Instant Millet Dosa prepared from dosa mix made at home from scratch. Video recipe. English – Sorghum , Hindi – Jowar, Tamil – Cholam, Telugu – Jonna, Kannada – Jola, Malayalam- Cholum
The inspiration for this recipe came from the “Lets Millet” fair that was held in Bangalore last month. I had picked up some instant millet dosa mixes from the fair and they turned out to be so tasty. I knew I could try my own mix at home. So the reverse engineering happened and after a few trials, I am happy to share this recipe today. Usually curd or buttermilk is used in making millet dosas. I have just used plain water and that makes it vegan and very lite. Just plain water is enough for making the batter and it really works. Do try it at home.
Here is the video of the recipe
Method:
Take a bowl and add in all the flours, spices and the salt. Add in the water.
Mix well to form a batter. Easy Peasy! The batter is done. At this stage, the batter can be made into dosas immediately. If you have time, rest the batter for 1-2 hours. The resting time ferments the batter a little and adds to the taste.
Make sure that the batter is not very thick. It should be relatively thinner than the regular dosa batter. Aim for “easily pourable” consistency.
Heat the dosa griddle until medium hot. Add ⅓ cup batter and swirl to completely cover dosa griddle. Sprinkle ¼ teaspoon of oil or ghee to the dosa. Cook until underside of the dosa is golden brown, about a minute.
Loosen the edges of the dosa with a steel spatula. Flip the dosa. Cook for 30 seconds more. Remove dosa from the griddle and repeat with remaining batter.
Serve hot with kaara chutney, podi or sambar.
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- ½ cup Sorghum Flour (Jowar / Cholam flour)
- ¼ cup Whole Wheat Flour (Atta)
- ¼ cup Urad Dal Flour
- ¼ cup Rice Flour
- ¼ cup Besan
- ¼ teaspoon Asafaoetida - hing
- ¼ teaspoon cumin seeds
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 4 teaspoon Gingely Oil for making dosas
- Take a bowl and add in all the flours, spices and the salt. Add in the water.
- Mix well to form a batter. Set aside to rest for five minutes.
- Heat the dosa griddle until medium hot. Add ⅓ cup batter and swirl to completely cover dosa griddle. Sprinkle ¼ teaspoon of oil or ghee to the dosa. Cook until underside of the dosa is golden brown, about a minute.
- Loosen the edges of the dosa with a steel spatula. Flip the dosa. Cook for 30 seconds more. Remove dosa from the griddle and repeat with remaining batter.. Serve hot.
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