Name: Dosa With Fried Onion and Cheddar
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: One batch of dosa batter (See link above); 1 red onion - finely chopped; 1 clove garlic - smashed; 1/2 teaspoon sugar; 1 tablespoon unsalted butter; 200g Cheddar cheese - grated. (I like sharp Cheddar with this); Salt and pepper to taste

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cheese and onion dosa — This simple cheese dosa recipe is great with a selection of chutneys.

You don't think of sharp Cheddar cheese being used in authentic Indian cooking. Most recipes call for the much milder paneer. That said, at my local dosa restaurant Cheddar cheese dosas are very popular.

Here I have copied the recipe so that I could make this popular dosa at home. I could even enjoy a few beers and not need to drive or pay for a taxi! Bonus.

Many dosa restaurants use a packet batter which works well but it doesn't compare with the real thing.

I learned to make my batter at the award winning Prashad restaurant in Bradford. You can try it here.

It really is the best dosa batter recipes I've tried.

Warning...

It does take some practice to get the recipe down so don't be too hard on yourself if your cheese dosas don't look perfect the first time.

I wouldn't feature this cheese dosa recipe if I thought it was too difficult. Even it your first attempts don't look like expected, they will still taste incredible using my dosa batter recipe.

I like to serve this Cheddar cheese dosa recipe with a variety of homemade chutneys. Why not try my sesame and coriander chutney, coconut chutney and/or red chilli chutney.

Having a few homemade chutneys at the table makes this dish so much more interesting.

Recipe

Dosa With Fried Onion and Cheddar

Yield: 2 - 3

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes

Ingredients

One batch of dosa batter (See link above)
1 red onion - finely chopped
1 clove garlic - smashed
½ teaspoon sugar
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
200g Cheddar cheese - grated. (I like sharp Cheddar with this)
Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Make your dosas as per your own recipe or mine. You will find a link to my recipe above.
Melt the butter in a pan over very low heat.
When the butter has melted, add the chopped red onion and garlic clove and stir to combine.
Add the sugar and allow to fry slowly in the butter until the onion is translucent and soft. About 20 minutes.
Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Remove the garlic clove and spoon about two tablespoons of this onion mixture over a dosa. Top with a bit of Cheddar cheese and then fold the dosa over.
Keep the dosa on a hot pan until the cheese melts.