Azhagharkovil Dosa

Azhaghar Kovil (Thirumalirum solai) temple is located  in Madurai city (Tamilnadu). Azhaghar means charming and beautiful  person. The other name of the perumal  called as Kalazhaghar, Sundarrajan, Malirumsolai Nambi. 

Azhagharkovil is very famous for authentic  prasadams like  Akkaravadisal and Kovil Dosai. This Dosai is deep fried in pure ghee.

Well...I have given here a home-style variation of  Dosa

Azhaghar Kovil Dosai:


Ingredients:
Raw rice -                                                        3 cups
Black gram/black urad dal  (WITH SKIN)             1 cup
Black Pepper                                                   1 tbsp
jeera                                                             1 tsp
Curry leaves -                                                 2 stem finely chopped
Asafoetida                                                     1 spoon
Ginger grated -                                               1 tbsp
Dry ginger powder -                                         1 tsp
Salt                                                               to taste
Ghee mixed with oil                                      1/4 cup
Fruit salt (ENO)-                                              1/4 tsp

Method:

•  Soak the black urad dhal and rice speartely for 5 to 6 hours. Grind with rice and black urdh dal (with skin) into thick and coarse batter.
•  Add salt, Fruit salt to this. Allow it to ferment for  5-7 hours.
• Dry Grind the pepper and jeera coarsely.
•  Add pepper jeera mixture , chopped curry leaves, ginger,and Salt to the batter.
• Mix them thoroughly.
• Heat the griddle. Smear ghee and make a thick dosa and cover and cook it. Run few more spoons of ghee over it. Cook till  like adai
•  Serve with chunteny.