Instant Ragi Dosa|Finger Millet Dosa|ராகி தோசை

Ragi dosa is a healthy south indian breakfast recipe which can be made instantly or fermentatively. This recipe is instant dosa recipe and goes well with any chutney.

Ragi is one of the best non-dairy sources of calcium when compared to any grains. It is a complete multi nutritional food supplement which is rich in fiber, protein and other minerals. People in south India consume ragi as their staple diet.

Instant Ragi Dosa

Ingredients

• Ragi flour - 1 cup
• Rice flour - 1/4 cup
• Yogurt - 1/2 cup
• Green chillies - 1
• Salt - To taste

     For the seasoning

• Oil - 1 tsp
• Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
• Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Curry leaves - Few
• Onion - 1, finely chopped

Method

1. Mix ragi flour, rice flour, yogurt, green chillies and salt in a large bowl. Add enough water to form dosa batter that should have pouring consistency like butter milk. Keep the batter aside for 30-45 minutes.
2. Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds.
3. When the mustard seeds start to splutter, add cumin seeds and curry leaves. Saute for few seconds.
4. Add onion and fry until soft or translucent. Don't brown the onions.
5. Add this seasoning to the batter.
6. Heat a tawa and grease with oil.
7. Pour a ladle of batter and spread it in a circular motion. Drizzle some oil around it and cook covered in medium flame.
8. Flip on the other side and cook for a minute more.
9. Repeat the same with remaining batter.
10. Serve hot with coconut chutney.

Tips

- You can also substitute wheat flour/left over dosa batter for rice flour. I would recommend wheat flour for diabetes patients.

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Barnyard Millet Curd Rice|Kuthiravali Thayir Sadam|குதிரைவாலி தயிர் சாதம்

Barnyard millet curd rice tastes delicious just like normal curd rice and even more healthy. 

India is the world's largest producer of millet. Millet is good for your heart health, guard yourself from diabetes, enhance your digestive system, decrease your chance of cancer, detox the body, increase respiratory health, enhance your defense mechanisms, improve your levels of energy, and enhance your muscle as well as nerve health.

Barnyard Millet Curd Rice

Ingredients

• Barnyard Millet - 1 cup
• Water - 3 cups
• Curd - 1 cup
• Milk - 2 cups
• Coriander leaves - to garnish
• Salt - as required

     For the seasoning

• Oil - 2 tbsp
• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
• Urad dal - 1 tsp
• Asafoetida/Hing - A pinch
• Grated ginger - 1 tsp
• Green chilli - 1, finely chopped
• Curry leaves - Few

Method

1. Boil 3 cups of water in a sauce pan. 
2. Wash the millet and add to the boiling water. Water stops to boil after the millet is added. When the water boils again reduce to low flame. Add salt and cook until mushy.
3. Cool down and add milk to it. Mix and mash well without any lumps.
4. Then add curd and mix well. Adjust salt to taste.
5. Now heat oil in a small pan and add mustard seeds. When the mustard seeds start to splutter add urad dal and fry until light brown.
6. Add a pinch of hing, grated ginger, green chilli and curry leaves. Fry for few seconds.
7. Add the seasoning to the rice.
8. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with pickle.

Notes

- You can also garnish the dish with freshly grated carrot, roasted cashews and fresh fruits like grapes and pomegranate.

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