Ragi Dosa Recipe / Kelvaragu Dosai Recipe

Hello foodies,
                 Ragi / Kelvaragu is the staple food of many villages in south India. This is the secret of their healthy life. They consume it in the form of kanji / porridge or ragi balls. Today I tried ragi dosa. It came out well. Because of its health benefits, I want to share with you.

Health benefits of Ragi / Kelvaragu:

• Ragi is rich in calcium. 
• Its a good source of fiber and lower the cholesterol level.
• Its the best food for diabetes, weight control and makes our body cool.

Do you like to give all these benefits to your family members? Then add Ragi / Kelvaragu in your diet  as far as possible. Let see how to make Ragi / Kelvaragu Dosa.

Preparation time: 5 min
Resting time: 30 min
Cooking time: 15 min
Yield: 12 dosas

Ingredients: 

• Ragi powder 250g
• Onion 2
• Green chillies 3
• Few curry leaves
• Oil  
• Mustard seed 1tsp
• Salt to taste

Preparation:

• Chop the onions and  the green chillies .
• Heat three teaspoon of oil in a pan, add the mustard seed, curry leaves and wait till it splutters.
• Then add the chopped onions and fry them to golden brown .
• Take a mixing bowl, add the ragi powder, fried onions and salt. Mix them well.
• Add water and stir them continuously till you get the dosa batter consistency.
• Let it rest for thirty minutes. If there is no time, we may prepare the dosas at once . You will get the same tasty dosas..

Method:

• Heat the tawa and reduce the flame to the medium level.
• Take a ladle of batter and pour it on the surface of the tawa.
• Do circular motion over the batter, to get the round shape of dosa.
• I made small sized dosas. So that children love to eat because of its shape.. So you may make dosa in any shape.
• Take a teaspoon of oil and pour it around the dosas.
• Wait till one side of the dosa cooked well. If it cooked well, the colour of the dosa will change.
• Then we have to flip the dosa .Leave it for three minutes.
• Now remove the dosa from the tawa.
• In the same way make dosas out of the remaining batter.
• Now the tasty and healthy Ragi / Kelvaragu Dosai is all ready to serve.

Serve With :

• Ragi / Kelvaragu Dosai can be served with coconut chutney, tomato chutney, Kara chutney or any sauce of your choice.

Notes:

• Adjust the number of green chillies as per your taste.
•  We may add the chopped onions without frying in the oil also.
• We may add curd also to get sour taste.

Happy cooking! Eat healthy food!!