Tamil Nadu dinner — Madurai kari dosa — a thick dosa filled with spiced minced lamb.

Ingredients

Method

  1. Make thin dosa batter: Prepare regular thin dosa batter (rice and urad dal fermented overnight).
  2. Make kari (meat) filling: Cook 250g boneless mutton or chicken keema with 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste, 1 tsp red chilli powder, 1 tsp garam masala and salt until completely cooked and dry.
  3. Heat tawa: Heat a flat iron tawa on high heat. Oil the tawa.
  4. Spread thin dosa: Pour a ladle and spread very thin.
  5. Add oil: Drizzle half tsp oil around the edges.
  6. Add meat filling: While the dosa surface is still slightly wet, spread a thin layer of the cooked meat keema all over the surface.
  7. Press filling: Press the meat gently into the dosa with the back of a spoon.
  8. Cook until crispy: Cook on medium heat 3-4 minutes until the base is dark golden and crispy.
  9. Fold: Fold the dosa over the filling.
  10. Serve: Kari dosa (meat dosa) is a Tamil Nadu street food. Serve with coconut chutney and onion salad.