Healthy Dosa!

These are two recipes i tried last week but am posting today. I do not know if i can call these "recipes", more like experiments and trying to make the best possible use of the available ingredients and time ;-)
So, here are the variations i tried for the good old dosa we all love.

Mixed Vegetable Dosa



What you need

Dosa batter

Methi (Fenugreek) finely chopped, grated Bottle gourd (i used the veggies in my fridge)

Coriander, chillies and cumin seeds finely chopped or ground in the mixie

1 Onion finely chopped

Salt to taste

How to prepare

1. Mix all the ingredients in the dosa batter.


2. Heat the tava, pour a ladle of batter, spread the dosa, and let it cook till slightly brown.

That's it. Isn't it a tasty, healthy and nutritious but extremely easy recipe?



Mixed Dal Dosa




This is called Adai when you use a specific proportion and types of dals to make it. I have modified the original to suit the availability of ingredients in my kitchen when we feel like having a quick, light, healthy snack or sometimes even dinner.


What you need

• Rice, udad dal, chana dal (i had only these, you can also add tur dal, moong dal, masoor dal etc)
• Coriander, chillies, and cumin seeds
• Salt to taste

How to prepare

1. Soak all the dals for about 3-4 hours.


2. Grind to a smooth batter with the coriander, chillies, cumin seeds and salt.


3. Heat the tava, pour a ladle of batter, spread the dosa, and let it cook till slightly brown.

You will get your protein boost with the dals and it requires very less oil as well. You can eat it with any available chatni powder or the standard coconut chutney and sambar. Also, tastes yummy with a blob of fresh home-made butter :-)