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Neer dosa recipe | How to make neer dosa

By swasthi , on July 21, 2020, 22 Comments, Jump to Recipe

Neer dosa is a popular Mangalorean breakfast made with rice and salt. Neer means water in tulu & Dosa refers to a traditional crepe from South India. So Neer dosa refers to a dosa that is made with batter of neer consistency i.e water consistency. Unlike the other versions of South Indian dosa, this dosa is made without any lentils and needs no fermentation. It is made with just 3 ingredients – rice, salt and water.

neer dosa

Neer dosa is eaten for breakfast, lunch or anytime with a chutney or curries including the non-vegetarian dishes like fish, egg or Chicken curry. Neer dosa is very light and is best served with a curry if eating for a meal.

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Traditionally neer dosa is made on cast iron tawa, but I have made it on a non stick pan. Grease the tawa well every time before pouring the batter. Since these dosas are not cooked with oil the tawa turns dry.

You may like to check these Dosa Recipes and Chutney Recipes.

Preparation for making neer dosa

1. Wash rice thrice in a large pot. Soak it for 4 hours to overnight.

Wash rice

2. Drain the water and add rice to a blender jar. If you have soaked it overnight, give a good rinse first. Drain the water and add it to the blender jar. Pour about 3/4 cup fresh water.

Drain the water

3. Blend it to a smooth batter.

Blend it

4. Transfer to a bowl and add salt.

add salt

5. Add more water to bring it to a thin consistency.

Add water
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6. The batter must be similar to thin buttermilk. Add more water as needed to bring it to the consistency. I used about 1 & 1/2 to 1 & 3/4 cups water for blending and to bring it to consistency. Set this aside.

add water

How to make neer dosa

7. Heat a pan and drizzle few drops of oil. Using a slice of onions, spread the oil to the pan. Wipe off the excess. You can also skip rubbing with onion and just spread the oil with tissue. You will need to repeat this process before making each dosa.

Heat a pan

8. Make sure the pan is hot. We are not going to spread the batter but just pour it like the rava dosa batter. Stir the batter well. Take a ladle full of batter and begin to pour on the tawa all over starting from the edge of the pan.

Take a ladle full of batter and begin to pour on the tawa
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9. Do not bother much about the shape.

spread batter

10. Quickly tilt the pan to a side to spread the excess batter.

tilt the pan

11. Take some more batter and fill in the gaps.

batter

12. Cover the pan and cook for 2 mins on a medium to high heat.

Cover the pan

13. When the dosa is done, you will see the edges slightly leave the pan. Neer dosa is not flipped and cooked to keep it soft.

the edges slightly leave the pan
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14. Transfer it to a serving plate. Allow it to cool down for 30 seconds before folding otherwise both the sides will stick up together.

serving plate

15. Fold it to half.

Fold it

16. Then to triangle.

triangle
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To repeat making dosa, grease the pan, stir the batter well before pouring. If needed you can add more water.

Serve neer dosa with chutney or any gravy.

neer dosa

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Neer dosa recipe | How to make neer dosa | Neer dose recipe

Mangalorean neer dosa are crepes that are served as a breakfast with some chutney, sagu or curry. Neer dosa is made with soaked rice batter and needs no fermentation. 
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Prep Time4 hours
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time4 hours 30 minutes
Servings15 dosas
AuthorSwasthi

Ingredients (1 cup = 240ml )

Ingredients for neer dosa

  • 1 cup rice (any aged rice)
  • salt as needed
  • 1 ½ to 1¾ cups water (use more if needed)
  • Oil for greasing
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Instructions

Preparation for Neer dosa

  • Wash rice a few times until the water runs clear.
  • Soak it in water for at least 4 hours to overnight.
  • Drain the water and rinse well if soaked for over night.
  • Add the rice to a blender jar and pour 1 cup water.
  • Blend until smooth. Transfer to a batter bowl.
  • Add salt and another 1/2 cup water.
  • Mix well and check the consistency. It has to be like thin or watery. Add more water if needed.

How to make Neer dosa

  • Heat a pan and drizzle few drops of oil. Using a kitchen tissue or a piece of onion smear the oil all over the pan. Wipe off excess oil with a kitchen tissue.
  • When the pan is hot enough, stir the batter well from the bottom.
  • Take a ladle full of batter and pour it over the tawa in a circle. Tilt the pan to spread the excess batter all over. Do not spread the batter like regular dosa batter.
  • Fill any gaps in the dosa to make it even.
  • Cover it with a lid and cook for 2 to 3 mins until the top part turns non sticky meaning it is cooked.
  • Continue to cook until you see the sides come off easily from the pan.
  • Take the dosa to a plate and allow to cool for 30 secs to a min and then fold it to halve and then to triangle.
  • Serve neer dosa with chutney or curry.
  • To make next dosa, repeat greasing the pan with oil and then wipe off the excess.
  • Stir the batter every time you make a fresh neer dosa as the botton part of the batter will be thick.
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Notes

If you are making neer dosa for the first time, you need to experiment a bit with the consistency of batter. Trying out a few dosas will help you to get them right.
If the batter is too thin, the batter gets stuck to the pan, get cracks and will not come out.
Do not make the batter thick, If it is thick and not thin enough then the dosa will come out too thick and will not turn out good. You may also find cracks when the batter is too thick.
You can add more water than mentioned in the recipe card as it depends on the kind of rice used.
I use short grain rice – parboiled ponni or sona masuri. Any kind of aged rice just works fine for the recipe.
To make it nutritious and flavorful, you can also add 1/4 cup fresh grated coconut or 1 cup coconut milk to blend.

Alternative quantities provided in the recipe card are for 1x only, original recipe.

For best results follow my detailed step-by-step photo instructions and tips above the recipe card.

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NUTRITION INFO (estimation only)

Nutrition Facts
Neer dosa recipe | How to make neer dosa | Neer dose recipe
Amount Per Serving
Calories 53 Calories from Fat 9
% Daily Value*
Fat 1g2%
Potassium 14mg0%
Carbohydrates 9g3%
Calcium 3mg0%
Iron 0.1mg1%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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  2. Era says

    October 13, 2020

    5 stars
    Very helpful…

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      October 15, 2020

      Thank you

      Reply
  3. Lira D’ Mello says

    February 11, 2020

    Loved your recipe Swasthi. I enjoy trying out good food recipes – and yours look good.

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    • swasthi says

      February 12, 2020

      Hi Lira D’Mello
      Thank you so much!
      Glad you like the recipe

      Reply
  4. Nidhi bhanushali says

    January 31, 2020

    Hi swasthi I tried out this neer dosa receipe but it didn’t come out as good , may be u need more practise for the same before j introduce it to the adult foodies in my family,,, pls let me know what can u do with the leftover rice batter ,, I hv atleast about a cup of batter left about240 ml ..pls revert to me as I don’t want to just throw it…

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    • swasthi says

      January 31, 2020

      Hi Nidhi,
      The trick to make good neer dosas is in making the batter correctly with right consistency. Hope you read my notes for those trying these first time. It did take a few trails for me as well to get them right. You can refrigerate the batter. Before you make the dosas with the batter, check for the consistency and add more water. I usually add a lot again. Also take a look at my video to understand better. Hope this helps

      Reply
  5. PAVITHRA says

    October 1, 2019

    Hi swathi
    I made neer dosa receipe with kara chutney its really so tasty thanks for post this receipe please post like this different receipes. And thank you

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      October 2, 2019

      Hi Pavithra,
      Glad you liked the neer dosa. Thank you! Yes sure will keep posting.

      Reply
  6. Sujatha ravi says

    July 10, 2019

    I made in the same method the beer dosa is very Krispy and sticky to the tawa only

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      July 10, 2019

      Hi Sujatha,
      Not sure where you went wrong. You should grease the tawa very well and cook for longer.

      Reply
  7. Sunitha says

    June 3, 2019

    5 stars
    Hi swasthi,
    Nice recipe….may I know which type of rice you have used..? Is it raw rice or parboiled rice..

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      June 3, 2019

      Hi Sunitha,
      I have tried with aged ponni raw rice, parboiled ponni rice and even with raw sona masuri. But idli dosa rice didn’t work out for me.Hope you enjoy making neer dosa.
      šŸ™‚

      Reply
      • Sunitha says

        June 3, 2019

        5 stars
        Thanks for the quick reply…I shall try the recipe and let you know the results…:)

        Reply
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  9. Swathi says

    March 15, 2019

    I love ur site an ur recipes 😊 Great explanations. Wonderful pics.

    Reply
  10. Shravani says

    September 12, 2018

    5 stars
    Hi Swasthi
    I tried these neer dosa for dinner. They turned out awesome with chettinad egg curry. Thank you so much for the easy recipes.

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      September 12, 2018

      Welcome Shravani
      Thanks for the comment

      Reply
  11. Varsha j says

    August 18, 2018

    Which is that chutney in picture with neera dosa

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      August 18, 2018

      Hi Varsha
      It is a red coconut chutney. I have shared here in this coconut chutney recipes post

      Reply
  12. Swapna says

    April 25, 2018

    5 stars
    Hi mam!How r u.i tried this recipe and it is good. Mam can you share egg puf without oven

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      April 26, 2018

      Hi Swapna,
      I am good. Thanks for asking. Yes I noted your request for egg puff without oven. I will share it.

      Reply
  13. Gulshad says

    March 3, 2018

    5 stars
    Hey swasti
    I made ur neer dosa, cooker cake and many recipes. All came very well. Thank you for the recipes. Can you pls give me a recipe of chocolate cake with egg to make in cooker.

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      March 4, 2018

      Welcome Gulshad
      Thanks a lot for all the comments. Yes I will try to share

      Reply

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