Fusion food is all the rage nowadays. One of the more interesting aspects of globalism is that there seems to be a worldwide focus on reinventing traditional dishes and adding a modern twist to conventional recipes. Culinary experts have come a long way in accepting different versions of familiar comfort food.
Adding a Chinese twist to dosas make it spring Schezwan dosas. These dosas are spicy, crisp, and jam-packed with Chinese flavors. While a masala dosa has a filling made from potatoes, spring dosas use a filling made from vegetables and noodles. It is an extremely popular street food in Mumbai. Read on to understand how you can make this noodle dosa at home!
Health Benefits
Spring dosas have a lot of amazing health benefits:
- They make a great breakfast dish with high calorie count, loading you with lots of energy.
- They are gluten-free and make a healthy dish for people having gluten intolerance.
Ingredients
4 cups dosa batter
3 tsp schezwan sauce
3 tsp butter
2 tsp oil
3 spring onion stems - finely chopped
2 garlic cloves - chopped
medium capsicum - julienned: 1
carrot - shredded: 1
cup cabbage - shredded thinly: 1/2
tsp soy sauce: 1
tbsp schezwan sauce: 1
tsp vinegar: 1
packet noodles or rice noodles – boiled: 1
How To Make Spring Dosa
How to Make the Schezwan Noodle Filling
- Heat oil in a wok or kadai.
- Add garlic and sauté until they turn brown.
- Add chopped spring onions and continue sautéing for 1 minute.
- Mix in vegetables - capsicum, carrots, and cabbage and sauté until they start shrinking a little.
- Tip: Don’t overcook the vegetables. Make sure they have a bite to them.
- Add the schezwan sauce, soy sauce, vinegar, and salt, mix well.
- Tip: Be careful with the salt as soy sauce itself is quite salty as well.
- Add the previously cooked noodles and stir in the sauce.
How to Make Dosa
- Spread a ladle of dosa batter on a pan.
- Note: Make sure to spread the batter thin.
- Add a dollop of butter and 1 spoon of schezwan sauce on top of the spread batter.
- Cook till the dosa base turns crisp and golden brown.
- Add 2 tbsp of Schezwan noodles to one side of the dosa, and gently fold it.
- Serve and enjoy!
Did You Know?
In Japan, slurping noodles is considered as an appreciation for the delicious meal served by the host!