South Indian Breakfast items - menu 8

South Indian breakfast items - Idli, dosa, kadappa (side dish for idli dosa) and idli podi. Packed with flavors as well as, this typical Tamil nadu breakfast is a treat for eyes.

I have told enough about my Kadapa story in my Kumbakonam Kadappa recipe. Though I like it very much these days, I make very rarely as Aj is not liking the combination.

This post is just a part of my Breakfast menu series, where I link to recipes and share combo ideas. For individual recipes, please refer the link.

But hence Vj told it's his favorite this time, I should make it often. I planned to bring my kadappa recipe to limelight so made this weekend special breakfast.

I had to make chutney for Aj, I made onion tomato chutney as that is his favorite among the chutneys. I love kadappa with idli sure, but with dosa the best.

Restaurant style dosa

I tried making dosa with a flat bottomed small bowl as they do in restaurants.

What's the big deal? They have even browning through out, seamless. Don't have concentric circles as we do with ladle.

I always love to watch the making of dosa at restaurants. Of course through Youtube I enjoy watching it.

I tried using dabara few times but it keeps sticking and end up in dosa with torn spots.

I think it comes better with practice. Also our dosa pan is small that our hands are not free while spreading as they do.

We do it slow and by that time the batter gets cooked and get stuck to the bowl.

Still I tried today and I should say it came out good. I like this mainly because of the even browning.

So tried this and found better browning, I am sure I will improve if I make often. Lets move on to the planning and making part.

Recipe links

Check out the full individual recipes

1. Video to make crispy roast dosa
2. How to make idli & dosa
3. Onion tomato chutney recipe
4. Kadappa recipe
5. Idli podi recipe

Check out this interesting Saravana Bhavan style onion tomato gravy and the chutney recipes too.

Instructions

Recipe Cuisine: Indian   |  Recipe Category: Breakfast
Prep Time: 12 hr     |  Cook time: 45 mins    |  Serves: 4

1. Have to plan the  before day and grind idli dosa batter. I soak by 3 in summer days and grind after 6, keep overnight for fermentation. Next day use as required.
2. After coffee works, pressure cook potato and moong dal for kadappa. If you want to make it quick, then you can start cutting works side by side. But I like to relax a bit after coffee work.
3. Once potato and dal are done, keep potatoes for cooling and proceed to the cutting works. Onion for chutney and kadappa, tomato for chutney and kadappa.
4. Grate coconut as needed for chutney and kadappa, as usual, I had grated coconut forzen so used that. Keep all other ingredients ready like green chillies, coriander leaves, curry leaves, red chilli, channa dal etc.
5. First roast for chutney, then temper for it in a bowl, next temper and fry onions with tomato if using for kadappa. Transfer to another vessel and boil for kadappa.
6. Fry onion and tomato for chutney and cool it down. Grind chutney, keep aside.
7. Grind for kadappa and finish preparing kadappa, while it boils you can make idlies too.
8. Lastly when you are ready for breakfast, make hot dosas if needed and serve.

Breakfast with Idli, dosa, kadappa, onion tomato chutney, idli podi - ready! Here is a snap with only idlis.

Happy Cooking !!

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South Indian breakfast items

South Indian breakfast items - Idli, dosa, kadappa (side dish for idli dosa) and idli podi. Packed with flavors as well as, this typical Tamil nadu breakfast is a treat for eyes.

Course Appetizer, Breakfast

Cuisine Indian, South Indian

Prep Time 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time 40 minutes minutes

Author Raks Anand

Cup measurements

Ingredients

• Idli dosa batter
• Potato
• Onion
• Tomato
• Green chilli
• Moong dal
• Coconut

Instructions

• Have to plan the  before day and grind idli dosa batter. I soak by 3 in summer days and grind after 6, keep overnight for fermentation. Next day use as required.
• After coffee works, pressure cook potato and moong dal for kadappa.
• If you want to make it quick, then you can start cutting works side by side. But I like to relax a bit after coffee work.
• Once potato and dal are done, keep potatoes for cooling and proceed to the cutting works.
• Onion for chutney and kadappa, tomato for chutney and kadappa.
• Grate coconut as needed for chutney and kadappa, as usual, I had grated coconut forzen so used that.
• Keep all other ingredients ready like green chillies, coriander leaves, curry leaves, red chilli, channa dal etc.
• First roast for chutney, then temper for it in a bowl, next temper and fry onions with tomato if using for kadappa. Transfer to another vessel and boil for kadappa.
• Fry onion and tomato for chutney and cool it down. Grind chutney, keep aside.
• Grind for kadappa and finish preparing kadappa, while it boils you can make idlies too.
• Lastly when you are ready for breakfast, make hot dosas if needed and serve.

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