Karam Dosa

Karam Dosa is one of the most famous South Indian recipe were red chilli sauce is spread over the dosa. In general, people who prefers spicy food should definitely try this recipe.

Karam Dosa

Ingredients: Serve- 1

• Dosa Batter - as required
• Onion - 1 small size
• Garlic - 3 pieces
• Tamarind - small piece
• Salt - 1/2tspn (adjust to taste)
• Red chilli powder - 1tspn (adjust to taste)
• Oil - as required
• Ghee - as required

The following picture shows the step by step process for karam dosa:

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 Method:

1. Take a mixy bowl add onion, garlic pieces, tamarind, salt, red chilli powder and make a smooth paste with very little water. (figure 1 & 2)
2. Heat non stick dosa pan in medium flame, add 1 ladle of batter and spread it as thin dosa. (figure 3)
3. Add oil on the top of dosa, spread the oil with dosa stick and cook for 2 seconds. (figure 4 & 5)
4. Now add 1 & 1/2 tspn of karam paste which has been prepared in step 1 and spread over the dosa wait for 2 more seconds.(figure 6)
5. Add 1 tspn of ghee on dosa and cook until dosa gets good texture.(figure 7)
6. That's all remove the dosa and serve in plate.(figure 8 &9)

Spicy Karam Dosa is ready to serve !

Additional Tips:-

• When dosa is cooked for one side then remove the dosa.
• Just cook the dosa only one side and not on both sides.   
• If you require more spice then you can also add dhal powder along after 4th step. For more details about dhal powder preparation process please refer to