cheese dosa

Cheese dosa recipe with idli-dosa batter. Cheese dosa is an easy and tasty dosa variety made with leftover dosa batter, cheese, onions and herbs.

Quite often when I make idli or dosa, I have surplus batter remaining with me. With the batter I make quite a number of recipes and this is such recipe.

This cheese dosa is also one of the recipes I make. This cheese dosa recipe works very well as an after-school snack for kids or as a morning breakfast. All you need is some Dosa batter and cheese. It is also a street food snack served in cities like Mumbai.

Variations you can make in cheese dosa

• The toppings on the dosa like veggies, herbs can be of your choice.
• You can choose any veggie your kids or family likes and add on the dosa. This time I only had onions & tomatoes, so just added that. At times I just add some grated cheese and herbs on the dosa. Some times I add some grated carrots, capsicum, tomatoes and onions.
• The spices and herbs can also be of your choice. even a pizza sauce or schezwan sauce can be added.
• You can even just make the dosa with cheese and no spices or herbs.
• For cheese, you can use processed cheese or mozzarella cheese. I find that cheddar cheese becomes oily and greasy, so I do not add it.

Usually I serve cheese dosa with coconut chutney or sambar. Though you can serve with even onion chutney or tomato chutney.

How to make cheese dosa

1. Finely chop 1 large onion and 1 large tomato. Also grate the cheese and keep aside. Take the batter and with a spoon stir a few times. If the batter is refrigerated, then let it come to room temperature. If using idli batter and if Its thick, then add a few tablespoons of water and mix well.

2. Heat a skillet or tawa. Grease it with oil. You can do this either with a cooking brush dipped in a bit of oil or with a small piece of kitchen napkin (paper or cotton) or a halved onion.

Spreading dosa batter to make cheese dosa

3. Keep the flame to a low and take a spoon or ladle full of the dosa batter.

4. As soon as you pour the batter, begin to gently spread the batter.

5. Cook on a low flame.

6. When the top is getting cooked, sprinkle some chopped onions on top.

7. Then add some chopped tomatoes.

8. Now sprinkle dried or fresh herbs and freshly crushed black pepper. For the herbs, I used some chopped fresh basil and dried oregano.

Making cheese dosa

9. Sprinkle grated cheese all over.

10. Continue to cook the dosa on a low flame. The cheese will also start melting.

11. At the same time, spread some butter at the sides and on the top. You can also use oil instead of butter.

12. Cook till the base becomes nicely golden and the top of the dosa is also cooked well.

13. Then lift the cheese dosa.

14. Fold a part of one side. Overlap the second part.

15. So you get a neatly folded cheese dosa.

16. Serve butter cheese dosa with coconut chutney or sambar. You can also serve it with tomato chutney or onion chutney. If you want you can slice the cheese dosa and serve.

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Cheese Dosa

5 from 1 vote

By Dassana Amit

Cheese dosa is an easy dosa variety made with leftover dosa batter, cheese, onions and herbs.

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Prep Time 5 mins

Cook Time 20 mins

Total Time 25 mins

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Cuisine South Indian

Course: Breakfast, Snacks

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Servings 2 to 3

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Ingredients

• ▢ 1.25 to 1.5 cups idli or dosa batter
• ▢ 1 large onion, finely chopped
• ▢ 1 large tomato, finely chopped
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon black pepper, crushed or ⅓ to ½ teaspoon black pepper powder, optional
• ▢ ½ cup grated cheese or 50 to 60 grams grated cheese, can use processed cheese or mozzarella cheese.
• ▢ 2 to 3 basil leaves, chopped
• ▢ 1 to 2 teaspoon dried oregano or as required. (can add your choice of herbs)
• ▢ butter as required, you can also use oil,

Instructions

preparation

• Finely chop 1 large onion and 1 large tomato. Also grate the cheese and keep aside.
• Take the batter and with a spoon stir a few times. If the batter is refrigerated, then let it come to room temperature.
• Heat a skillet or tawa. Grease it with oil. 
• You can do this either with a cooking brush dipped in a bit of oil or with a small piece of kitchen napkin (paper or cotton) or a halved onion.

spreading dosa batter to make cheese dosa

• Keep the flame to a low and take a spoon or ladle full of the dosa batter.
• As soon as you pour the batter, begin to gently spread the batter. cook on a low flame.
• When the top is getting cooked, sprinkle some chopped onions on top.
• Then add some chopped tomatoes.
• Now sprinkle dried or fresh herbs. I used some chopped fresh basil and dried oregano.

making cheese dosa

• Sprinkle grated cheese all over.
• Continue to cook dosa on a low flame. The cheese will also start melting.
• At the same time, spread some butter at the sides and on the top. You can also use oil instead of butter.
• Cook till the base becomes nicely golden and the top of the cheese dosa is also cooked.
• Then lift the cheese dosa and fold a part of one side. Overlap the second part.
• Serve butter cheese dosa with coconut chutney or sambar. You can also serve it with tomato chutney or onion chutney.

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