# Bun Dosa

This is a delicious recipe for making really spongy and soft bun dosas, which are wonderful for breakfast or for a nice evening meal.

- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 cup Semolina
- 0.75 cup Curd
- 0.5 cup Water
- 3 tsp Oil
- 1 tsp Chana Dal
- 1 tsp Mustard Seeds
- 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
- 1 no. Chopped Onion
- 2 nos Chopped Green Chilli
- Curry Leaves
- 0.25 tsp Hing / Asafoetida
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 handful Coriander Leaves
- 1 tbsp Rice Flour
- 1 pinch Baking Soda

## Instructions

1. To a bowl, add the semolina, sour curd, and water.
2. Give it all a nice mix.
3. Once the rava absorbs all the curd and water, transfer it to a mixer jar.
4. Pour a little bit of water and grind it to a nice smooth batter.
5. Once done, transfer the batter to a bowl.
6. To a pan, add the oil.
7. Once the oil is hot, add the chana dal, mustard seeds, and cumin seeds and roast well.
8. Once the mustard seeds start spluttering, add the finely chopped onion, green chillies, and curry leaves.
9. Mix it all well.
10. Cook the onions for about 5 minutes, but do not let the onions turn to a golden-brown color.
11. To this, add the asafoetida and salt.
12. Give it all a nice mix.
13. Now add a handful of coriander leaves and mix well.
14. Turn off the stove and transfer the tempering to the dosa batter.
15. Add a tablespoon of rice flour and mix it well using a spatula or a ladle.
16. Beat the batter well till it's all well combined.
17. Once the batter is nice and fluffy, you can check for seasoning and add salt if required.
18. Just before preparing the dosas, add a pinch of baking soda and mix well.
19. To the tempering pan, add about 2 teaspoons of oil.
20. Once the oil is hot, slowly pour in the dosa batter into the tempering pan.
21. Cook the dosa on medium flame.
22. Once it gets cooked on one side, gently flip it to the other side.
23. Flip it back to the other side and check if it's completely cooked.
24. Once the bun dosa is fully cooked, remove it from the tempering pan and serve it immediately, nice and hot.

## Equipment

- bowl
- mixer grinder
- pan
- spatula
- ladle

## Tips

- Adding sour curd is very essential for this recipe.
- You can use a spoon or a fork or whatever is comfortable for you to flip the dosa.
- You can enjoy these dosas with any chutney of your choice.
- This is entirely optional, but adding a pinch of baking soda will help the dosa to be nice and fluffy.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeupzBaIaaE&t=9s
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/ac3f28c3-587b-4034-b130-62c6be41ade5
- Extracted: 2025-08-10

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