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    Bajra dosa, Pearl millet dosa fermentation method

    July 18, 2020 by Raks Anand 6 Comments / Jump to Recipe

    Bajra dosa, Kambu dosai with rice and urad dal, prepared by wet grinding and fermentation method. Quick video recipe with step by step pictures.

    bajra dosa recipe

    I have bought this kambu (whole grain) only couple of times before. Otherwise have bought as flour and make instant dosai or a kanji for breakfast.

    I have also used whole kambu in kozhukattai as I have posted earlier. This time, it was because of my friend I bought again to try this bajra dosai. Same friend who suggested me to try Chola paniyaram, she sent this dosa picture too and asked me to try.

    bajra dosa

    It turned out super good and I am glad I am consuming healthy millet in some portion atleast.

    Because this uses equal portions of rice and kambu. It turns out flavourful and delicious, no taste wise compromise.

    I fermented only partially for 4 hours and made dosa as I did for my chola paniyaram. Somehow like this way, less fermented.

    I have soaked urad dal in a bowl and rice + kambu in another bowl. And ground mix together. You can very well soak everything together and grind all together smoothly.

    Read: Soft idli batter

    bajra dosa
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    Bajra dosa | Kambu dosai - fermentation method

    Kambu dosai with rice and urad dal, prepared by wet grinding and fermentation method. Quick video recipe with step by step pictures.
    Course Breakfast
    Cuisine Indian, South Indian
    Prep Time 10 minutes
    Cook Time 30 minutes
    Servings 16 dosai

    Equipments (Amazon Affiliate links)

    • Cast iron griddle
    Cup measurements

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup kambu Pearl millet/ Bajra
    • 1 cup idli rice
    • ½ cup urad dal white whole
    • Salt
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    Instructions

    • Soak urad, kambu + idli rice for 3 hours.
    • First grind urad dal until smooth and fluffy.
    • Add ice water gradually while grinding to get it light and airy.
    • Remove in a mixing bowl.Then grind kambu + idli rice with salt and little water to a smooth batter.
    • Add to the ground urad dal and mix well. Set aside for 4 hours minimum.
    • To make dosai, heat a tawa and grease with oil. Do not pour, just smear it with oil.
    • Mix the dosa batter well and pour batter in it. Spread into slightly thicker dosai. Drizzle oil if needed.
    • Cook in medium flame and wait until 2 mins to make it golden.
    • Do not cook in high flame to make it fast. It is important to cook in medium flame.
    • Flip and cook 1 more minute. Carefully take it out.

    Video

    Notes

    • If you try to flip before it gets cooked, it might stick to pan. So let it cook well in medium flame. If you try to cook fast in full flame, it turns brown soon, so let it cook in medium.
    • Do not add more water in urad dal batter then needed as it turns dosa mushy. Reduce urad dal quantity if yours is a good quality and give lot of volume.
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    Bajra dosa method:

    1. Soak urad dal (separately), kambu + idli rice for 3 hours.
      step1-soak
    2. First grind urad dal until smooth and fluffy. Add ice water gradually while grinding to get it light and airy. Remove in a mixing bowl. Then grind kambu + idli rice with salt and little water to a smooth batter. Add to the ground urad dal
      step3-mix
    3. Mix well. Set aside for 4 hours minimum.
      bajra-dosa
    4. To make dosai, heat a tawa and grease with oil. Do not pour, just smear it with oil.
    5. Mix the dosa batter well and pour batter in it. Spread into slightly thicker dosai. Drizzle oil if needed.
    6. Cook in medium flame and wait until 2 mins to make it golden. Do not cook in high flame to make it fast. It is important to cook in medium flame.
    7. Flip and cook 1 more minute. Carefully take it out.

    Serve bajra dosa hot with chutney, podi or anything of your choice. So flavourful!

    kambu dosai fermentation

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    Comments

    1. Kala

      July 19, 2020 at 12:11 am

      hi Rak, can i make kambu dosa in kambu flour. & also can i use raw rice. look forward for your reply, thanks.

      Reply
      • Raks Anand

        July 19, 2020 at 8:06 am

        I have posted instant version with kambu flour dear. https://rakskitchen.net/instant-kambu-dosai-bajra-pearl-millet-flour-dosa-recipe/
        Yes you can try raw rice, but it turns bit dense. But should be okay.

        Reply
    2. Malathi Nagarajan

      July 20, 2020 at 11:17 am

      It's a good recipe. Thanks for posting. I do make millet dosa, without rice. Any light coloured millet, like sorghum, barnyard, foxtail, or even quinoa. For every cup of each of these ,we can take 1/4 cup of udad dal. Soak the millets together and Udad dal separately atleast overnight. Grind as usual and ferment. You can get crisp doses. Just wanted to share

      Reply
      • Raks Anand

        July 20, 2020 at 12:10 pm

        I have tried with white millets https://rakskitchen.net/barnyard-millet-idli-dosa-millet-idli-dosa-recipe/
        But was not sure about bajra as I thought it could turn soft (vazhu vazhu kind) Sure will try sometime, thanks for your time to share the proportions

        Reply
    3. Krithika

      January 14, 2021 at 2:35 am

      5 stars
      Tried and tested. Healthy meal choice. Thanks for the recipe.

      Reply
      • Raks Anand

        January 14, 2021 at 2:14 pm

        Thank you for your feedback 🙂

        Reply

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