Saturday 31 October 2009

Instant Kambu(Pearl Millet) & Oats Dosa

Our sterday's dinner is this instant pearl millet and oats dosa...Easy, simple and healthy dosa ready within few minutes..i was really breaking my head to prepare healthy stuffs nowadays...Since a packet of pearl millet flour was laying quite a long in my pantry, i tried adding the pearl millet flour and oats together with few tablespoon of cornmeal to give a crispy texture...This instant dosa can be prepared very well for a healthy and filling breakfast or for an easy dinner...We enjoyed having this healthy dosa, this dosa can be served very well  with coconut chutney or spicy garlic chutney....



1cup Kambu (pearlmillet flour)
1cup Quick Cooking Oats
3tbsp Cornmeal
1/2cup Curd
Salt
1no Onion (chopped)
1/4tsp Mustard seeds
1/4tsp Urad dal
2nos Dry red chillies (broken)
1/4tsp Asafoetida powder
3nos Curryleaves (chopped)

In a vessel, add the pearl millet flour, quick cooking oats, cornmeal ,curd and water as a thick batter..Heat few drops of oil and fry the mustard seeds,asafoetida powder, curry leaves urad dal and dry red chillies and add the chopped onions,stir until the onions turns transculent..add this tempered onions to the batter..

Heat a non stick pan and pour a ladle of this instant pearlmillet and oats batter,drizzle the oil and cook on both sides until the dosa get well cooked..

27 Expert Thoughts:

Preeti Kashyap said...

wow ...so innovative...have never tried this one! Looks healthy and filling!

Sangeetha Subhash said...

Very healthy dosa and nice combo..Looks yummy!!

A 2 Z Vegetarian Cuisine said...

I love this, look so delicious & healthy.

Tina said...

Healthy and delicious.....

Abhilash Pillai said...

it looks delicious and a new combination ...

Padma said...

Very healthy dosa Priya :)

Suparna said...

hey priya,
Healthy and good breakfast!

Sushma Mallya said...

Nice one priya...really healthy and easy one too...

Sandhya Hariharan said...

Healthy n filling!!

Nandini said...

Aha! A healthy dosa! It's mouth-watering too!

Happy cook said...

I have never made dosa with oats looks so good and healthy.

Geetha Achal said...

Very Healthy version ...

Me too used to do millet or oats dosa..but never mixed both the things...Lets me try next time...Thanks priya.

priya said...

all healthy stuffs....delicious, dear!

Mrs.Menagasathia said...

நல்ல ஹெல்தியான உணவு.அடுத்தமுறை இரண்டையும் சேர்த்து செய்து பார்க்கிறேன்.

Sreelekha Sumesh said...

Wow..such a healthy dosa..looks delicious!

Vrinda said...

Nice recipe Priya...gr8 healthy bfast...yumm

Angie's Recipes said...

Talking about the creativity! Healthy and delicious.

Sarah Naveen said...

Thats dfntly a healthy dosa..looks yummy too..

Sukanya Ramkumar said...

Dosa looks so good. Nice to see a delicious and healthy dosa. YUM!

RAKS KITCHEN said...

I hav never cooked Kambu in my life,have seen in stores,hav to try,sounds good!

vidhas said...

Healthy and yummy dosa. never tried kambhu flour, Nice way to eat healthy food.

K said...

good one Priya!

Balakrishna Saraswathy said...

A very health dosa my dear..I like to have kambu rice back in India with curd..never thought of making dosa with them..will ask my MIL to try tis recipe as I cannot find kambu here:(

Soma Pradhan said...

This is one very healthy snack..Very Innovative...

Cham said...

I never tasted a kambu dosa sounds a super dinner in a minute!

Sireesha said...

Healthy and innovative dosa:)

Valarmathi said...

Healthy and yummy one, nice combo, looks delicious.