Beetroot simply ground with your favorite spice and added to the regular idli dosa batter not only makes it colourful also it is healthy to have vegetables in your breakfast right? This idea was passed to me by my reader Harini Kumarasamy. She sent me this 2 months back and been thinking to try. Last month when I had both beetroot and idli dosa batter, I tried this one and turned out good. This is just a basic idea, you can improvise this with your favorite ingredients in it. Refer notes section for more ideas.
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Check out my red velvet pancakes too (Instant eggless pancakes) 
Beetroot dosa recipe
Recipe Cuisine: Indian | Recipe Category: Breakfast
Prep Time: 10 Mins | Cook time: 15 mins | Serves: 2
Prep Time: 10 Mins | Cook time: 15 mins | Serves: 2
Ingredients
Idli dosa batter – 2 cups
Beetroot – 1, small, cubed
Red chilli – 2
Cumin seeds/ Jeera – 1/2 tsp
Asafoetida – a pinch
Oil – to smear
Beetroot – 1, small, cubed
Red chilli – 2
Cumin seeds/ Jeera – 1/2 tsp
Asafoetida – a pinch
Oil – to smear
Method
- Grind red chilli, jeera and cubed beetroot without adding water to a smooth paste.
- Add it to the batter, along with asafoetida and mix well.
- In a hot tawa, spread the dosa on desired thickness. I made it thick and cooked with a lid covered. drizzle some oil. Flip and cook until done.
Notes
- You can add one shallot (small onion) along beetroot for extra flavour.
- You can skip jeera and add a piece of ginger – both helps in digestion.
- You can temper the batter with mustard, urad dal, curry leaves and finely chopped onion and mix to make uttapams.
Recommend coconut chutney the best combination to go with this. I had with onion tomato chutney, was not bad. Coconut chutney would give a treat to eye too along with this red velvet colour😃.
Sita Lavanya
December 5, 2015 at 2:18 amDosa looks so tempting ..color is so bright.
I usually add grated carrot and beetroot on top.this looks different.will surely try today only.I have beetroot and dosa batter
Vama Dattani
December 5, 2015 at 2:26 amMy 2 yr old doesn't eat beetroot…this is surely going in his menu
Jessi paul
December 5, 2015 at 6:09 amSimple and healthy dosa…actually i ve already tried this in mini dosa list.. But my kid never eats…
Jessi paul
December 5, 2015 at 6:09 amSimple and healthy dosa…actually i ve already tried this in mini dosa list.. But my kid never eats…
Suchi Karthick
December 5, 2015 at 1:01 pmHi rak's…
Your blog s soo good n recipes r awesome
U can even with left over beetroot poriyal…
I have tried it
Veena Theagarajan
December 5, 2015 at 7:21 pmLove this version I hv different version in my draft.. This looks so easy to do if we hv bit old batter this would be good way to use it..
Kalaiarasi Jayapal
December 6, 2015 at 10:48 amNice try raks.. Appreciate all ur efforts ��
Traditionally Modern Food
December 9, 2015 at 3:27 pmHealthy and tasty dosa..kids will love it
Radhika
December 9, 2015 at 3:28 pmHi Raks,
First of all thanks for awesome recipes!
I just add grated beetroot, finely chopped onion and cilantro to the idli/dosa batter and make dosas. Its my family favorite!Instead of cilantro you can add chopped curry leaves or mint. All these herbs gives nice flavor and taste. It tastes good with bit old batter as Veena said – 3 days old. – Radhika
பவித்ரா
February 7, 2016 at 4:33 amI used to filter boiled beetroot n with that water i prepare chappathi/poori.. It is verycolorful n tastes yummy..
This also i ll try.. Thank u
பவித்ரா
February 12, 2016 at 12:18 pmI tried this with carrot n husband loves it. I used to make carrot adai but process s long.. This one is easy.. Thank u
kavitha
July 25, 2017 at 10:36 amHey raks ..i tried the recipe its so colourful .. bt my dosa was little bit sticky .. can u help me .. hope i had added much water while grinding .. is that the reason
Raks anand
July 25, 2017 at 10:43 amYes, could be. You can add a handful of rava to fix it. Also if beetroot puree is more, it sticks.
Girish Venkatachalam
February 17, 2018 at 11:57 pmnice thanks a lot for this