Mudakathan Keerai Dosai

Mudakathan keerai is a type of Mooligai which is used in Tamil maruthuvam. 

Mudakathan Keerai Botanical Name: Balloon Vine leaves know as  Cardiospermum halicababum

Mudakathan Keerai English Name: Indravalli, it is derived from Sanskrit name

Mudakathan Keerai Health Benefits: Mudakathan Keerai is a climber plant. The plant can not stay erect it need support from other plant to grow up. It s very effective in curing joint pains. It has anti-inflammatory properties and is a rich source of antioxidants. It is widely used in Siddha medicine to cure joint pain.

The benefits of mudakathan keerai are more and we can add this in our daily diet. Now a days, you get this keerai in the market.

Learn how to make Mudakathan Keerai Dosai . The dosa prepared with mudakathan keerai is super soft and delicious.

Prep Time : 40 mins

Cook Time : less than 5 mins-per dosa

Ingredients needed

Mudakathan Keerai -1 cup firmly packed
Raw rice (pacharisi) - 3/4 cup
Par Boiled rice (pulungal arisi) - 3/4 cup
Whole Urad dal - 1/2 cup
Fenugreek seeds -3/4 tsp
Salt needed
Oil for making dosas (sesame seed oil preferable)

Preparation

Wash and soak both the rice, urad dal and fenugreek seeds together for 4 hours.

Take the leaves alone from the creeper, wash it well and keep it ready.

Grind rice, dal and fenugreek seeds to a smooth paste adding little water from time to time. The consistency should be that of dosa batter consistency. Add the mudakathan leaves also in the end and grind it to a smooth paste. The batter will be in a lovely light green color.

Alternatively if you have idli dosa batter, then grind 1 cup tightly packed mudakathan keerai to a smooth paste, mix it with 6 cups of dosa or idli batter well. Add a tsp of crushed cumin seeds and use that batter to make mudakathan keerai dosa. Adjust salt as needed.

Method

Heat a tawa, pour a ladle of batter in the center and spread it in a circular motion. You can make thick dosas like uthapam or thin dosa with this batter.

Drizzle a tsp of oil around the dosa, once the edges starts lifting up, flip it over to the other side and drizzle another 1/2 tsp of oil.

Once cooked, remove from tawa and serve hot with any chutney of your choice. 

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