Neer Dosa Recipe | Soft Mangalore Style Rice Dosa at Home
Neer dosa is a soft, lacy Mangalorean rice crepe that needs no fermentation and pairs well with chutneys or coconut-based curries. This recipe uses just rice, water, and salt, with optional coconut for extra softness.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- Raw rice: 1 cup (preferably dosa rice or short-grain raw rice)
- Water: about 2 to 2.5 cups for blending, plus more to adjust
- Salt: 1/2 teaspoon, or to taste
- Fresh grated coconut (optional): 2 to 3 tablespoons
- Oil or ghee: a few drops to grease the pan as needed
Instructions
Instructions
- Rinse the raw rice until the water runs clearer, then soak in plenty of water for 3 to 4 hours or overnight.
- Drain the soaked rice completely and blend with about 1 cup water, adding more gradually to make a very smooth, thin slurry.
- If using, add grated coconut while blending until fully smooth; strain the batter through a fine-mesh sieve for an ultra-smooth finish.
- Stir in salt and thin the batter with water until it is buttermilk-like, very thin and pourable.
- Heat a well-seasoned cast iron or nonstick tawa over medium until drops of water sizzle and vanish in 1–2 seconds; lightly grease and wipe off excess.
- Stir the batter, then pour a ladleful from a slight height and quickly swirl the pan to spread; drizzle a little more batter to fill gaps for a lacy pattern.
- Cover and cook for 30–45 seconds on medium until the dosa turns opaque and the edges lift; do not flip.
- Gently fold the dosa into halves or thirds and remove; repeat, stirring and thinning the batter with water as needed to keep it ultra-thin.
- Stack cooked dosas in a cloth-lined plate or warm casserole to keep them soft.
Notes
Serve with coconut chutney, vegetable or chicken gassi, jaggery-coconut mix, veg sagu, or potato bhaji. Keep the batter very thin for a lacy texture, use a hot but not smoking pan, avoid over-greasing, and do not flip. Batter can be refrigerated up to 24 hours; cooked dosas keep in the fridge 1–2 days with parchment between layers. Reheat covered with a few drops of water to steam.