Saamai Arisi Dosai (Little Millet Rice Dosai)

Yes!! It's another Crispy ,Tasty and  healthy Millet dosai. Dosai with a millet which has very high Iron content. Its none other than Little Millet Dosai (Saamai Arisi Dosai). One of the best ways to include healthy Saamai Arisi. The recipe follows..

Yields : 25 Dosai

Preparation Time : 5 Minutes + Time for Grinding and Fermentation

Ingredients:

Little Millet      - 1 cup (Saamai Arisi)
Idli Rice            - 1 cup (Idli Arisi)
Urad Dal           - 1/2 cup
Toor Dal            - 1 tsp (Thuvaram Parupu)
Channa Dal       - 1 tsp (Kadalai Parupu)
Salt                    - As required
Gingely Oil       - As required

Procedure:

• Soak Saamai Arisi ( Little Millet), Idli Rice, Urad dal, Toor dal and Channa dal for 4 to 5 hours.
• After that grind it to a smooth batter along with little salt. Let the batter ferment overnight or for at-least 8 hours.
• After the batter has fermented, heat a dosai pan. Grease it with oil. I always prefer Gingely oil for dosai. Add batter to pan and expand it. Apply oil to it. Once both sides are done, remove from flame and serve it hot. 
• Serve it with hot sambar and Chutney of your choice. We had this dosai with Kadappa.

Varagu Arisi Dosai (Kodo Millet Dosai)

Varagu Arisi Dosai (Kodo Millet Dosai)

Varagu Arisi is one of the oldest crops that are cultivated in India. According to experts, it has been cultivated for about 3000 years.. The specific characteristic of this millet is its one of the few foods that has Thiamine. Thiamine is nothing but Vitamin B1, hence its used for preparing B Complex tablets.. Lack of Thiamine is one of the reasons for Alzheimer disease, a short term memory loss disease  which we will get  when we grow old. 

Start including this healthy millet and prevent the risk of Vitamin B1 deficiency.. I prepared a dosai with this millet, It was super crispy and tasty. Just prepare this, your family won't believe that its a millet dosai. Very tasty Dosai indeed. A must try recipe!!! 

Yields : 25 Dosai

Preparation Time : 5 minutes + Time for Grinding and Fermentation

Ingredients:

Varagu Arisi       - 1 cup  (Kodo Millet)

Idli Rice              - 1 cup

Urad Dal             - 1/2 cup

Toor Dal             - 1 tsp

Channa Dal         - 1 tsp

Salt                      - As required

Gingely Oil         - As required

Procedure:

• Soak varagu arisi,idli rice,urad dal, toor dal and channa dal for atleast 4 - 5 hrs.
• Then grind it along with salt. Let the batter ferment overnight or for at-least 8 hours.
• After the batter has fermented, Heat a dosai pan.. Grease it with oil.. add the batter to the pan and expand it like Dosai.. Apply oil to it.. Once both sides are done, remove from the flame and serve it!!!
• Serve it hot with sambar and Chutney of your choice.
• I served it with Ellu Chutney