Set dosa | Aval dosa | poha dosa Super soft and fluffy Aval dosa made makes a filling tiffin. Set Dosa is great for breakfast/dinner. Flattened rice makes the dosa spongy. Usually, these dosai are served in sets hence the name 🙂
My hubby loves Dosai, even if I give dosa for all three meals a day, he will happy. One day when I was telling this to my friend, she asked me have you tried “At(t)ukula Dosa” , I said no as I was not familiar with that term. She told me its a dosa with Flattened rice and gave me the recipe. It has curd( yogurt) in the recipe.
I remember having Aval dosa growing up. Those days I rarely visit kitchen so I don’t know what my Amma adds for the batter. Next day I called my mother and asked how she prepares it. She told me a version without curd. I was confused which one to follow so I combined both ways and soaked all the ingredients for preparing dosa.
When I was working with Infosys I use to have set dosa frequently in the food court. They usually pair set dosa with Veg Kurma. Those days I didn’t know Aval gave that spongy texture for the dosa. Set dosa is slightly thicker than regular dosa and smaller than regular dosai. Because of its size its usually served 2/3 etc. And hence set dosa:-)One thing I like about set dosa is the pores in between dosa and the texture. It will get over in no time. This is my first fermented dosa post. Previously I have posted Bread Uthappam
Usually rice and dal are soaked separately but I always soak everything together as it saves lot of time and no change in the set dosa taste. Vendaya dosai is yet another soft variety dosai.

Set Dosa | Aval Dosa | Poha Dosa
Ingredients
- Rice - 1 cup
- Poha - 1/2 cup
- Urad dal - 1/4 + 1 tsp
- Fenugreek seed - 1/2 tsp
- Curd/plain yogurt - 1/4 cup
- Water - 3/4 cup
- Salt - as needed
- Oil - to cook dosa
Instructions
- In a bowl combine rice, urad dal and fenugreek Seed; wash well and drain the water
- Add the washed rice, urad dal, fenugreek Seed and water; let it sit for 7-8 hours. Drain the water and add curd to the mixture. Add water and aval, mix well and let it sit for 30 minutes to 1 hour before grinding
- Take small portion of soaked mixture and use the soaked Buttermilk to grind the dosa batter. Grind in small portions and leave time between each grinding to prevent mixie from becoming hot. If required sprinkle little water for the batter. Add salt to the batter and let it fement overnight or leave for 8 - 10 hours
- Mix well the fermented batter. The batter should be thicker than regular dosa batter. If you think batter is very thick add little water. Heat the skillet on medium heat and spread some oil on it. Pour ladle full of batter and spread it to make a small and thick dosai. Drizzle oil and close with a lid. Like pancakes there will be bubbles over flip and cook other side. Serve hot dosa with onion chutney/tomato chutney/ tomato Thokku/ chow chow peel chutney
Notes
2. Pinch of baking soda can be added for extra softness( I didn't add)
3. If you live in a cold place it might take time for fermentation. Can turn on the light in the oven and keep the batter for warm condition
4. Instead of grinding dal, rice and aval together can grind dal and rice first then add Aval and prepare batter
Ingredients:
Rice – 1 cup
Poha – 1/2 cup
Urad dal – 1/4 + 1 tsp
Fenugreek seed – 1/2 tsp
Curd/plain yogurt – 1/4 cup
Water – 3/4 cup
Salt – as needed
Oil – to cook dosa
Method:
- In a bowl combine rice, urad dal and fenugreek Seed; wash well and drain the water
- Add the washed rice, urad dal, fenugreek Seed, and water; let it sit for 7-8 hours. Drain the water and add curd to the mixture. Add water and aval, mix well and let it sit for 30 minutes to 1 hour before grinding
- Take a small portion of the soaked mixture and use the soaked Buttermilk to grind the dosa batter. Grind in small portions and leave time between each grinding to prevent mixie from becoming hot. If required sprinkle little water for the batter. Add salt to the batter and let it fement overnight or leave for 8 – 10 hours
- Mix well the fermented batter. The batter should be thicker than regular dosa batter. If you think the batter is very thick add little water. Heat the skillet on medium heat and spread some oil on it. Pour ladle full of batter and spread it to make a small and thick dosai. Drizzle oil and close with a lid. Like pancakes there will be bubbles over flip and cook other side. Serve hot dosa with onion chutney/tomato chutney/ tomato Thokku/ chow chow peel chutney
Looks yumm Vidya 🙂
I had it when I went to Kochi..did not have any idea that it is made with poha…great..thanks for sharing
Thanku Moumita:-)
I love how soft this dosa turns out. 🙂
so soft and tasty.. Yummy
Thanku Veena:-)
my husband too loves dosa 🙂 such beautifully soft tempting dosa. feel like grabbing it.
Thanku Anu:-)
These dosas look super soft and yummy! Thanks for sharing your Mom’s recipe.
Thanku Anu:-)
Looking so good Vid…I have never tried this dosai,will try your recipe…
Thanku Swapna:-)
Share share share…:)
Thanku Bikram:-)
hey how are u?
I am visiting you blog after a long time, i promise i will be more active now.
Looks sooooo yumm, i am gonna try it soon 🙂
Hi Shweta, I m good.. Hru.. Yes longtime.. Thanku dear:-)
That looks so soft and perfect dear. please pass me some. I love the addition of yogurt in the recipe.
Thanku Kushi:-)
Dosa looks soft and fluffy. Love it!
Thanku Nish:-)
this aval dosa looks so soft…yumm
Thanku Vani:-)
Dosa looks so soft and yummy dear Vidya 🙂
Thanku Jolly:-)
Those are really nice looking dosa. have eaten them but never even attempted to make them myself. Wish I had the skill. They look wonderful/
Great share vidya. Dosai looks fluffy and soft.
Thanku Sri:-)
Back after a vacation…Missed a few posts…..will catch up!! Dosa looks super soft and fluffy..ready for it anytime!!
Thanku Padma:-) missed uu.. Good to C u back in action
Supersoft and yummy dosas!!
Thanku Freda:-)
Soft and yummy…. dosa is my comfort food 🙂
Thanku Bharani:-)
Super soft Dosa.. Love to make it after seeing your recipe..
Thamku Seena:-)
Dosas have turned out so soft, looks delicious..
Thanku Sona:-)
so soft and spongy!! perfect!!
Thanku Sundari:-)
They are so light and crisp. I wish I could taste it!
Thanku Liz:-)