Usli

About Usli

Ingredients

• Mixed sprouts 2 cups
• Oil 1 tbsp
• Cumin seeds ½ tsp
• Ginger, chopped ½ tsp
• Green chilli, chopped 1
• Medium onion, chopped 1
• Red chilli powder ½ tsp
• Cumin powder ½ tsp
• Turmeric powder ½ tsp
• Salt to taste
• Medium tomato, chopped 1
• Lemon juice 1 tsp

How to Make Usli (Stepwise Photos)

Method

1. Heat oil in a non-stick pan, put cumin seeds, ginger and green chilli and saute till cumin seeds change colour.
2. Add onion and saute till it turns translucent.
3. Add red chilli powder, cumin powder, turmeric powder and salt and mix well and saute for 1 minute.
4. Add tomato and saute till it softens. Add mixed sprouts, mix and cook till the sprouts soften.
5. Add lemon juice and mix.
6. Transfer into a serving bowl and serve hot.

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Chef Shantanu Gupte

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Chaitrali Deshmukh

Thank you for the amazing instructions.

I have success w/ my dosa but does not last long stored in the refrigerator.

Maybe I am fermenting for too long, or add the salt before the rise?

I also was wondering if it is important to blend separately or can it be blended all together?

Reply

Chef Saransh Goila

Hi Chaitrali,
Yes, cut down the fermentation time and add salt only to the required portion at the time of making the dosa. Also storing in smaller containers just enough for a day helps. Once the batter in a larger container is disturbed (by stirring or scooping out a little etc), I feel it turns sour faster. You can blend them together if you want. But we do it separately because we want the dal batter to become fluffy and the rice batter slightly coarse. Fluffy dal batter makes the dosas light and coarse rice batter makes them extra crispy without making the dosas hard. Hope this helps