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Muttai dosai
Egg dosa
Muttai dosai: Tamil egg dosa with pepper and onion cooked right into the crêpe
In Madurai and Chennai, muttai dosai is what the night-time tiffin stalls and home cooks turn out when the dosa batter is already in the fridge and dinner has to happen fast. A ladle of batter goes on the tawa, an egg is cracked over it and spread out, and black pepper, onion and chilli are scattered on top so they set into the crêpe. It is filling, savoury and a little peppery; eat it with coconut chutney, a spoon of sambar or a ladle of vegetable kurma. The usual mistake is cracking the egg on too late, once the batter is dry, so it slides about instead of sticking. Chef's tip: spread the egg the moment the batter turns from glossy to matt, and press the onion in with the back of the spoon so it doesn't fall off when you flip.
- Total time
- 12 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 2
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cups dosa batterready-made or homemade, at room temperature
- 4 eggslarge
- 1 onionsmall, very finely chopped
- 1 green chillifinely chopped
- ½ tsp black pepperfreshly crushed
- ¼ tsp salt
- 2 tbsp fresh corianderfinely chopped
- 4 tsp sesame (gingelly) oil
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Method
0/6 doneStep 1: Heat a cast-iron tawa or non-stick pan over a medium-high heat. Wipe it with a few drops of 1 tsp sesame (gingelly) oil; it is ready when a sprinkle of water sizzles away at once.
2 minStep 2: Pour a ladle of ½ cup dosa batter into the centre and spread it in quick circles into a 20 cm round, a little thicker than a plain dosa so it can carry the egg.
Step 3: As soon as the top turns from glossy to matt, crack one of the 4 eggs on, break the yolk and spread it over the dosa with the back of the ladle.
1 minStep 4: Scatter over a quarter of the 1 onion, 1 green chilli, ½ tsp black pepper, ¼ tsp salt and 2 tbsp fresh coriander and press them in lightly. Drizzle a teaspoon of the remaining 3 tsp sesame (gingelly) oil around the edge.
Step 5: Cook until the underside is golden and the edges lift, then flip and cook the egg side for about 1 minute, until the egg is completely set and no longer wet when pressed.
2 minStep 6: Fold in half and serve straight away. Make the other three the same way, wiping the pan with a little oil each time.
5 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 330 kcal
- Protein
- 15 g
- Carbs
- 40 g
- Fat
- 12 g
- Fibre
- 2 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does muttai dosai take?
- About 12 minutes in total: 2 minutes to prepare and 10 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 2 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of eggs?
- 1 tbsp ground flaxseed + 3 tbsp water per egg, left for 5 minutes (baking only; vegan).
- What can I use instead of onion?
- 2 shallots per onion.
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