Millet Dosa | Foxtail millet
Delicious thinai dosa / foxtail millets , both rava dosa style and also super spongy set dosa type after fermentation .
With one ingredient you can make any type of dosa, either with fermentation or without .
A dosa recipe cannot get any simpler than this, for the first type , that of a rava dosa like , all you need is to wash and soak thinai ./ foxtail millets in clean water for 6 hours or overnight, grind to a smooth paste , add salt, dilute a bit and prepare thin rava dosa type dosas immediately.
Another option is to add 2-3 tbsp udad dal flour to same batter, allow to ferment and prepare soft spongy dosas like set dosas . I prepare both ways, keep some batter for making rava dosa type, and rest of the batter I add udad dal flour, mix well, allow to ferment for next day . No need to roast udad dal and powder it, i have used store bought udad dal powder .
Ingredients
2 cups thinai /foxtail millets washed many times till water runs clear,
soak for 6 hours or longer, allow to soak for longer hours to get maximum benefits from millets .
grind to a smooth batter .
add salt mix well, dilute to thin consistency if making rava dosa type.
To the same batter, before diluting, add 2-3 tbsp udad dal flour, mix well, allow to ferment for next day to enjoy as sponge dosas . Pic below is the sponge dosa after fermentation .
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