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Find a Better Benne Dosa Recipe!

LFC Bengaluru | June 2026

A generous spread of chutney pudi—a dry mix of groundnuts and other spices—adds a spicy kick to the dosa. Photo by Kavya Bandodkar - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
A long-standing traditional recipe for benne dosa from Uttara Kannada shared and preserved through a short WhatsApp exchange.

Hema: Can anyone share an authentic benne dose recipe?

Arpitha: My mom’s friend who is from Uttara Kannada shared her recipe for the batter with us.

3 cups dosa rice, 2 cups puffed rice (or 1 cup puffed rice and 1 cup poha if you want the dosa to be spongier), 1 cup urad dal, 1/2-1 tsp methi seeds, water as needed, and salt to taste. If you’re adding poha, soak it in water for 5-10 minutes before you grind it. And for puffed rice, soak it in water for a minute at the most, and squeeze the water out before you grind it.

Bindurao: https://youtu.be/HHbRBUX4IHE?si=WcJpp6M5qxesJOxn
This recipe is accurate and in Kannada. Adding a tablespoon of jaggery gives the dosa a golden appearance.

Try your dosa with any of these chammanthis we have previously documented. Find them here.

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