10 mins Green Chilli Gothsu (Pacha Molaga Gothsu)

One delicious gothsu my Amma makes when the dosa dough is fresh and the yeast has not formed. In fact you can make dosa with that dough as soon as you grind. It is also made when people fast for ekadasi. I love this gothsu and brings me fond memories.

 

Gadgets:

Kadai/Vessel to make the Gothsu
Big Mixing spoon
Bowl

 

Ingredients:

Tamarind - a little bigger than a quarter
Water - 2 cups
Green Chilli's - 1 cup chopped ( please see the note)
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Udad Dhal - 2tsp
Asifotita- a few shakes
Salt
sugar - 1/2 tsp
Oil - a few tsps

Note: The kind of green chilli's that is used depends on the kind of spice you can handle. At the store you can find big chilli's that are not spicy and tiny ones that have all the spice. I recommend that you choose that one that best suits you.

Preparation:

1. Soak the tamarind in 2 cups hot water to make tamarind water.

2. Place the vessel/kadai on the stove and add oil after it heats up. Then add asifotita, mustard seeds. Wait for it to splatter and then add udad dhal and allow it to turn light brown.

3. Add the chopped green chilli's and salt and cook it for 2 minutes.

4. Add the tamarind water to this and allow it to boil and cook for 6 minutes. Then add sugar.

5. The end result will be a slightly watery consistency gothsu that you can serve with dosa.

TIP: Add a little curd or yogurt to the fresh dough to make the dosa. The result will be a soft dosa not a crispy one. That is the kind of dosa you want to have for the Gothsu.