Jowar(sorghum) & onion dosa

Sorghum (Jowar) is a millet rich in fiber and protein. This savory pancake (dosa) is made from jowar flour and takes lesser time to prepare compared to the one made from jowar seeds. Make this dosa for breakfast or for meals and serve it with chutney or veggies.

Ingredients:
3 cups jowar (sorghum millet) flour
1.5 cup rice flour
1/2 cup curd
1 chopped onion
2 green chilies chopped
1 tsp grated ginger
1 tsp cumin seeds
salt to taste
water

Method:
Mix jowar flour, rice flour, and curd and mix well with a whisk. Add water to get a dosa batter-like consistency. Mix the other ingredients. Let the batter rest for 20 mins.

Then apply oil with an oil brush and make thin dosa. Flip the dosa after it gets cooked and turns slightly brown. Cook on the other side too.

Serve dosas with any veggie or chutney.

Kale, pear and gooseberry juice

Kale is a healthy green veggie that is rich in many nutrients like iron, calcium, and vitamins. It’s bitter in taste so pear balances the bitterness with its sweetness.

Ingredients: (for 2 glasses of juice)

• 2 big leaves of kale
• 1 ripe pear
• 2 Indian gooseberry (amla)
• 2 glasses of water
• salt to taste preferably black salt (optional)

Method: Discard the stem of the kale and wash the leaves. Chop pear and amla. Blend all these with water well. Strain the juice with a strainer. Add salt if needed. Enjoy the healthy green juice!

 

Oil-free Finger millet (Ragi) Dosa

Finger millet (Ragi) is rich in calcium and many other important nutrients required for the body. Ragi is used for many preparations in South India. Ragi dosa made from scratch with ragi seeds is a super healthy dish that can be used for breakfast or meals.

Ingredients:

3 cups ragi seeds

1.5 cups whole urad dal (white lentil)

0.5 cup flattened rice (poha)

1 tsp fenugreek seeds (methi seeds)

water to soak

salt to taste

Method: 

Wash ragi seeds and urad dal together. Add poha, methi seeds, and water and soak for 7-8 hours. Grind the mixture well till it becomes a smooth paste. You can use the same water in which it was soaked. Add more water if the mixture is thick. Transfer it to a deep dish where there is enough space to rise after fermenting.

Cover with a lid and leave it overnight for fermentation. The mixture rises to double the quantity after fermenting. Mix well with a spoon and add salt. Add water if the consistency is thick.

Heat a flat dosa pan or a smooth tawa on a high flame. Take some water in a small dish and a clean cloth. Put the flame to low. Apply water with the cloth to the entire pan. Take the ragi mixture with the help of a ladle and add 2 ladles to the pan. Quickly spread in clockwise motion such that the dosa is thin and even. Keep the flame high. Let it cook till the sides and center start getting brown. With the help of a wooden spatula, start taking out the dosa from the sides first and then from the center and flip. Let it cook for a few seconds on this side as well and transfer it to a plate.

Similarly, make more dosas.

The thin, crispy, oil-free, healthy, and tasty ragi dosa is ready to serve. Enjoy it hot with any chutney!

Roasted gram flour drink

Roasted gram flour (sattu) is a plant-based protein-rich food. Besides being used in various preparations, sattu can be made into a refreshing drink.

Ingredients

• 4 tsp roasted gram flour (sattu) powder
• 1 glass of cold water
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp black salt
• 1/2 tsp cumin powder
• 1/2 tsp chaat masala (optional)

Method: Take sattu powder in a glass, add water, and mix well. Add the remaining ingredients and mix well again. Enjoy the protein-rich healthy drink!