Friday, January 28, 2011

Ragi Dose / Dosa

Ragi Dose batter is something which I prepare atleast once every week because of the nutritional richness and the ease of preparation. Eating a few keeps your tummy full for more than a few hours. I guess these are some of the reasons why ragi is the main grain used among farmers in the villages.
Back to the dosa, you can make plain ragi dosa and have it with chutney or you can even make it like a Masala Dosa with the potato filling . I know you will love this coz it is the perfect combination of ease, nutrition and Yumminess :)
My Little sister is a new mother after 2 years into her marriage. She is keen on improving in the cooking front for all the right reasons. I want to help her out with this. This is my first attempt in that direction.
Note: The cups I have used are small ones, not the measurement cups used in baking. If you are using the measurement cups, please use a bit more Methi seeds. The proportion of the ingredients except methi remains the same irrespective of what cups one uses. i.e., rice : dal : ragi flour : poha is 2 : 1 : 3 : 1/2
Ingredients:
  • Rice- 2 cups
  • Urad Dal - 1 cup
  • Ragi(Finger millet) flour- 3 cups
  • Methi seeds- 1 tsp
  • Poha/Avalakki- 1/2 cup(soaked in water 15 minutes before the grinding process)

Procedure:
  1. Soak the rice, dal and methi seeds together along with the soaked Poha in water for 4-6 hrs. 
  2. Grind it to a smooth batter (of dosa/pancake consistency) in a blender. 
  3. Remove the contents into a big bowl. 
  4. Add just enough water to the Ragi flour and mix well to make a batter with similar consistency . 
  5. Run it in the blender so as to remove any lumps. 
  6. Add this to the rice and dal batter and mix well. 
  7. Allow to ferment overnight. 
  8. When ready to make the dosa, add salt and mix well. 
  9. Heat a griddle/tawa and spread some oil with with a cut onion . 
  10. Take a ladle full of batter and pour onto the griddle. 
  11. Spread into a thing dosa using the ladle . 
  12. Spread a few drops of oil around and in the middle of the dosa . 
  13. Once done, fold the dosa and serve with any chutney of your choice, my favorite being peanut chutney.