Thattil Kutti Dosa & Garlic chutney

Thattil Kutti dosa & Garlic Chutney, Kerala recipe, literally means " the small dosa made in a pan". This recipe is made more famous after the Malayalam movie, "Salt and Pepper". After watching the movie, I wanted to know why this recipe is so famous. Only when you take a bite of hot dosa with spicy chutney can understand the real reason. Here comes the recipe make a note and start preparing :) 

Ingredients 

For Dosa Batter 

• Idly rice ( Parboiled rice) - 2 cups 
• Urad Dal                          - 1/2 cup 
• Fenugreek seeds              - 1 tsp 

1. Soak washed rice in water for about 6-7 hours.
2. Soak urad dal and fenugreek seeds together for 1-2 hours.
3. Grind rice and urad dal to a smooth batter 
4. Add salt (as per taste) and mix well 
5. Keep this batter aside for minimum of 5-6 hours for fermentation to get soft dosas 
6. After 6 hours, the batter would have raised by itself and ready to make dosa 
7. Heat the tawa, and make small dosa (3-4 small dosas at a time in the tawa) 
8. Sprinkle oil and cook for 2 minutes on a medium heat. Turn other side and cook till golden colour. 

For Garlic Chutney :

• Garlic (small)    - 15 - 20 flakes 
• Dry red chilli     - 8 nos 
• Grated coconut  - 1/4 cup 
• Urad dal            - 2 tsp  
• Tamarind          - a pinch 
• Asafoetida        - a pinch 
• Salt                   - as needed 
• Mustard            - as needed 
• Curry leaves     - as needed 
• Oil (Coconut oil) - 2 tsp 

1.  In few drops of oil, roast half of urad dal (1 tsp) and red chilli until deep red medium heat, then add garlic until it turns golden colour 
2. Add coconut until dry 
3. Allow this to cool down
4. In a mixer, grind the cooled down mixture to a fine paste. Add salt, tamarind and little water and grind to a smooth paste.

Tempering 

In a pan, add 1 tsp of oil temper with asafoetida, mustard, curry leaves and remaining urad dal. Mix the chutney and boil for 2 minutes in low flame. 

Health Benefits : 

Garlic helps in lowering blood cholesterol, enhance digestion and increases the energy level of the body. Its is good against cold, cough and helps to overcome respiratory problems