Posts: 1,106	Another 'cheat': http://www.deepfoods.com/udupi.asp Frozen Mysore Masala Dosa, Masala Dosa, Rava Dosa, Vada, Utappam, Sambar..... Made fresh in your microwave. OK to keep us going, till we do a 100+ mile drive to Atlanta and MGR Palace. MGR Palace platter to cure most cravings: I have no clue who owns Deep Foods.

Feb 24th, 2008, 07:50	#13
bijapuri laid traps for troubadours Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Priustan Posts: 2,598	yeah, Dzi, aren't you glad we're not China addicts? we'd be over in the parade right now- freaking drowning!!!! (for those outside California- we're getting blasted with a winter rainstorm, and it's the annual Chinese New Year Parade)

Feb 24th, 2008, 08:12	#14
Cardamom Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New York, NY Posts: 217	dzibead - Thanks for sharing the videos link! I wish they showed the cook flipping the dosa though. That is crucial step where I always fail. Miserably. When I was watching the video on the wikipedia page, the little icon on the upper left looked like an idly steamer. I thought - oh how cute. Oh wait, it's just a film canister! C

Feb 24th, 2008, 09:16	#15
Hyderabadi Maha Guru Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: GA,USA. Posts: 1,106	Easy Rava Dosa: http://youtube.com/watch?v=7FDbSvQ8wGo Be sure to watch this guy's other recipes. Terrific.

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