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dosa 101

What Is a Dosa?

A dosa is a thin, crisp crepe made from naturally fermented rice and lentil batter, cooked on a hot griddle and filled your way. Learn how it is made, what goes inside and how to enjoy it.

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Anatomy of a Dosa

Every Madras Dosa Co dosa comes with the same five parts. Here is what is on your plate.

  1. 1

    Crisp golden shell

    A thin rice and lentil crepe, cooked on a hot griddle until golden and crisp.

  2. 2

    Your filling

    Spicy potatoes, paneer, egg, chicken, lamb and more, rolled up inside.

A crisp golden dosa on a wooden tray with coconut chutney, sambar and chutney in black cups
  1. 3

    Coconut chutney

    Cool and creamy, a fresh match for every bite.

  2. 4

    Sambar

    A warm, spiced lentil stew made for dipping.

  3. 5

    Ginger chutney

    Bright, punchy and a little spicy.

how it is made

From Batter to Griddle

A Madras Dosa Co cook adding filling to a dosa on the griddle
01

Rice + lentils

Every Madras Dosa Co dosa starts with two simple ingredients: rice and lentils.

A dosa spread with filling on a hot griddle
02

Made into batter

They are blended into a smooth batter, made from scratch in our kitchen.

A crisp dosa being dipped into a cup of chutney
03

Naturally fermented

The batter is left to ferment naturally. That is what makes a dosa light, with a gentle tang.

A Madras Dosa Co cook ladling dosa batter onto a hot griddle in a spiral
04

Pour + spread

A ladle of batter hits the hot griddle and is swirled out thin and wide.

Dosas cooking on round griddles, turning golden at the edges
05

Golden + crisp

It cooks until the edges turn golden and crisp.

A cook folding a dosa over its filling with a spatula on the griddle
06

Fill + fold

Your filling goes in, the dosa is folded, and it is served hot with chutneys and sambar.

The secret

Why ferment the batter?

Fermenting the batter is a South Indian tradition. As it rests, natural fermentation makes the batter light and airy, which is what gives a dosa its crisp texture and gentle tang. It is the slow part of a fast meal, and we do it from scratch.

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A Madras Dosa Co cook rolling a crisp dosa on the griddle
A cook folding a large, crisp golden dosa with a spatula
Friends sharing a crisp dosa and dipping into chutney

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Simple Ingredients, Made Fresh

What goes into your dosa, and why it tastes the way it does.

Rice + lentils

Our dosa batter is made from rice and lentils.

Made from scratch

We make our batter from scratch in our own kitchens.

Naturally fermented

Natural fermentation gives every dosa its light, crisp texture.

Cooked fresh to order

Every dosa is made to order on the griddle, so it reaches you hot and crisp.

Plenty of veggie picks

Spicy potatoes, paneer, cheese, podi and more meat-free fillings.

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