Kodo Millet Idli and Dosa | Varagu Idli and Dosa

Millet Idli and Dosa was in my to-do list for a long time. Kodo Millet is also known as Varagu in Tamil, Kodon in Hindi, Arikelu in Telugu and Haarka in Kannada. Millets are rich in dietary fiber, iron, calcium and vitamins. Batter is prepared using Kodo Millet and Urad dal. once batter is fermented, Idli and dosa can be prepared using same batter.  Please check below for step by step instructions and pictures for preparing South Indian Varagu Idli and Dosa | Kodo Millet Idli and Dosa.

Mushroom Masala Dosa | Kalan Masala Dosa

I am not a big fan of mushroom, but I love dosa a lot. I love to experiment the toppings on dosa. I have already posted more than 15 varieties of dosa. Yet to post more recipes. Serve Mushroom masala dosa with coconut chutney or coriander chutney. Mushrooms are rich source of Vitamin D. Button Mushrooms are easy to cook.  Mushroom is called as " Kalan" in Tamil. Please check below for step by step instructions and pictures for preparing South Indian Mushroom Masala Dosa | Kalan Masala Dosa.

Uttapam Sandwich | Step wise pictures

Uttapam is a famous South Indian Breakfast recipe. This Indian crepe  is prepared from Dosa batter . One can choose their favourite toppings for Uttapam. My favourite toppings include Shallots, Onions, carrot, Coriander Leaves, Lentil Powder and Tomato. Uttapam Sandwich is a twist to normal Uttapam. Two South Indian chutneys - Tomato Chutney and  Coriander Chutney are used as Sandwich spread. Please check below for step by step instructions and pictures for preparing Uttapam Sandwich.

Peerkangai Adai | Ridge gourd Mixed Lentils Crepe

Adai is a popular crepe from South India prepared using rice, mixed lentils, and Indian spices. I have modified the recipe by adding ridge gourd also. So this Adai has nutrients from vegetable and mixed dals. Ridge gourd is rich in beta carotene, dietary fibre, vitamin C, zinc, ribloflavin, iron and magnesium. Ridge gourd vegetable is also known as  Beerakaya in telugu and Peerkangai in tamil. Please check below for step by step instructions and pictures for preparing South Indian Peerkangai Adai - Ridge gourd Mixed Lentils Crepe.

Instant Onion Rava Dosa

Instant Rava dosa is a quick, easy South Indian breakfast prepared using semolina, rice flour and all purpose flour. This semolina crepe doesn't require grinding and fermenting. Enjoy the rava dosa with coconut chutney and sambar.This crispy Instant Rava Dosa comes to hand whenever there is no dosa batter in home. Please check below for step by step instructions and pictures for preparing South Indian Instant Onion Rava Dosa.

Crispy Adai | Mixed Lentils Crepe

Adai is a South Indian crepe prepared with variety of dals and Rice.  It is a protein and iron rich breakfast / dinner recipe.  Usually the adai won't be crisp as the onions, coriander leaves are added to the batter before preparing Adai. As my family loves crispy Adai, I grind onions and coriander leaves also  along with rice and dal. Enjoy the adai with coconut chutney or Avial. Please check below for step by step instructions and pictures for preparing South Indian Crispy Adai.

Spring Dosa

Spring dosa is an Indo-chinese breakfast / tiffin recipe. Spring dosa is  made by stuffing dosa with  Vegetables. I have tasted spring dosa in Udupi hotel and Saravana bhavan. In Udupi, the dosa was stuffed with vegetables and potato masala. In Saravana bhavan, it was only vegetable stuffing garnished with pepper powder. I have added only vegetable stuffing, but to add spiciness I prepared my favourite sauce and cooked the vegetables in that sauce. Please check below for step by step instructions and pictures for preparing Spring Dosa.

Instant Jowar Dosa - Chola Dosa

Jowar is gluten free and makes an excellent healthy diet. Sorghum /Jowar is rich in iron and phosphorous. It is also rich source of Vitamins. It is suggested for people suffering from stomach ulcer. Jowar is called as Cholam in tamil and Jonna in Telugu. Instead of sticking to rice and wheat all the time, my mom prepares recipes with millets. Jowar Dosa is a Instant quick dosa prepared with store bought Jowar flour. Please check below for step by step instructions and pictures for preparing South Indian Cholam Dosa

Open Butter Masala Dosa

My hubby is a big fan of Adigas Open Butter Masala Dosa. whenever we travel from Bangalore to Mysore, we pitstop at Adigas to relish this open butter masala dosa. I have tasted it many times in Bangalore in order to understand the ingredients and tried replicating it many times. Enjoy this open butter masala dosa with coconut chutney rather than sambar. Please check below for step wise instructions and pictures for preparing open butter masala dosa.

Mysore Masala Dosa

My mom is  a big fan of Mysore Masala Dosa. When she was studying in college, she went to Bangalore for Industrial visit. During that time she got a chance to taste this Mysore Masala Dosa.  I also have one more fan in my home - my little one. He loves this dosa and in order to make the red chutney less hot to suit his taste buds, I added coconut to chutney spread. Please check below for step wise instructions and pictures for preparing Mysore Masala Dosa. 

Instant Maida Dosa

As a kid I love Maida Dosa. I used to call this All purpose flour crepe as "Nylon dosa". Not sure how and why I coined that name. This is no grind  and instant dosa. A treat to bachelors who is longing for dosa recipe. Please check below for step wise instructions and pictures for preparing Maida Dosa - All purpose flour dosa.

Kollu Dosa - Horsegram Crepe

Horsegram is rich in iron. It helps in weight reduction and regulates body temperature in winter.   It is called as Ulavalu in telugu and Kollu paruppu in tamil. Please check below for step wise instructions and pictures for making Kollu paruppu dosa.

Instant Ragi Dosa - Millets Crepe

My mom regularly uses millet. She makes a lot of dishes with Millet. Ragi Dosa is a simple and healthy dish prepared with Ragi Flour and Atta.  It is an instant dosa.The best thing is no need to grind and no need to wait for fermentation. A quick healthy and tasty tiffin. Please check below for step-wise instructions and pictures  for making south Indian Ragi Dosa | Kezhvaragu Dosa.

Instant Oats Dosa - Oats Crepe

Oats is considered healthy as it contains cholesterol reducing properties. The usual South Indian dosa is prepared from rice and urad dal. It involves grinding and waiting for fermentation. Instant Oats dosa as the name suggests no need to wait for fermentation and no grinding involved. Mix all the ingredients mentioned below and start preparing Dosa. Please check below for step-wise instructions for making Instant Oats Dosa.

Mixed Vegetable Uttapam Recipe

Uthappam | Uttapam is a south Indian Breakfast prepared from Dosa batter. It is a thick pancake, where the toppings are cooked along with Uthappam. We can compare this to pizza . The base is prepared from Rice and Urad dal. The toppings is your choice. This post explains the various toppings and their combinations that can be considered while making  Uthappam.

Tomato Dosa - Thakkali Dosa

Do you want to take a break from eating Regular Dosa. Why not try this Tomato Dosa ? My Father Loves Tomato Dosa. So My mom prepares this dosa frequently in home. The best thing about this dosa is no need to wait for fermentation. We can cook dosa immediately after grinding batter. My Kid always remembers the food by its colour.  He calls it as Orange Dosa. Check below for detailed steps for making Tomato Dosa.

Masala Dosa | Potato Masala Dosai

Masala Dosa is a  tasty South Indian Breakfast. Masala Dosa was ranked 4 out of 10 food to try before die in a popular newspaper(source: wiki).Dosa is a crepe prepared by grinding rice and urad dal and fermenting it. Potato masala is prepared using Indian spices. Then this traditional potato masala is filled inside dosa while cooking it. It is usually served with coconut chutney and sambar. Please check below for detailed step by step instructions and pictures  for making South Indian Special masala dosai |Potato Masala Dosa.

Vegetable Dosa

Vegetable Dosa is an easy and quick tiffin.  It can be prepared with any cooked veggies. Mostly I utilise the leftover poriyal from Lunch for preparing this dosa . Check below for easy and quick vegetable dosa.

Cauliflower Dosa

Bonding between cauliflower and me started long time back. In my childhood, I use to call it as a  small banyan tree. Whenever I use to go to hotel with my family, I used to ask my father for tree dosa. To my surprise, even my son calls cauliflower as tree. Cauliflower dosa is prepared by placing cauliflower masala in center while making dosa. Give a break to regular dosa and try this masala dosa. Please check below for step by step instructions and pictures for preparing South Indian Cauliflower dosa.

How to make Idli | Dosa Batter from scratch ?

Idli Dosa Batter Multipurpose batter preparation for Idli, dosa and paniyaram. Recipe Category: Breakfast Recipe Cuisine: South Indian Author: Nithya Ingredients: Table 1: Idli Rice : 5.5 Cups Urad dal | Ulutham paruppu : 1 Cup Fenugreek seeds | Vendhayam  : 2 tsp Salt  : 2 tsp Water : As needed Table 2: For Mysore masala dosa and open butter masala dosa Sona masoori rice : 1.5 cups Idli Rice : 1.5 Cups Urad dal | Ulutham paruppu : 0.5 Cup Chana dal : 1 tbsp Fenugreek seeds | Vendhayam  : 2 tsp Salt  : 2 tsp Water : As needed Instructions: Wash and soak Idli rice in water for 1.5 hour in a big bowl. Wash urad dal 4 to 5 times. soak fenugreek seeds and Urad dal for 1.5 hour. Urad dal will swell to almost double the size and rice will look pleasantly white. Drain Urad dal and rice. First grind urad dal and Fenugreek seeds .Start with 1 cup of water, then frequently check and add water whenever necessary.  The time taken for grinding 2 cups of Urad dal in my grinder is  20 minutes and it consumed 2.5 cups of water. water consumption varies depending on quality of urad dal. Stop grinding, when the batter is soft and fluffy. Transfer it to a big container.   No need to clean the grinder before grinding rice. Add 5.5 cups of rice and half cup of water to the grinder.Check frequently and add water if necessary. Rice wont consume water like urad dal. It took 25 minutes to grind 5.5 cups of rice and it consumed 1 cup of water. when the rice is fully ground ( the batter should be soft) transfer it to the same urad dal batter container. Add 2 tsp of Salt and mix well. Mixing well is an important step. Use a big ladle or hand to mix it.  Allow the batter to ferment. It took 12 hours for the batter to ferment. In hot places it will take 8-10 hours to ferment. The batter is ready when it has expanded and some bubbles and cracks appear on the surface. The batter should be thick but light and airy as mousse. It will have a fermented slightly sour smell. Once fermented, stir the raised batter for 2 to 3 mins in one direction and refrigerate. Tips: Don't use basmati rice for making the batter. The colour of batter won't be white, if more fenugreek seeds are added. Do not add more water than suggested. The pureeing capabilities of the grinder or mixie are much reduced when there is too much water. Use a big container for fermenting as rice and dal expands while fermenting Do not stir the batter while it is fermenting. When the batter is ready, the texture will be light, almost like a mousse. First day after batter is fermented, use it for making soft Idly / Idlies. From second day, prepare dosas by adding little water to batter. If the batter is more than 4 days old,  then make Kuzhi Paniyaram - Kara Paniyaram or Thalicha Dosai - Seasoned Crepe . During winter seasons in cold region, keep the batter inside oven leaving oven light on for quick fermentation. My mom uses big wet grinder. She used to grind rice first then urad dal . when I got my table top grinder, I checked the manual. It is mentioned to grind urad dal first in table top grinder. I prefer to grind urad dal first as cleaning grinder will be easy. The amount of batter we get depends on the quality of urad dal. The quantity of batter if we grind in mixie will be comparatively less and also we won't get soft Idli compared to batter ground in grinder. Before getting table top grinder in US, I used to grind only urad dal in blender and mix it with Store bought Rice Flour. The disadvantage is the batter quantity will be less and also the idli will be very hard. I usually use it for making dosa and paniyaram. Recipes with Idli-Dosa batter: Soft Idli Kaima Idli - Recipe with Leftover Idli Idli Upma - Recipe with Leftover Idli Cauliflower Dosa Crispy Dosa Masala Dosa Mixed Vegetable Uthappam Mysore Masala Dosa Open Butter Masala Dosa Thalicha Dosai - Seasoned Crepe Vegetable Dosa Kuzhi Paniyaram - Kara Paniyaram Egg Paniyaram