Palak Cheese Dosa
by Tarla Dalal
This dosa is so tasty and cheesy and scrumptious that it could well be a strong competitor for pizzas!
Palak Cheese Dosa is an innovative recipe that features buttery dosas layered with a paste of palak, cheese, onions, tomatoes and other taste-givers, followed by a topping of grated cheese. Folded into an appetizing shape, these dosas are truly, completely irresistible!
Next time when you have guests over, build a party platter of a wide variety of dosas which everyone is sure to love - Corn Dosa , Dosa Lasagne , Jini Dosa , Moong Dal Dosa .
Palak Cheese Dosa recipe - How to make Palak Cheese Dosa
Preparation Time: Cooking Time: Total Time:
Makes 6 dosas
1 cup roughly chopped and blanched spinach (palak)
1 1/2 cups grated processed cheese
1/4 cup roughly chopped onions
1/4 cup roughly chopped tomatoes
1/2 tsp roughly chopped ginger (adrak)
1 tsp roughly chopped garlic (lehsun)
2 tsp oil
2 pinches of turmeric powder (haldi)
1/2 tsp chilli powder
salt to taste
1 1/2 cups readymade dosa batter
2 tbsp melted butter for cooking
For Serving
sambhar
coconut chutney
- Method
- Combine the spinach, onion, tomatoes, ginger and garlic in a mixer and blend till smooth without using any water.
- Heat the oil a broad non-stick pan, add the prepared spinach mixture, turmeric powder, chilli powder and salt, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally. Keep aside.
- Heat a non-stick tava (griddle), sprinkle little water and wipe it off gently using a muslin cloth.
- Pour a ladleful of the batter on it and spread it in a circular motion to make a 175 mm. (7”) diameter thin circle.
- Smear 1 tsp butter over it and along the edges and cook on medium flame till the dosa turns light brown in colour.
- Spread 2 tbsp of the prepared spinach mixture and sprinkle ¼ cup of cheese evenly over it. Cook it on a medium flame for 1 minute or till the cheese melts.
- Fold the dosa lightly from 3 sides to form a triangle.
- Repeat steps 3 to 7 to make 5 more dosas.
- Serve immediately with sambhar and coconut chutney.
Palak Cheese Dosa Recipe Video by Tarla Dalal
| Energy | 168 cal |
| Protein | 19.1 g |
| Carbohydrates | 11.7 g |
| Fiber | 2.2 g |
| Fat | 10.1 g |
| Cholesterol | 29.2 mg |
| Vitamin A | 3372.9 mcg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.1 mg |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.2 mg |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.6 mg |
| Vitamin C | 18.2 mg |
| Folic Acid | 76.8 mcg |
| Calcium | 210.8 mg |
| Iron | 1.4 mg |
| Magnesium | 0 mg |
| Phosphorus | 0 mg |
| Sodium | 66 mg |
| Potassium | 160.3 mg |
| Zinc | 0.4 mg |
Palak and cheese dosa.. a great variation of dosa.. with palak and cheese.. it was cheesy soft.. there was no need of chutney.. could just have this just plain.. Thank you for this recipe..