Ragi Vegetable Dosa

Ragi Vegetable Dosa (Ragi flour: finger millet, ರಾಗಿ ರೊಟ್ಟಿ  ) is healthy, nutritious and filling breakfast. Easy to make and enjoyed hot. The vegetables and chilies makes it nutritious.

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cooking Time: 20 mins

Soaking Time: 30 mins

Ragi Vegetable Dosa

Servings: 4
Cuisine: South Indian
Course : Breakfast
Author: Smita Shrisha

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup Rava Chiroti
• 1 cup finger millet(ragi flour) 
• Salt as per taste
• Oil
• 1 finely chopped onion
• 1/2 finely chopped capsicum
• 1/4 cup corn
• 1/2 tomato
• Few Coriander Leaves
• Green chillies-4-5
• Jeera-1 tsp

Method:

Mix rava and ragi flour and salt and water. The consistency of batter should be like normal dosa batter. Keep aside for 1/2 hour. Next mix in vegetables, chillies, jeera, coriander leaves and salt. Make ragi dosas. 

Serve Finger millet dosas hot with butter and chutney of your choice.

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Coconut chutney with onion

Coconut Onion Chutney blend of coconut with onion and spices, another version of chutney for your Dosas, Idlis or Chapati.

Ingredients :

• 

                 Coconut Onion Chutney

  2 tbsp grated coconut
• 1 big onion
• 4-5 red chilies
• 1 tbsp Puttani (roasted gram)
  
• salt to taste
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• 1/2 tsp urad dal 
•  1/2 Chana dal
•  Curry leaves
•  Tamarind

Method : 

Roast red chilies and onions in a kadai.

Grind coconut, red chilies,tamarind, puttani , chopped onions and grind it again to smooth paste adding little water.

Heat oil in a kadai , add mustard,  add urad dal, chana dal, curry leaves and fry for a while.

Add to chutney. Enjoy the chutney with Dosa.



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Masala Uttapam

Masala Uttapam is easy and tasty dosa variety. This can be enjoyed over the weekend with the available dosa batter. 

The crispy Masala Uttapam is delicious, and healthy South Indian breakfast recipe.

Masala Uttapam Dosa 

Ingredients:

• Dosa batter 2 cup
• Coriander leaves
• Jeera-1tsp
• Grated Coconut-2 tsp
• Oil

For Masala topping

• Onion- 1/2 cup
• Tomato-1/2 cup
• Potato boiled-1/2 cup
• Green Chilies-4-5
• Red chili pwd-1 tsp
• Salt for taste
• Oil-1 tsp
• Mustard seeds-1/2 tsp

Method: Heat a little oil in a pan.  Add the mustard seeds, jeera, once done add onion, tomatoes, green chillies, and fry well. Next add the boiled and mashed potatoes, salt, coriander leaves, red chili pwd and mix. Mix thoroughly and cook for a few minutes. Next spread dosa batter on the tawa, add the filling on the top. Spread well. Add oil around the sides and cook until it is brown. Slowly flip over and let it cook well on the other side.

Serve hot with butter and chutney.

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Onion Chutney

Onion Chutney is spicy and makes a good combination with DOSA,IDLI OR CHAPATI.This one with ground red chillies.

Ingredients:
2  onions, chopped

Onion Chutney

6-7 dry red chillies 
Tamarind paste -2 tsp
Menthya -1/2 tsp
Salt as per taste


Seasoning
Mustard seeds 1 tsp
Chana dal-1tsp
Urad Dal-1 tsp
Curry leaves few
Oil-2 tsp


Method: Heat the oil,add onions ,red chillies,hing,menthya seeds and sauté for 5-10mins.. Add tamarind and grind it into chutney with very less water if req.Season with the items given.Serve it with hot dosa or idli.

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Tomato Omelette

Tomato omelette is simple and easy recipe. The mix of onion and tomato with spices makes it yummy and tasty.  Also known as Besan ka Cheela a healthy nutritious breakfast.

Tomato Omelette

Ingredients:

• Tomato -1 large (chopped)
• Onion -1 medium sized
• (chopped)
• Rava - 1-2 tbsp
• Besan- 1 cup
• Salt -for taste
• Red Chilly powder -1/2 tsp
• Garam Masala-1/2 tsp
• Turmeric powder - 1pinch
• Green chillies -3-4 finely chopped 
• curry leaves few
• Jeera -1 tsp
• Water
• Bread

Method- In a bowl, add rava, besan flour,next add chopped onion, tomato, coriander leaves, green chillies, jeera, salt add water and mix well to form thick dosa batter. Keep it aside for 1-2 hrs. Make the omelette. Add oil and let it cook well. 

Once done serve hot with chutney or pickle /sauce of your choice or enjoy with bread.

Serving suggestion:

Toast the bread with butter. Cut the omelette in half. Apply chutney on bread and insert the omelette in between. Enjoy Tomato Omelette hot with sauce. Healthy breakfast recipe.

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Vegetable Paddu

Vegetable Paddu 

Vegetable Paddu / Veggie Gundponglu or Veggie Appe or Paniyaram is a yummy recipe made from left over Dosa-Idli Batter using the Paddu tava. An easy and delicious breakfast idea. You can send it for Kids tiffen box too. Try it out.

Course BreakfastCuisine gluten-free, Indian, South indian, vegan

Prep Time 10 min

Cook Time 15 min

Total Time 25 min

Servings 4

Ingredients

Dosa Batter-2.5 cup

Salt as per taste

Few Coriander leaves

Green chillies-2-4 chopped

Onion-1 finely chopped

Capsicum-1 finely chopped

Carrot shreds-1/2 cup

Cumin seeds-1/2 tsp

Fresh coconut-few finely chopped.

Oil as required for making paddu

Method:  Add all the above ingredients in the dosa batter and mix well. Next apply oil to the paddu tava and pour the batter in the holes of tava and keep it on low flame. Cover. Once done turn it over and cook the other side. Serve Vegetable Paddu hot with chutney or sauce or enjoy just like that.

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Ragi Paddu

Ragi Paddu or Gundponglu  is a yummy recipe made from Ragi Dosa Batter using the Paddu tava . 

How to Give Your Children Extra Iron — Try this delicious Ragi recipe as breakfast / snack.

Enjoy !!

Ragi Paddu

Ingredients

Ragi Dosa Batter-1 cup

Salt as per taste

Few Coriander leaves

Green chillies-2-3 chopped

Jeera -1 tsp

Onion-1 finely chopped

Fresh coconut-grated

Oil as required

Method:  Mix the salt,onions,coriander leaves,chilies with Ragi Dosa batter. Next apply oil to the paddu tava and pour the batter in the holes of tava and keep it on low flame. Cover. Once done turn it over and cook the other side.
Serve Ragi Paddu hot with chutney or enjoy just like that.

Please note the colour is slightly darker due to Ragi Flour.

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Capsicum Chutney

Capsicum Chutney is yet another vegetable based chutney that can be enjoyed with Dosa/Idli or Chapati.This is easy and spicy -a non coconut based chutney.

Capsicum Chutney

Ingredients:

• 1 cup Green Capsicums chopped
• 1 Onion, chopped
• Few Peanuts roasted
• 1 tbsp. Oil
• 4-5 Green chillies
• 1 tsp tamarind paste
• Salt to taste

Seasoning

• 1/2 tsp Mustard
• 1 tsp Chana dal
• 1 tsp Urad dal
• Few Curry leaves
• Hing-pinch
• 1 tbsp Oil

Method: Roast the peanuts and keep it aside. Next add oil in kadai, fry capscium, chilies, onions. Grind these with tamarind paste into chutney with very less water. Season with mustard seeds, hing, chana dal, urad dal and curry leaves. Enjoy with dosa, idlis or Indian Breads.

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Potato Masala

Potato Masala is the sabzi made for Masala dosa. You can also enjoy with pooris and chapatis too. You also make Aloo Bonda out of it. Yummy and delicious to taste.

Potato Masala

Potato Onion Palya/Sabzi 

Ingredients

• 2 large potatoes
• 1/2 cup onion finely chopped
• 5-6 green chillies chopped
• 1 tsp mustard
• 1/2 tsp chana dal
• 1/2 tsp urad dal
• Hing-pinch
• 3-4 curry leaves
• A pinch turmeric
• Oil- 1 tsp
• Salt-for taste
• Lemon juice-1/2 tsp

Method:

Cook the potatoes in pressure cooker, peel and mash them.

Heat oil and add mustard seeds,chana dal,urad dal, When they start popping, add curry leaves, hing, green chillies, onion. Fry for few minutes. Add turmeric, salt and potatoes. Mix well.  Garnish with coriander leaves and lemon juice. 

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Avarekayi Paddu

Avarekayi Paddu / Avarekayi Gundponglu or Appe or Paniyaram is a yummy recipe made from left over Dosa-Idli Batter using the Paddu tava. An easy and delicious breakfast idea. You can send it for Kids tiffen box too. Try it out. 

I have used Avarekayi.. One more recipe you can try with Avarekayi during the season..

Avarekayi Paddu

Course Breakfast Cuisine 

Prep Time 10 min

Cook Time 15 min

Total Time 25 min

Servings 4

Ingredients

Dosa Batter-2.5 cup

Salt as per taste

Few Coriander leaves

Green chillies-2-4 chopped

Onion-1 finely chopped

Steamed Avarekayi -1/2 cup

Cumin seeds-1/2 tsp

Fresh coconut-1-2 tbsp

Oil as required for making paddu

Method:  Add all the above ingredients in the dosa batter and mix well. 

Next apply oil to the paddu tava and pour the batter till 3/4 in the holes of the paddu tava and keep it on low flame. 

Cover. 

Once its golden brown flip / turn it over and cook the other side. Remove from the tava, and repeat for more.

Serve nutritious and savoury Avarekayi Paddu  hot with chutney or sauce or enjoy just like that.

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Avarekalu sagu

Avarekalu Saagu is an interesting accompaniment for your chaptis or puris. You can enjoy it with idlis, dosa or rasam rice. This delicious gravy is a blend of Indian spices with onion, tomatoes and coconut. Try it out during the avarekayi season. 

Avarekalu is Hyacinth Beans or Vaal.

Avarekalu Sagu

Ingredients

1. 1 cup avarekalu (cooked)
2. 1 big onion chopped
3. 1 tomato chopped
4. 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
5. 3 tsp cooking oil
6. 1/4 tsp mustard seeds
7. 1/2 tsp urad dal
8. 1/2 tsp chana dal
9. Hing a pinch
10. 4 - 5 curry leaves
11. Salt as per your taste

To grind

1. 1/2 cup grated coconut
2. small piece ginger
3. 1 tsp coriander seeds
4. 1/2 tsp cumin seeds 
5. 2 tbsp putani /roasted dal
6. 1 tsp poppy seeds
7. 1 - 2 green chili
8. 1/2" cinnamon
9. few cloves
10. green Elachi or cardamom
11. 2 tbsp coriander leaves (optional)

Method - Avarekaalu Saagu recipe

Roast the ingredients from 2-5 mins with little oil. Next grind all ingredients along with spices.

In a pan heat a tsp of oil and add mustard, chana dal, urad dal once done, add curry leaves, hing and turmeric. 

Add onion and tomatoes and fry well. Next add the boiled avarekalu. Mix. 

Add the grounded paste and mix well. Bring it to boil. Add salt. Simmer on low heat for 3-4mins. 

Cover and let the saagu blend well. 

Serve Avarekalu saagu hot with puris or chapatis.

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Paddu / Gundponglu

Paddu / Gundponglu or Appe is a yummy recipe made from Dosa Batter using the Paddu tava . A easy and delicious breakfast idea. You can send it for Kids tiffen box too. Try it out.

Paddu / Gundponglu 

Ingredients

Dosa Batter-1 cup

Salt as per taste

Few Coriander leaves

Green chillies-1-2 chopped

Onion-1 finely chopped

Fresh coconut-few finely chopped.

Oil as required

Method:  Mix the salt, onions, coriander leaves, chilies with dosa batter. Next apply oil to the paddu tava and pour the batter in the holes of tava and keep it on low flame. Cover. Once done turn it over and cook the other side. Serve hot with chutney or enjoy just like that.

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Potato Saagu

Potato Saagu 

Potato Saagu is yummy side dish for chapati/idli. It is  a wonderful combination of potato and spices blended with besan. It is known as Bombay Saagu in restaurants in Karnataka.

I learnt this recipe form my aunt.

Ingredients

• Potatoes- 2 (boiled and mashed)
• Onion- 1 Chopped
• Tomato- 1 chopped.
• Green chillies- 2 nos. 
• Turmeric powder- pinch
• Salt- as per taste
• Chickpea flour (Besan)- 2 tsp
• Coriander leaves- few
• Lemon juice-1/2 tsp (opt)
• grated Coconut-1-2 tsp

Seasoning 


• oil- 2 tsp
• Mustard seeds- 1 tsp
• Chana dal-1/2 tsp
• Urad dal-1/2 tsp
• Jeera-1/2 tsp
• Hing-pinch
• Curry leaves-few
• Ginger-Few shreds

Method-  Potato Saagu/ Bombay Saagu Recipe


Mix the chickpea flour with  water and make the paste with no lumps.
In a pan, add oil prepare seasonings,next add onion and saute ,next add tomatoes ,add mashed potatoes add water and let it simmer for some time.
Next add salt , besan flour paste.Let it cook for some more time,keep stirring in between. Add lemon juice.
Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and coconut .
Serve Potato Saagu hot with chapati or idli/dosa.

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Ragi Masala Idli

Ragi Masala Idli is interesting twist to the normal idlis. Soft with a blend of spices and seasonings gives it a great taste. Enjoy hot with chutney.

This recipe is a healthy combination of ragi flour with the normal idli batter. It is quick to make, easy to serve, just dunk a hot fluffy piece of Idli in freshly prepared chutney and you are off for a great start of your day! A small change in the typical Idli recipe but loaded with nutrients and fiber just by adding the humble Ragi. 

You must be knowing Ragi has immense health benefits! Give this recipe a try!

Recipe Details

Prep Time- 7 mins
Cook Time-10 mins
Total Time- 17 mins
Servings-16
Author- Smitha

Ragi Masala Idli

Ingredients : 

• Idli Batter 
• Ragi flour 
• Onion : 1finely chopped
• Green chillies : 1 or 2, chopped
• Coriander leaves : few chopped
• Mustard seeds : 1 tsp.
• Curry Leaves : 5-6 nos.
• chana dal:1/4 tsp
• urad dal:1/4 tsp
• Salt to taste
• oil:1/2 tsp
• Chutney pwd:2 tsp (opt)

Method -  Mix the idli batter with ragi flour and keep it aside for 1/2 hour. In a pan, heat oil. Prepare seasoning with curry leaves, mustard seeds, chana dal urad dal, green chillies once done pour it in the ragi-idli batter. Next add chopped coriander leaves,onions ,salt to the batter and mix well. Add chutney pwd and mix. Set for 10 mins.

Apply oil onto the idli plates and pour the batter in a spoon. Steam it in pressure cooker for 15-20 mins on medium flame. 

Serve Ragi Masala Idli hot with ghee, chutney or saagu.

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