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 Davanagere benne dosa | |
| Alternative names | Davanagere butter dosa |
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| Place of origin | India |
| Region or state | Karnataka |
| Main ingredients | Rice batter,butter |
Davangere benne dose ordosey, (Kannada:Dāvaṇagere beṇṇe dōse) orbutter dosa, is a type ofdosa which traces its origin to the city ofDavanagere inKarnataka, India. The term "benne dose" inKannada means simply "butter dosa." It is prepared by the addition of a generous amount ofbutter while preparing the normal dosa, and accompanied by coconutchutney. Its batter is very different comprising a mixture of rice, dal, puffed rice, etc., and is prepared on a wood-fired pan. It is similar to masala dosa or set dosa but smaller in size, made out ofrice batter and much more butter. It is served with liberal helpings of butter sprinkled on it.[1][2][3][4]
Some of the variants of thebenne dose:
Davanagere Benne Dose has an interesting history dating back to 1928.A lady named Chennamma migrated to Davanagere with her children and started preparing Dosa, Chutney and Potato Palya with her own unique recipe.[5] She started her tiny eatery in front of Savalagi Drama Theater near Vasantha Talkies at Davanagere which became popular for its taste.
Initially, she used to prepare Dosa with Ragi batter. Later by 1938, her children started preparing Dosa with Rice batter, puffed rice and dal with generous dollops of butter. This became extremely popular with locals very soon. This was carried on by Chennamma's two sons Shanthappa and Mahadevappa. They both opened their own eateries.
Shanthappa opened his eatery in 1944 called "Shantappa Dosa Hotel", which is the oldest Benne Dose eatery in Davanagere, located near the Clock Tower in Old Davanagere.[6]
Mahadevappa opened his eatery near Vasantha theatre which does not exist today. His elder son Ravi has a Benne Dose eatery on Church Road as Ravi benne dose hotel.[7] His younger son Viji also has his own Vijji Benne Dosa eatery at dental college road.
In 2024,Prabha Mallikarjun, theMP forDavanagere in theLok Sabha, placed an inquiry to commerce ministerJitin Prasada about the possibility of obtaining ageographic Indication (GI) registration for Davanagere benne dose. Prasada replied that the availability of the dish across regions and lack of specific qualities that could only be found in Davangere meant that it would not qualify, and noted that an application had not been filed. In response, Mallikarjun directed the Davangere deputy commissioner to file an application and pointed toLonavala chikki andrasgulla as foods with a GI registration despite being popular across India.[8][9]
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