Neer Dose / Pan polo : yet another coastal delicacy.

Rice is a rich source of carbohydrates and accumulation of it in the body results in fat deposition!!! And there lies a myth of replacing rice with broken wheat to stay slim!! Do not opt for the polished- shiny rice for your diet. Instead go with the one with slightly red stains on the cereal... This partially polished rice would contain broad range of amino acids, vitamins and minerals required for a every day diet. The fact is, the Amino acid Methionine in unpolished rice takes part in the fat metabolism happening in the liver. This brings down the building up of fat in the body. The counteraction of breaking down fat happens only with the reddish tinged rice. It can be very healthy and tasty as well. 

Follow the breakfast recipe of coastal Karnataka, very famous NEER DOSE (in Kannada) / pan polo (in Konkani). Use the unpolished rice and improve on the health benefits this cereal provides...

Recipe Ingredients :

Unpolished dosa rice (If you choose health) or  dosa rice : 2 cups ( use 150 ml cup to measure rice)

Freshly grated coconut                                                       : 1 cup

Salt to taste

Procedure:
1). Soak rice overnight and drain water.

2). With grated coconut, grind rice with some water and make a fine paste.

3). Add 4 cups of water to this batter and make watery solution adding right amount of salt. Check consistency in the pic!

4). Heat a flat bottom pan, grease with appropriate oil and pour the dosa as shown below.

5). Close a lid and cook for about a minute.

6). Do not flip as it is cooked only on one side. Fold the dosa into half and then to a quarter.

7). Serve it hot with coconut chutney and enjoy the coastal delicacy.

Neer dosa, a very good breakfast dish can be brunched as well with fish/ prawns/ crab and so on.. For all the non-vegetarians, a good news, that it will not build up fat, instead will work on the consumed fat to metabolize it with the help of amino acids present in an unpolished rice....

Feast-o-Meal,
Divya