Topic started by Yasmin Uda (@ adsl-70-241-85-204.dsl.hstntx.swbell.net) on Mon Jun 14 00:56:50 EDT 2004.
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Sometimes after blending my dosa batter when left to frement will seperate into water and the solids will settle. Sometimes it is frothy at the top. Also what is the right smell? What does perfectly fermented batter look like and smell like? Is it unsanitary to cook over fermented batter or is there no such thing? If it is under fermented how does the dosa cook different? I am a north Indian so excure muy ignorance.

Responses:

• From: Andal Balu (@ adsl-83-201-45.asm.bellsouth.net) on: Tue Jun 15 00:31:41 EDT 2004
  
  Ideally, it takes about 6-8 hours to ferment in the summer and about 10-12 hours in the winter.
  When the dough is fermented right, it usually doubles in the volume. The dough also turns a little off-white color. If it turns yellowish, it has over fermented.
  If the dough is over-fermented, you will smell sour and the dough will be frothy. If it overferments and as long as it does not smell bad, you can use it. Add a teaspoon of sugar and little bit of salt and add chopped onions, green chillies, seasoning (season with mustard seeds, urad dhal, hing and curry leaves), mix well and then make thick dosa.
  If the dough is underfermented, it will be a thick paste and you will not see lot of air bubbles in the dough. Underfermented dough can be used for dosa. Only thing is, it will not brown. The dosa will stay white.
  If you use the idli rice, make sure the urad and rice mixture is thin and little watery when you mix with salt and keep it for fermenting.
  
  
• From: Yasmin Uda (@ adsl-70-241-89-164.dsl.hstntx.swbell.net) on: Wed Jun 16 14:32:57 EDT 2004
  
  Thank you Andal Balu. I will keep your tips in mind. Also what is the proportion if I use Idly rice? Is the same batter good for Idly as well as dosas/
  
  
• From: Yasmin Uda (@ adsl-70-241-89-164.dsl.hstntx.swbell.net) on: Wed Jun 16 14:33:02 EDT 2004
  
  Thank you Andal Balu. I will keep your tips in mind. Also what is the proportion if I use Idly rice? Is the same batter good for Idly as well as dosas/
  
  
• From: Yasmin Uda (@ adsl-70-241-89-164.dsl.hstntx.swbell.net) on: Wed Jun 16 14:33:10 EDT 2004
  
  Thank you Andal Balu. I will keep your tips in mind. Also what is the proportion if I use Idly rice? Is the same batter good for Idly as well as dosas/
  
  

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