Neer Dosa Recipe (Mangalorean Style)
Neer Dosa is a thin, watery rice batter crepe made from soaked and finely ground rice. The batter is very runny and cooked on a hot, lightly oiled pan to form delicate, thin dosas with a tender texture. This simple batter requires soaking rice, grinding with minimal water, and diluting to a thin consistency before seasoning with salt and cooking on a hot skillet.
Ingredients
- 1 cup rice - 200 grams, (sona masuri or parmal rice or surti kolam)
- water as required for soaking rice
- ¼ to ⅓ cup water to grind or blend
- 1.5 to 2 cups water to be added later
- salt as required
- neutral cooking oil as required, generic cooking oil
Instructions
Making neer dosa batter
- Rinse the rice grains a few times. Soak them in enough water for 4 to 5 hours or overnight.
- Later drain the soaked rice and add them in a blender or a mixer-grinder.
- Add water for grinding or blending the rice. Do not add a lot of water as then you won't be able to grind the rice finely.
- Grind to a smooth and fine batter and then transfer the batter to another bowl or pan.
- Add water again to get a thin, flowing, runny and watery consistency. I added 2 cups of water.
- The addition of water depends on the quality and kind of rice. So add water as needed.
- Then add salt as required and mix well.
Making neer dosa
- Heat a cast iron pan or a non stick pan on medium to medium-high heat. Drizzle ½ teaspoon of oil.
- Just spread the oil all over with a spoon or small piece of cotton kitchen napkin or with half of an onion.
- Stir the batter in the bowl with the ladle. Then fill the ladle with the batter.
- Pour the batter moving outwards to inside like the way we do for rava dosa.
- Fill in the large gaps too with some of the batter.
- Cover with a lid and cook the dosa till the batter firms up. Don't brown it or flip it. The edges will also separate when the dosa is cooked. You can drizzle a bit of oil on the top of neer dosa if you prefer.
- Make a triangular fold on the tawa itself.
- Then remove the dosa and place it in a plate. Make neer dosa this way and place them separately without them touching each other in a plate.
- Serve neer dosa hot or warm with coconut chutney, veg sagu, veg korma.
Notes
- Keep the batter thin and runny for proper neer dosa texture and appearance.
- A well-heated and seasoned skillet prevents sticking and aids dosa spreading.
- Add grated coconut while grinding for additional flavor if desired.
- Stir batter before making each dosa to redistribute settled rice particles.
- Cool dosas before stacking to avoid them sticking together; use parchment paper if stacking.
- Use rice varieties like sona masuri, parmal, or surti kolam for best results.
- Neer dosas remain soft and taste good when eaten warm or cooled and are suitable for packing in a tiffin box.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 18 Neer Dosa
Amount Per Serving
Calories 55
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 55kcal | 3% |
| Carbohydrates | 8g | 3% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 2g | 3% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Sodium | 68mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 12mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) | 1mg | |
| Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) | 1mg | |
| Vitamin B3 (Niacin) | 1mg | |
| Vitamin B6 | 1mg | |
| Vitamin E | 1mg | |
| Vitamin K | 1µg | |
| Calcium | 4mg | 0% |
| Vitamin B9 (Folate) | 1µg | |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
| Magnesium | 3mg | 1% |
| Phosphorus | 12mg | |
| Zinc | 1mg |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.