Description
Pearl millet flour is nothing but kambu maavu, one of the variety of grains very much near to finger millet..thought of buying ragi flour, but i didnt checked, came back home n thought of preparing ragi dosais, i saw the name only while mixing them with urad dal batter…really was surprised n dunno wat to do.. i left the batter for fermentation, n prepared them as like ragi dosais, the result was amazing n tasty..thought to share with u all as the millet flour r rich in proteins n good for health..good for diabetic people..these millet r two types one is black millet(bajra flour) n the other one is white millet(jowar flour)..i used black millet flour for this recipe..| Ingredients | |
|---|---|
| 2 cup | Millet flour/bajra flour |
| ½ cup | Urad dal |
| ¼ cup | Roasted rava |
| 1 no | Onion |
| ½ tsp | Mustard seeds n urad dal |
| 2 nos | Red chillies |
| 5 nos | Curry leaves |
| Salt as per need | |
| Oil |
Instructions
Soak urad dal for 4 hours n grind them until they turns soft n fluffy…now with add the 2 cups of millet flour to the batter n mix them well, if its hard to mix can with water as per need as well as salt as per need, this batter should be slightly thick dont make them watery…keep overnite for fermentation..
While making dosais, mix them well with a ladle n add roasted rava to the batter n dont disturb the batter for few minutes, this will give the crispiness to the dosai..heat a spoon full of oil in a kadai, add the mustard seeds, urad dal n red chilli n let them splutters,chop finely the onion into pieces n add to the oil until they turns transculent n add the curry leaves too, now add this tempered spices to the batter, mix everything n check for the consistency of the batter..heat a tawa n take a ladle full of batter n make them as dosais, drizzle a little oil n cook them well until they turns brownish n crispy..
Serve hot with coconut chutney else with any choice of chutney..
Comments
5 responses to “Pearl Millet flour Dosai(Kambu dosai)”
Hi, where did you buy the black millet flour from?
Priya,
Healthy Dosai. your picture is tempting to eat. Thank for sharing
Super-aa irukku priya….want to eat .
I used to make ragi dosai once a week for my father. An alternative one!
Nice one Priya….Healthiest food actually!