KHARBASA POLO (Konkani Style Spicy Methi Dosa)

Kharbasa Polo is a Kochi GSB style traditional and healthy dosa made with Methi seeds (Fenugreek seeds), Red chillies and Black Pepper. Methi seeds are rich in fibre and have many health benefits.It improves Cholesterol level in our body.Spicy Kharbasa Polo is usually served with Coconut bits ( Katholi in Konkani) or shredded Coconut (Soyi in Konkani).

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Kharbasa Polo (Spicy Methi Dosa).

Ingredients:-

Raw Rice.                -2 cup
Urad dal.                  -1cup
Methi seeds.             -2 tsp
Dry Red chillies.      -2   
Turmeric powder.     -a pinch
Black Pepper Corn.  -1tsp
Salt.                          - to taste
Hing powder.            -1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds /Jeera.  -1tsp (optional)
Ghee.                        - for spreading.

Instructions:-

Wash and soak Urad dal and Methi seeds together in Water for 6 hours.

Wash and soak Raw Rice in water for 6 hours.

Grind the soaked Urad dal along with Methi seeds to a smooth paste adding very little water.Transfer the batter to a big vessel.

Grind the soaked Raw Rice along with dry Red chillies, Pepper corns and Turmeric powder to a smooth batter adding little water. Transfer the batter to the same big vessel.

Add Salt and mix both the batters together in the vessel with your hands.

The consistency of the batter is like a normal dosa batter.

Keep the vessel in a warm place to ferment the batter.

Method:-

Mix the fermented batter with a laddle and add Hing powder and mix well. Add Jeera to the batter and mix well (optional).

Heat a dosa tawa on medium heat.

Pour a laddle of batter on the centre of the dosa tawa and spread it on the tawa and make thin dosa.Cover and cook.

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

When both sides are cooked well remove the dosa from the tawa and transfer to a plate.

Make thin dosas with the remaining batter.

Kharbasa Polo/ Methi dosa is ready to serve.

Serve Kharbasa Polo hot with Coconut bits( Katholi) or with shredded Coconut (Soyi).

( Can make Kharbasa Polo adding equal quantity of Raw Rice and Boiled Rice.)

Try and enjoy the spicy dosa.