Savory Indian Crepes made with Bulgar wheat and lentils.... needs no fermentation .
Dosa is a very crispy, healthy, delicious and filling South Indian recipe prepared using rice and urad dal (white lentils / split black lentils) as main ingredients. Dosas can be prepared for breakfast, lunch or dinner. This Healthy Mix Dal, Daliya & oats Dosa is made with bulgar wheat/Daliya , Oats & few other lentils. Its vegan, easy to make and traditionally served with different Chutneys.
Dosa is an easy and wonderful snack for kids who come hungry back from school or even for their breakfast. After you taste these you would want to start eating dosa for breakfast every day :D
Versatile, nutritious, Crispy, super delicious and a hit with my kids .R2 loves it with some cheese , R3 loves veggies in it and well R1 loves his crispy Dosa with traditionally Potato & peas filling... How Boring !! I serve it with Cauliflower and peas filling :D
I always try to make some interesting chutneys with it ..I served Chatpati Carrot Chutney with this Dosa :) will post the recipe in few days .
Method
Soak Lentils/Dals &Bulgar Wheat/Daliya for a minimum of 4 hours or overnite.
Add Oats and grind into a fine paste, add green chillies, salt ,hing & water as needed.
Batter should be of consistency where it spreads well on the griddle/pan and not to thick or thin.
Heat griddle and pour a ladle of batter and spread into a circle using the ladle.
Add oil /ghee or butter to the edges to make it crispy.
Cook Dosa till it is golden light brown .
To make a Topi dosa Cone shape ,Just cut the dosa from end to the middle of the dosa /crepe with a scissor, start to fold it from one side, keep rolling it till the end and it form a Cone /Topi .
Fold from one side of the Dosa and it is ready to be served with you favorite Chutney and Sambar.
Healthy Dal , Daliya & Oats Dosa
Ingredients
- 1-1/2 Cups Bulgar Wheat/Daliya
- 1/2 Cup Oats/optional ( you can skip if you likt)
- 1/2 Cup Black gram skinned /Urad dal
- 1/2 Cup Bengal gram spilt & Skinned /Channa Dal
- 1/2 Cup Green gram dal /Yellow Moong Dal
- 1/2 Cup Green gram whole/Green Whole Moong Dal
- Salt to taste
- 2 -3 Green Chillies
- Water for grinding
- Oil for making the dosa
Instructions
- Soak Lentils/Dals &Bulgar Wheat/Daliya for a minimum of 3-4 hours
- 2. Add Oats and grind into a fine paste, add fresh coriander
- , salt and water as needed
- 3. Batter should be of consistency where it spreads well on the tava and not runny.
- 4. Heat tava/griddle and pour a ladle of batter and spread into a circle using the ladle.
- 5. Add little bit of oil to the edges to make it crispy.
- To make a Topi dosa Cone shape ,Just cut the dosa from end to the middle of the dosa /crepe with a scissor, start to fold it from one side, keep rolling it till the end and it form a Cone /Topi .
- Fold from one side of the Dosa and it is ready to be served with you favorite Chutney and Sambar.
Divya
Friday 11th of January 2019
I tried your dosa recipe and it was very very tasty and healthy , my toddler liked it too. i soaked again today , just added little sabudana , methi seeds this time. thanks for this recipe
Soniya Saluja
Friday 11th of January 2019
Hi Divya, we are so glad to hear that!Good for kids.. full of protein!! Thanks for sharing your experience with us.
Cindy ;)
Tuesday 9th of October 2018
Thank you soooo much for answering both questions. :D
Cindy ;)
Thursday 4th of October 2018
I am sorry to bother again but in your recipe on step 2 the next ingredient to add after salt is hing or is this a typo? Thank you so much for all your help.
Soniya Saluja
Thursday 4th of October 2018
No worries, That was a nice catch!! It's a typo mistake and have edited it :)Thanks?
Cindy ;)
Thursday 4th of October 2018
Hi, I am new to The Food Rules The Belly. I love how this recipe looks like and it is super healthy. Where can I get a good dosa pan tawa?
Soniya Saluja
Thursday 4th of October 2018
Hi Cindy, Thanks :) well you can use any nonstick pan or a cast iron pan to make dosa :)
Priyanka gupta
Thursday 2nd of August 2018
Sometimes dosa sticks to tava and gets broken.
Soniya Saluja
Thursday 2nd of August 2018
Please check your dosa pan tawa.. rub onion with oil on it (when it's hot and then spread the dosa on it..it will no break or stick!