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Instant Ragi dosa with step by step pictures. Ragi Dosa also known as Finger millet dosa or nachni dosa is made with ragi flour, curd, onions, chillies, coriander leaves, cumin seeds, black pepper and curry leaves made into thin batter and cooked into thin crepes like which makes perfect finger millet dosa. Learn how to make delicious and healthy diabetic-friendly ragi dosa which can be served with coconut chutney, tomato chutney, onion chutney or sambar.

Ragi Dosa

My perimma who has contributed so many yummy recipes on my blog, gave me this healthy recipe as well.This is such an easy and tasty dosa recipe. Plus to mention it is very healthy too.

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About Ragi Dosa
Ingredients
Step by Step Pictures
Expert Tips
FAQ
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About Ragi Dosa

Ragi dosa is my mother's favorite dosa and mine too. If we go to any restaurant, the first thing she order is Ghee Roast, Paper Roast or Ragi Dosa.

We used to make fun of Amma for this, but she never cares about anything other than digging in straight away. We make ragi dosa at home often, My version is so quick and instant, that is how I like my food, "FAST & INSTANT".

Many of you have been asking for healthy and diet recipes. As you all know that ragi is good for diabetics. It controls your blood sugar level and keeps it in balance.

When we don't have much time to cook, our soul food dosa or idli comes in handy. But sometimes it makes us so bore when we have same dish again and again. So let's have a small variation in our traditional dosa recipes.

This is an instant version of ragi dosa, if you prefer fermented check this crispy ragi dosa batter. Enjoy Ragi dosa with coconut chutney, tomato chutney or sambar.

This Dosa is an instant variety, so you can whip up this any night of the week. I make another dosa often which is my instant oats dosa.

More Instant Dosa Recipes to try

Ingredients

Ragi Flour - Use the finest quality ragi flour which is also known as nachini flour or finger millet flour. You can use roasted or un roasted ragi flour. Make sure you use whole ragi flour and not ragi dosa mix.
Yogurt | Curd - since this dosa is made without fermentation and in an instant, you need to use some curd or yogurt when making the batter. It adds a little sour taste to the dosa which makes it soft.
Pepper, Cumin seeds - these two ingredients are used for flavouring the dosa.
Flavourings - I used finely chopped onions, ginger, green chillies, curry leaves and coriander leaves in the dosa batter as well. A small pinch of asafoetida can be used.
Oil - I use Indian sesame oil for cooking the dosa.
Optional - finely grated coconut is mixed with the batter makes it super tasty. But it is optional.

Step by Step Pictures

Making Instant Ragi Batter

1)Take ragi flour or finger millet flour, curd and salt in a bowl for making batter.

2)Add in chopped onions, green chillies, ginger, coriander leaves, curry leaves, cumin seeds and black pepper into the batter. You can add asafoetida also.

3)Pour in water and mix with a whisk. Make it into a smooth batter.

4)The batter has to be thin and not thick.

Cooking Dosa

5)Heat a cast iron dosa tawa or nonstick dosa pan. I used around 1 cup measure of the ragi dosa batter per dosa.

6)Once the pan gets hot, Pour a ladleful of the dosa batter from a height. It should form small holes in the dosa.

7)Drizzle oil around the sides of the dosa. Let them cook till golden and crispy on medium heat. It will take around 2 minutes.

8)Flip the dosa over and cook for few more seconds till crispy.

9)Serve the crispy ragi dosa immediately with any chutney and sambar.

Expert Tips

Make sure you chop onions, chillies finely so it disperse into the batter evenly.
The batter has to be thin. Usually I found ½ cup ragi flour needs 1 cup of water to get the right consistency.
Use cast iron dosa tawa for cooking ragi dosa. It makes the dosa crispy.
Let the ragi dosa cook on medium high heat till crispy before flipping.

Serving and Storage

Ragi Dosa taste best when served fresh and hot immediately as soon as it is cooked. Storing it can make them soft. But still it will taste great. Enjoy Ragi dosa with coconut chutney, tomato chutney or sambar.

FAQ

Q: Can I skip yogurt in this dosa batter?

Yes you can skip yogurt. Since it is no ferment dosa yogurt adds a slight tangy taste.

Q: Can I add vegetables in the batter?

Yes, finely chopped carrots can be added into the batter for taste and texture.

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