Bajra Dosa

Preparation:10 mins
Cook: 5 mins
Total Time: 15 mins
Servings: Makes 5 serving

Ingredients

1 cup bajra (black millet)
1 1/2 cups par boiled rice (chawal)
3/4 cup urad dal (split black lentils)
2 tsp fenugreek (methi) seeds
salt to taste
1 tbsp oil for tempering
1 tsp mustard seeds ( rai / sarson)
1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
oil for greasing
3/4 tsp cooking soda

Method

Soak the bajra and rice in enough water for 6 hours.Soak dal and fenugreek seeds, separately for 1 hour.Combine the dal and fenugreek seeds and blend in a mixer to smooth frothy paste.Combine the bajra and rice and blend in a mixer to coarse rawa consistency.Combine both the mixtures, mix well and add the salt.Cover and keep aside to ferment for 12 hours in cold weather and 6 to 7 hours in hot weather.Heat the oil in a small pan, add the mustard seeds and cumin seeds.When the seeds crackle, add this tempering to the batter along with cooking soda and mix well.Grease a dosa pan and pour one ladle of the fermented batter and shape into dosa.Cook covered on a slow flame for 1 or 2 minutes or till cooked.Proceed with same with the remaining batter to make more such dosas.Serve hot with onion chutney, green chutney.