Ragi dosa is a dosa made with finger millets. Dosa is a South Indian dish made with lentils and rice. Dosa is a crepe but it is crisp, and made with fermented batter. Ragi dosa is another crepe from South India made with finger millets or Ragi.
They are good for health. Ragi help us in weight loss too. We can make ragi dosa in two different ways. We can make instant dosa with ragi flour mixing with rice flour and suji. To get sour taste add little curd. The other way is to soak ragi and urad dal for 4 to 5 hours. Grind it to make batter and ferment it to make dosa. You can make either way, both are easy and filling. People in weight loss process can always prefer to make ragi dosa for their breakfast and dinner.
Ragi is used in different ways in Southern parts of India. Ragi is staple food for some people in Andhra and Telangana states of India. Ragi mudda, Ragi java are very popular among the other recipes made with ragi.
Ragi is a good source of protein, fiber and minerals like calcium and iron. The minerals present in ragi support in bone health and overall general health too. The best part of ragi is, this can be served to tiny tots too. Make ragi mudda along with jaggery kids love it very much and keep them active throughout the day. Ragi java helps as coolant to protect us from sunstrokes and filling too.
Healthy & Crispy Ragi Dosa – A nutritious breakfast delight!
Ingredients
- 1/2 Cup Ragi/Finger Millet
- 1/4 Cup Urad Dal
- 1/4 cup Poha /Flattened Rice
- 1 tbsp Fenugreek Seeds
- 2 inches Long Ginger
- 1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds
- 2 Green Chilli
- Salt to Taste
Instructions
- Wash ragi until clean.
- Add urad dal, poha and fenugreek seeds.
- Wash them again.
- Soak it for 4 to 5 hours.
- Grind it to make smooth batter.
- Transfer the ragi dosa batter into a bowl.
- Allow the batter to ferment for 8 to 10 hours.
- Just before making dosas add salt and mix it well.
- In a blender jar add green chilli, ginger and cumin seeds. Blend it coarsely.
- Add the chilli, ginger paste to the ragi dosa batter.
- Mix it well and make dosas.
- Heat dosa tawa, sprinkle little water.
- Pour a ladleful of ragi dosa batter and spread it across the tawa.
- Let the dosa cook for a minute.
- Add oil over the dosa and let it cook for a minute.
- Flip it and cook for another minute or less than it.
- Serve ragi dosa with peanut chutney or onion chutney.
