Recipe of Award-winning Doodhiche Dhirde (Savoury Bottle Gourd Pancakes)

Doodhiche Dhirde (Savoury Bottle Gourd Pancakes).

You can cook Doodhiche Dhirde (Savoury Bottle Gourd Pancakes) using 15 ingredients and 18 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Doodhiche Dhirde (Savoury Bottle Gourd Pancakes)

1. Prepare 1&1/2 cup of Semolina (Rawa/Sooji).
2. You need 1 cup of Raagi Flour (Naachani/Finger Millet Flour).
3. Prepare 1/2 cup of Basmati Rice Flour (Tandlaache Pith/Chawal Ka Aataa).
4. You need 3 cups of Water.
5. You need 4 of Green Chillies, Slit Lengthwise and Chopped.
6. It's 1 cup of Coriander Leaves, Finely Chopped.
7. Prepare 3 tbs of Curds.
8. You need 1/4 cup of Sesame Seeds.
9. Prepare 1 1/4 cup of Grated Bottle Gourd (Doodhi/Lauki).
10. Prepare To Taste of Salt.
11. It's as needed of Homemade Ghee For Roasting The Dhirde.
12. Prepare of For The Tempering :.
13. Prepare 3 tsp of Oil.
14. It's 3/4 tsp of Mustard Seeds.
15. You need 15 of Curry Leaves, Finely Chopped.

Doodhiche Dhirde (Savoury Bottle Gourd Pancakes) step by step

1. To make Doodhiche Dhirde, soak the grated bottle gourd in clean water and squeeze it dry..
2. Cook it in a pan on low flame, adding just a tablespoon of water, with the lid on..
3. After about 3-4 minutes, uncover and evaporate the remaining water on medium heat..
4. Switch off the flame and set aside to cool..
5. Dry roast the sesame seeds and grind them to a slightly coarse powder..
6. In a mixing bowl, add all the flours, semolina, steamed bottle gourd, sesame powder and all the other above mentioned ingredients, except water and ghee..
7. Add water gradually, a little at a time and whisk well so that there are no lumps. The batter should be of medium thick consistency..
8. Next, heat a small kadhai and add oil to it for tempering. Add to it the mustard seeds..
9. As soon as they splutter, add the chopped curry leaves..
10. Switch off the flame and pour this tempering over the prepared batter..
11. Mix well and set aside for about half an hour..
12. Heat a cast iron griddle and spread some oil over it..
13. Pour about half a cup of batter and slightly spread it with the back of the ladle to get a slightly thick round pancake.
14. Drizzle some homemade ghee over it and around the edges and cover and cook for a a minute or two on low heat..
15. Uncover and flip to cook the upper side..
16. Increase the flame to high and roast the flipped side, applying some pressure with a spatula..
17. When the flipped side too is slightly browned, transfer the Dhirde to a serving dish and repeat above steps till all the batter is used up..
18. Serve these delicious and nutritious Doodhiche Dhirde with some Coriander Mint Chutney Check out this delicious recipe: Coriander Mint Chutney https://cookpad.com/in/recipes/6953763-coriander-mint-chutney?token=1hiq2aSZAvKimmnbCsADa2hT for a filling breakfast!.