CUCUMBER SWEET DOSA [TAUSHE GODU POLO]

Cucumber is called Taushe in Konkani.Taushe Godu Polo is a very tasty and sweet dosa made by using  grated Cucumber,Coconut,Jaggery and Rice served hot with Ghee.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Cucumber Sweet Dosa.

Ingredients:-

Cucumber grated.      - 1/2cup
Raw Rice/Dosa Rice. -1cup
Coconut grated.          - 1cup
Jaggery grated.           - 1/2cup
Cardamom pods.         -4
Salt.                             - a pinch
Ghee.                          - for spreading.

Instructions:-

Wash, peel the skin and remove the seeds and grate Cucumber and keep aside.

Peel and crush well the Cardamom pods and keep aside.

Wash and soak Raw Rice/ Dosa Rice in Water for 5 hours.

Drain the soaked Water and grind the soaked Rice with grated Coconut, grated Jaggery to a little coarse batter adding 1/4 cup water.

Transfer the ground batter into a deep vessel and add grated Cucumber, a pinch of Salt and crushed Cardamom powder.Mix the batter well.The batter should have a pouring consistency.

Cover the vessel with a lid and keep the batter aside for few hours.

Method:-

Heat a non-stick dosa tawa and spread little Ghee on the hot tawa.

Mix the batter well and pour a ladle full of batter on the hot tawa and spread the batter evenly to make small round thick dosas.

When one side of the dosa is roasted well,spread little Ghee on all sides and on the top of the dosa and flip the dosa with a flat spatula to cook the other side.

Cook the dosa on both sides till golden colour on medium flame.

When both sides are roasted remove from hot tawa and transfer the Cucumber dosa to a serving plate.

Serve Cucumber sweet dosa hot immediately with Ghee.