Instant ragi dosa with finger millet flour, wheat flour in it. No rice flour yet turns super crispy. Red chilli chutney to go with it, combo post.
My paati being diabetic, my mom always prepares special diabetic diet recipes for her dinner. Other than roti, she makes tiffin items with ragi. She makes sweet adai, savoury adai, idiyappam, puttu, kanji(porridge) both sweet and salted and these dosas. Those days, I was not so fond of those tiffin items. My mom will remind me that I used to drink sweet kanji when I was a baby and used to be chubby then. During my teens I was so so lean and weak and she used to struggle a lot to make me eat nutritious food and I used to escape in all ways!
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But after I started cooking, I buy ragi flour and make at least dosa with it once in a while. But now, my kid won’t even touch it, my hubby also is a big enemy to healthy food items like ragi, oats! So I make this only for myself. Its easy to make in morning times also we will feel full tummy to kick start the day. I simply eat with buttermilk and idli podi. I have given the best combo chutney how ever, goes well with this dosa. The ingredients given makes 5-6 dosas.
Instant Ragi dosa recipe, red chilli chutney
Ingredients
- Ragi flour/ Finger millet flour – 1/2 cup
- Wheat flour – 1/4 cup
- Onion – 1
- Green chilli – 1
- Curry leaves – 1 sprig
- Cumin/ jeera – 1 tsp
- Salt – as needed
- Water or Butter milk as needed
Instructions
- Take ragi, wheat flour, chopped onions, green chilli, torn curry leaves, cumin, salt in a bowl and add 1/4 cup butter milk (if adding) with water to make thin batter.
- Heat dosa pan, drizzle with oil and pour as we do for rava dosa, pouring the batter as an outer ring and then fill it inside.
- Drizzle some more oil and cook in medium flame for 2 minutes. Flip and cook for one more minute.
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Notes
- For Ragi dosa, adding water or buttermilk is your choice.
- my mom always uses butter milk, atleast a little. If you have left over sour idly/dosa batter, you can add a ladle full of that to this batter.
- The above to prevent from dry spots in your dosa. Even adding enough water and cooking first in high flame or cooking it covered prevents dry spots.
- You can replace wheat flour with rice flour too. But wheat flour is recommended if you make for diabetic.
- For the chilly chutney, it’s very important to balance the hotness, tanginess and salt to get the perfect taste. If it’s too hot, add more tamarind or salt to tally the heat.
How to make instant ragi dosa:
- Take ragi,wheat flour, chopped onions,green chilli, torn curry leaves, cumin,salt in a bowl and add 1/4 cup thin butter milk or fully water to make thin batter.
- Heat dosa pan, drizzle with oil and pour as we do for rava dosa, drizzle some more oil and cook both sides in medium flame.
Serve hot with your favourite chutney! Tangy,hot or simply coconut chutney or milagai podi!
RED CHILLI CHUTNEY RECIPE FOR RAGI DOSA
This chutney is very nice combo for ragi dosa. Easy to make too! My mom makes this with even idli / dosa. The chutney requires simplest ingredients in your pantry and the key is to balance all the three – chilli-salt-tamarind. Its perfect for the bland ragi dosa.
Ingredients
Red chilli – 6
Tamarind – 1 tsp tightly packed
Salt – as needed
Small Onion, chopped – 2 tbsp
To temper
Oil – 2 tbsp
Mustard – 1/2 tsp
Urad dal – 1 tsp
Curry leaves – few
Method
- Grind red chillies, tamarind and salt with 1/4 cup water until very smooth. transfer to a bowl.
- Temper with the items given under ‘To temper’ table and add onion and fry till golden brown and mix it to the chutney we ground.
That’s it! Mix well and enjoy as an accompaniment with any dosa or idly…
Nice recipe dear..never tried dosa with ragi.
I too make this but I add rice flour isntead of wheat flour..nice n yummy combo..
I like to make raagi dosa too to fix sudden hunger pangs..so nutritious and yum. Love the clicks Raji and the chutney simply looks great.
I wasn't a big ragi fan too but these days got to eat foods which do not only look pretty,but good for our bodies too.I make a very similar ragi neer dosa and pair it with coconut-jaggery choornam:)
Ragi dosa luks delicious with onion and seasoning…The kara chutney luks vibrant and makes my tongue sssss haaha… 🙂
I also prepare this but will use rice flour..Nice combo and have bookmarked.
I loved your chutney recipe
Nice and healthy dosa with a wonderful chutney as well. While I was studying in avinashilingam college coimbatore, we used to go to the villages and tell them about the healthy benefits of ragi and conduct workshops in making ragi recipes. I have not had it till date though hahaha
Nice one. Red chilly chutney is new and looks yummy.
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I was about to post this chutney some time soon…..love it and those ragi dosas are too good lace like and easy on the system for diabetics!
One of my fav dosas!!! I love them for eve meals too..This version of chutney is simply perfect for this dosa..Nice post Raks!!! 😉
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I too make this but only for me as you do too. No one in the family would touch it. As far the chutney I take out the seeds as the kids don't like it. Nice combo Raji.
one of my fav dosa n the tongue ticking chutney makes me drool..
i love ragi dosa…This looks yummy…That chutney looks mouthwatering…
Looks so good, my favourite for bf. I luv ragi in any form either porridge or dosas or adais, ur version sounds and looks tempting
Healthy and delicious dosa's raji 🙂
I usually prepare with the leftover idli batter.
Ragi dosa is one of favorites. Loved the recipe and the presentation 🙂
red chutney looks good and colorful
Lovely and healthy dosa Raji …love the red hot fiery chutney:)
I make this very often. clicks are beautiful 🙂
Nutritious dosas and irresistible chutney,would love to have for dinner tonite..
ragi dosha superb…bookmarked
I do almost same way too and and lucky DH like it 🙂 ….the chutney looks very tempting
Very nice recipe…
Just wanted to let you know that whenever I open your blog, I am not able to see the pics, have to open it separately in another window…don't know whether others are having any problem.
Looks so healthy and that chutney looks super yummy.
I make this the same way and we LOVE it sometimes more than regular dosais – since even 1 or 2 are quite filling! Love the red chili chutney – YUM!
Healthy and tempting breakfast
Lovely recipe. I read the recipe n made this was dinner. It was very nice
எனக்கும் இந்த ராகிதோசைன்னாலே கஷ்டம்..இப்போதான் விரும்பி சாப்பிடுகிறேன்.சட்னியும் ப்ரமாதமா இருக்கு!!
Beautiful pics and as always wonderful recipe..totally yumm!
I am totally in love with the red chutney! Quiet a lacy dosa and fiery chutney to go 🙂
i too luv this instant ragi dosa, i use to add 1-2 tbsp of rava but your version sounds healthy n looks so inviting…red chilli chutney is interesting n would love to give a try 🙂
Healthy recipe to prep instantly. Chutney is so colorful and tangy raji.
healthy dosas and spicy chutney, nice combo..
Slurp,salivating here, irresistible dosa and chutney…
Healthy and tasty love the chutney!
I do make this very often which is very healthy and wonderful dosa too.
Healthy dosa Raji! Chutney is so inviting! But I know, I can't balance the மிளகா-புளி-உப்பு ratio! 😉
Delicious n healthy treat, love the red hot chutney n all your pics my dear 🙂
USMasala
I loved this recipe. I m a college girl and mom's outta town so I m cooking. Dad's a diabetic and I try to make healthy food though I am a novice. This is easy. Surely going to try it.
both looks delicious..yummy.
My mom also combined ragi dosai with red chilli chutney 🙂 so yummy. She would however make the ones in which you grind soaked ragi grains with urad dhal (not instant). Looks great!
I too make red chilly chutney the same way… love this… perfect with dosa.
Beautiful Ragi Dosai
healthy dosa and the chutney looks nice and sounds spicy too…….
What a delicious and healthy treat it is!
I make this dosa but with rava and buttermilk Occasionally oats also have to reach the mix. I love the chutney Thanks will try it out its easy enough.
Love the crispy dosa and chili chutney is new to me. I make multigrain atta for making dosa. i can try this. thanks for sharing.
the dosas look so inviting esp with that chili chutney.. i've never made dosa with ragi before.. thanks for this wonderful recipe. and its instant!
The laced roti looks so inviting. Mind-blowing with that spicy tomato chutney!
this dosa is my fav and the red hot chutney looks awsome..
so tasty n fullfilling…excellent presentation raks..:)
Tasty Appetite
Dosa looks super yum..:) Loved it..
Reva
From my childhood, I like this dosa. we used to make very often at our home. It is not becoz it is healthy, but we got loads of load ragi from our fields. 🙂
I love that chutney raks, so easy yet spicy, going to make it for this weekends idli..
Love, love ragi!! So happy to see this post.. When I try to make it, it never comes out good.. but now thanks to you I think I know what I did (or didn't do).. adding wheat flour!
Will try this weekend 🙂
Great article, great images. you just made my day. I had not known the goodness of ragi until I stumbled upon the below article.
http://vegweightlossdiets.com/good-diet/ragi-nutrition-facts/
Please Add a link to goodness of Ragi in this article somewhere. Not many know about it.
Hi Raks,
I tried out the ragi dosa as per ur recipe…The otherside of dosa which was under the tawa was dry…Can u figure out why ?
Sush,
You can try covering the dosa with a lid while its cooking(before flipping,untill you flip), sometimes it happens, make sure when you pour the dosa batter the tawa is hot enough to cook it instantly, if it takes time, then I think it has some white dry spots…
Hey, this was nice. I make it a little differently.
I soak 1 cup urad dall for 3 hours and then grind it. To that I add 4 cups ragi flour, salt, zeera and make dosa. This also tastes good.
Hi Raji,
For CHutney we have to use raw red chillies or fried red chillies. Please clarify my doubt
Thanks
raw red chili only…
A little sooji can be added to the batter. This will make the dosas crispier.
lovely shots and just the kind of recipe I was looking for. Thanks for sharing.
unque and delcious
Hi,
Instead of buttermilk, can we use yogurt?
Yes, you can use 2-3 tablespoons and mix water.
Thank you.
I made this. It tasted awesome. Dosa didn't come out perfect like yours. But I was not using the traditional dosa pan. Is that the reason.?
What exactly is the problem, let me know…
Dosa did not come out well. I used a stainless steel tawa not the dosa pan. I guess that is the reason.
Oh ok, if other dosas come out good, then this too has to come out rite. Either too thin (more water)stick to pan or too thick (less water) will break. Do try in nonstick or iron pan next time…
Thanks Raks.
Raagi dosa was really good thanks take kitchen:-)
Hi Raji, onion should be used in grinding or tempering? ( for red chilli chutney i am asking)
No grinding only tempering
I TRIED THIS WITH GRINDED URAD DAL FLOUR. IT CAME UP VERY TASTY !! KEEP IT UP !!
IF U WANT U SOAK HALF A CUP URAD DAL , GRIND N ADD INTO RAGI FLOUR. IN THAT CASE U DONT ADD WHEAT FLOUR . THEN U MADE DOSA LIKE ORDINARY DOSA ALLWAYS U DO !!! IT IS VERY DELICIOUS N TASTY !!!
THANK U SO MUCH !!
Hi raks..Just wondering if wheat flour and atta flour is the same? The chilies used is the fresh red chilies or the dried ones? Thanks..Love ur blog very much..: )
Yes atta and wheat flour same. I used dry red chillies
Thank u… Did today and me n hubby loved it. A must keep recipe.
hi Rak's,
i have a doubt. without adding rice flour.. will it be easy to flip-flop?
Yes sure, because ragi flour by itself has that texture and we are adding wheat flour too, so no need for rice flour
hey Raji My commetn did nt appear here. my search for instant ragi dosa took me here and I made it for my family in less than 30 minutes time. very tasty and then chutney is superb.Thanks a lot and ragi dosa would be part of our regular meal.
by the way I found your photos and recipe used elsewhere.If in case you are not aware about it please have a look at it .
http://jaysactivity.blogspot.in/2012/10/health-benefits-of-ragi.html
Thank you so much for your time! I am in vacation so just checking ur comments and published.
Have been searching for instant ragi dosa recipe. Visited your space half an hour back.made it for my family. Total yumm it is. i did nt add atta as i had one Laddle left over dosa Batter. Was so hungry that i did nt temper the chutney. But taste is awesome. This is going to be now part of everyday meal. Thank you raji.
Thanks for this recipe as I was searching for this for my mom who is diabetic..
Tried your Ragi Dosa came out excellent. So also Ragi Kozhakkattai.
Thx for sharing.
Hi.. Should those dry red chillies to be fried or raw ones can be used for that red chilli chutney?
raw ones
We make it bit different:
1 cup Urad Dal — Soak it and grind into nice paste and keep it over night.
Add 3 cups of Ragi Flour in the morning and mix it well along with
chopped onions,green chilli, torn curry leaves, cumin,salt in a bowl. Your Batter is ready
Enjoy Nice Ragi Dosa… 🙂