Neer dose, literally meaning water dosa in
Tulu is a
crêpe
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prepared from
rice
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batter. Neer dosa is a delicacy from
Tulu Nadu
Tulu Nadu, or Tulunad, is a region and Proposed states and union territories of India, proposed state on the southwestern coast of India. The Tulu people, known as 'Tuluva' (pl. 'Tuluver') are speakers of Tulu language, Tulu, a Dravidian langu ...
in
Karnataka
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, India and a part of
Mangalorean cuisine.
Overview
''Neer'' is the word for water both in
Tulu and
Kannada
Kannada () is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states. It has 44 million native speakers, and is additionally a ...
.
[
Unlike other ]dosa
Dosa may refer to:
Belief
* Dosa or dvesha, a Buddhist concept of hate or aversion
People
* Bogoljub Mitić Đoša (1968 - 2017), Serbian actor
* Csaba Dosa (born 1951), Romanian athlete
* Dosa ben Harkinas, Jewish Tanna sage
* Dosa ben S ...
s neer dosa is known for its simple preparation method and lack of fermentation
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. Usually, neer dosa is served with coconut chutney, sambar, saagu and non vegetarian curries like chicken, mutton, fish and egg curry.
Ingredients
Even though many variations exist for Neer Dosa batter, the two basic ingredients common to all of them are just soaked rice (or rice flour
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) and salt
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.
Preparation
Fermentation of the rice
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is not required to prepare Neer dosa. The rice needs to be soaked for at least 2 hours. After a quick wash and a drain, the rice needs to be ground by adding water in order to get a very fine batter. Additional amount of water can be added based on the thickness of the batter and then salt is added for taste. Finally, the batter is used to prepare the dosa.
See also
* List of Indian breads
References
External links
*
{{Pancakes
Indian breads
Karnataka cuisine
Culture of Karnataka
Mangalorean cuisine
Tulu Nadu
Dosa
Rice breads