Dosa
தோசை
DOH-sah
Dosa (தோசை) is a Tamil-origin word used in Indian English, meaning thin, crisp South Indian crêpe made from fermented rice and lentil batter. In crosswords it is the 4-letter answer DOSA (4).
Appears as an answer in MG Mini #656.
Meaning & usage
A dosa is a crisp crêpe made from a batter of rice and urad dal soaked, ground and fermented overnight. It is the breakfast staple of much of South India, served with coconut chutney and sambar. The masala dosa hides a spiced potato filling inside; the paper dosa is a metre of golden crisp; the rava dosa is a quick, lacy semolina version that needs no fermentation.
In a sentence
The masala dosa arrived a metre long, dwarfing the plate.
Dosa as a crossword answer
Dosa is a 4-letter answer. A typical clue:
“Thin, crisp South Indian crêpe made from fermented rice and lentil batter” (4)
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