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Thinai maavu dosai/Foxtail Millet Dosa

Ingredients:

  1. Thinai maavu/Foxtail Millet -3 cups
  2. Rice Flour - 1/2 cup
  3. Onion - 1 (finely chopped)
  4. Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
  5. Crushed peppercorns - 1/4 tsp
  6. Green Chilly - 1 (finely chopped)
  7. Ginger - 1 " (grated)
  8. Curry leaves - 1 strand (finely chopped)
  9. Salt - as needed
  10. Oil - for making dosas

Method:

1. Mix the Thinai flour, rice flour and required salt.
2. Add finely chopped onions, green chilly, curry leaves, grated ginger, cumin seeds and crushed                       peppercorns to that.
3. Add the yogurt/buttermilk and required water to make a batter thicker than normal dosa batter. Let the        batter rest for 10-15 minutes.
4. Heat a dosa pan on medium high heat.
5.Pour a ladle of dosa batter and spread it in a circular motion. Drizzle 1/2-1 tsp of oil around the dosa.            Keep the flame in medium.
6. Pour few drops of oil on top and let it cook for a couple of minutes on other side.
7.Once the dosa gets cooked, remove it from tawa and serve hot with any chutney of your choice.
8.The dosa was very soft and delicious.

Comments

Anonymous said…
Very delicious

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