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Vella Dosa(Sweet Dosa)

Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Course Breakfast|Brunch|Snack
Servings 4
Calories 442 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • ½ cup Fine Rava
  • ½ cup Wheat flour
  • ½ cup Ragi flour
  • ½ cup Rice flour
  • ½-¾ cup Jaggery scraped , as per taste
  • ½ cup Grated coconut
  • 1 tsp Garden-cress seeds previously soak
  • Cardamom powder - few pinches
  • 3-4 tbsp Nuts and Raisins chopped (for topping, optional)
  • Oil/Ghee for drizzling - as needed

Instructions
 

  • Melt the jaggery in warm water, (around1 ½ -2 cups)
  • In a large bowl mix together the fine rava, wheat flour and rice flour, ragi flour
  • Add the scraped coconut and cardamom powder and garden-cress seeds to the above ingredients
  • Add the jaggery water and mix well, you may add some more water if needed to get a dosa batter consistency, the batter should not be too thin or thick
  • Take a ladle full of batter, pour it on a hot non-stick tava, quickly spread out in a circular motion to make a medium to small sized dosa, do not spread out thin like usual dosas
  • Drizzle a little oil or ghee on the sides of the dosa, once it leaves the sides, flip the dosa gently on to the other side,
  • Cook till done on a low flame, sprinkle chopped nuts and raisins on top, press down gently
  • Serve hot, by itself or with banana slices, Honey can be drizzled on top if desired

Notes

Highlights :
  • The fibre content of the dosa is contributed by the variety of flours used in the recipe.
  • Jaggery and garden cress seeds add on to the iron content of the dish.
NUTRIENT VALUES PER SERVING
Energy
442 kcal
Carbohydrate
90 g
Protein
6 g
Fat
4 g
Calcium
66.5 mg
Iron
4.6 mg
Total Fibre
3.9 g