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           "A taste of Sri Lanka"
           By Indra Jayasekera
-----------------------------------THOSAI-----------------------------------
    250 g  Black gram

    1/4 ts Fenugreek

     25 g  Onion

      1    Chile, fresh

    100 g  Flour, Rice

    250 g  Rice; parboiled

      1 ts Salt

        pn Turmeric
     50 ml Oil

           Curry leaf sprigs
      1 ts Cumin

  ===========================> Directions <========================
  Soak the black gram and fenugreek in water until soft. Chop the onion and
  chile. Drain the gram and fenugreek and liquidize with the rice flour, rice
  and sufficient water to make a batter. Add the salt and turmeric. Heat 25
  ml oil and fry onion, chile, curry leaves and cumin, then add to the
  batter. Reheat the pan, add a little oil and pour in batter to make a thin
  pancake. When little holes appear on the thosai turn it over and cook on
  the other side for a minute or two. Repeat process until all the batter is
  used up.
  ISBN #962 224 010 0