Ragi Dosa

This recipe can make 15 dosas.

Ingredients:

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For the batter

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• Whole urad dhal - 3/4 cup
• Tuar dhal - 2 tsp
• Rice - 2 tsp
• Fenugreek seeds - 1/4 tsp
• Ragi floour - 3 cups
• Salt - to taste

For chutney

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• Mint leaves - 2 small bunch
• tomato - 1 small
• onion - 1 medium sized
• turmeric powder - a pinch
• salt - to taste
• tamarind - a small gooseberry size
• jaggery - a pinch
• oil - 1 tsp
• green chillies - 3
• chana dal - 1 tsp

For filling:

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• Onions - 1
• green chillies - 2
• carrot - 1 small

Method:

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Batter:

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• Soak Urad dal,tuar dal,fenugreek seeds,rice in water for 1 hour.
• Then keep it in refrigerator for half an hour.(This can be done for normal idly/dosa batter also.By doing so,dosas/idly will be really soft)

• Grind the soaked contents with water in a mixie.(It should neither be very finely ground nor very coarse.)
• Mix 3 cups of ragi flour with water to get a consistency as show below.

• Then mix the ground dal and salt with the ragi batter .Set aside overnight for fermentation.

• Batter is ready.

Chutney:

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• Chop onion,tomato and green chillies.Separate the mint leaves and wash it well.
• In a tava,add 1 tsp of oil ,1 tsp chana dal,onion and saute well.
• When onions turn brown,add mint leaves ,tomato,turmeric powder,salt,jaggery and saute till raw smell goes off.
• Now set aside to cool.
• Grind the above contents to a fine chutney(if needed add little water) with tamarind.

Filling:

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• Grate the carrot.Chop onion and green chillies.
• Saute them in a tsp of oil.(You can do it in the dosa making pan itself)

Finally Making the dosa:

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• Spread the batter in a pan just like a normal dosa.(Should not be very thin)
• When its cooked well inside,just spread the filling on one side and chutney on other side.

• After few sec,fold it and serve just like that.You do not need any side dish for it.

Note:-You can even make plain ragi dosa just with the batter without filling and chutney.For that ,serve with coconut chutney.

Quick recipe:

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Just mix rice and ragi flour in 1:2 proportion with little salt,sour curd,red chilli powder,chopped onions, coriander leaves and water to dosa cosistency.Temper with mustard seeds,chana dal,green chillies and ginger.Set aside the batter for an half an hour and make yummy ragi dosas..!