Semiya, popularly known in some places as Vermicelli can be cooked in many different ways to make tastier dishes. Here I have used Wheat Semiya soaked in Curd (Yogurt) and mixed with other ingredients to make Dosai.

Making of batter and preparation of Semiya Dosai takes very less time. This can be served as morning breakfast or as an evening snack with Chutney

Step 1: Ingredients

About 100 grams of Wheat Semiya
One cup of Curd (Yogurt)
One onion
One teaspoon of red chilli powder
Salt to taste
Handful of Curry leaves
Handful of Coriander leaves
2 to 3 teaspoons of Rice Flour for binding (you can use corn flour also)
Oil for shallow frying

Step 2: Soak Semiya in Curd

Place the Semiya in a frying pan over low flame and dry-roast to a crunchy texture
Remove from stove and allow the roasted Semiya to cool
Once it is cooled, add the semiya to the curd
Mix well and allow it to soak in curd till you prepare other ingredients

Step 3: Stir-fry Onion

Chop the onion into small pieces
Place a frying pan over medium flame and add one teaspoon of oil
Add the chopped onion to the frying pan and stir-fry till golden brown

Step 4: Make Batter Step-1

Once the Semiya is soaked in curd, add Red chilli powder and salt to the pan
Add Rice flour and mix well
Chop curry leaves and coriander leaves finely and add to the batter in the pan and mix

Step 5: Make Batter Step-2

The batter needs to be in a somewhat semi-liquid state for pouring and spreading on the Dosai pan
Add one cup of water to the batter and mix well. You can adjust the water to make it to the required consistency
Now add the fried onion pieces to the batter and mix with a ladle

Our batter for making Semiya Dosai is ready

Step 6: Spread Batter on Dosai Pan

Place a Dosai making pan over low to medium flame and allow to be heated for a minute or so.
Take a ladle-full of batter and pour at the center of the heated pan
Immediately spread the batter to a round shape with the ladle. If you find the batter is thick, add little water
Add few drops of oil on sides and allow to cook over low to medium flame

Remember, you have to keep the flame low to medium, otherwise the Dosai will get burned and stick to the pan

Step 7: Flip Over Dosai

With a flat Dosai flipper, lift the edges all around
Once you feel that the bottom side is cooked fully, flip the Dosai on the pan quickly
Add few drops of oil to sides if required
Flip over the Dosai few times on the pan to see both sides are cooked to a dark golden brown

Step 8: Serve Hot With Chutney

Once both sides of the Dosai is cooked properly, remove from pan
Serve hot with Tomato or Coconut Chutney.

This easy-to-make Semiya Dosai tastes real good. You can serve it as morning breakfast or as an evening snack with coffee / tea

Introduction: How to Make Semiya Dosai