Tousali

Ingredients:

• 1¼ cup Raw Rice
• 1 cup Cucumber, grated
• ¾ cup Coconut, grated
• 2 tsp Sugar
• 5½ tbsp Curd
• 4 tbsp Ghee, melted
• Salt, to taste
• Water

For Churna

• ¼ cup Gud (jaggery), grated
• 5½ cups Coconut, grated
• 1 tsp Green Cardamom powder

How to make Tousali:

• Soak the raw rice for a period of about 4 hours, in a bowl containing lukewarm water.
• Drain the water and wash the rice with fresh water. Next, grind the rice, along with the coconut, to get a smooth even paste.
• To the paste, add the grated cucumber, salt, curd and sugar and mix properly.
• Check for the consistency of the paste. If you find it too thick, you can add a little water to adjust the thickness.
• Set the bowl aside for a period of about 4 hours.
• On medium flame, heat a non-stick tava and lightly grease it with ghee.
• Using a ladle, pour some batter over the hot tava and spread it evenly, to get a 3 to 4 mm thick dosa.
• Cover the dosa with a lid and cook one side over a slow flame, till the base becomes crisp and golden brown in color.
• Remove the tousali from the tava and continue the process for the remaining batter.
• For the churna, melt the gud in a saucepan and add in the green cardamom and grated coconut. Mix well.
• Once done, remove it from the heat and allow the mixture to cool for some time.
• Serve the tousali hot, with the churna.