Foxtail Millet Dosa
Foxtail Millet Dosa is a healthy and nutritious dosa. It is nothing but Thinai(தினை) in Tamilnadu. This is one of the oldest of all the cultivated millets. Foxtail millets gets digested at slow rate thus keep one away from in taking extra calories. This gives a feeling of fullness which helps to control excessive food consumption. It has anti-aging properties, by adding foxtail millet in your diet, you can have a smooth, youthful skin. It has rich in calcium which is very important for strengthening bones. This help to improve brain development.
Foxtail Millets – 3 Cups
Urad Dhal – 1 Cup
Fenugreek Seeds – 1 tbsp
Method
Wash and soak foxtail millet in a bowl for 6 hours. In another bowl soak urad dhal and fenugreek seeds.
Grind both separately to a smooth batter. Then mix urad dhal batter with foxtail millet, then mix with salt.
Leave it to ferment for another 6 hours. Now foxtail millet batter is ready to make dosa.
To Make Dosa
Heat a tawa, pour a ladle of dosa batter and spread it in a circular motion.
Drizzle some oil on top of dosa. When it is done with one side, flip it over to the other side and keep cook.
Once the dosa gets cooked, remove it from tawa and serve hot with chutney and sambar.
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