Home-Style Dosas

If chapati is the staple bread of North India and Pakistan, then dosa is the bread of the south. Unlike chapati, it’s not the simplest bread in the world to make (though it isn’t difficult), but it’s one of the most inventive breads we know. A basic home-style dosa is prepared with a batter made from rice flour and soaked ground urad dal. The batter is left to ferment, then poured out onto a griddle to make breads that range in size from an eight-inch pancake (as in this recip