Tuesday, February 13, 2007

Rava - Flaxseed Dosa



This is one of the of the dishes that I made modifications to incorporate more healthier options. Here I use ground flax seeds meal. This Rava - Flaxseed dosa can be made and used instantly if needed, so this is perfect for those rush times when you have very little time and yet you want something as comforting as dosa.

Ingredients:
Fine Rava / Semolina - 1 Cup
Rice Flour - 1 tbsp
Ground Flaxseed Meal - 1 tbsp
Onion - 2 tbsp finely chopped
Jeerakam / Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp
Cumin Powder - 1/2 tsp
Red Chili Powder - 1 tsp
Curry Leaves - 7 to 8
Green Chili - 1 finely chopped
Salt to taste
Oil - 2 tsp
Water - 2 1/2 cups

In a mixing bowl make a smooth batter of all the ingredients except the oil. Let it sit for 5 minutes. In the meantime heat a griddle or dosa kallu. Pour 1 ladleful of the batter and spread into a 5 to 6 inch wide thin crepes. If you are using dosa kallu make sure you oil the kallu before using of the dosa would stick. When using the non stick pan add a few drops of oil after spreading the batter. Let it get crisp for 5 minutes and then flip. Let it cook for another 3 minutes. Remove and serve hot with dosa podior sambhar.

You can decrease the amount of rava and increase the flaxseed according to your preference.
ground Flaxseed meal/ powder are available at most grocery stores.

8 comments:

Shah cooks said...

hmm. i was trying to increase our flax seed intake. nice recipe for that.

J said...

Hi Smitha!
I love the name of your blog - makes me wanna dig into kadumanga pickle!! :)
Nice recipe and the info about the nutritional benefits of flaxseed was really useful. Thankyou!

Smitha said...

Thanks jyothsna, I know that feeling...:)
I regularly check that site for nutritional info ...really helps when trying to decide what to include for the next in the shoppng list.

KF said...

Nice break fast..I never tried anything with flaxseed..This week i will purchase flaxseed to make ur dosa...kolam ayyal adi kittum(no dear just joking...)I know it will a good try.

Smitha said...

Kitchenfairy, oppum milagum sherikyum idanum ketto, nyan rakshapedum!! Let me know ....hope you like it

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Smitha said...

Thanks Jeena. I do check you blog often.

Unknown said...

Thanks for the wonderful recipe.I
am an auto-immune disease patient and
was advised to take Omega 3 fatty acid.
I happen to be a pure vegetarian,and since
this is found in Non-veg based products,and
the tablets are made from extract,I had been
avoiding taking this from past many years.
Now with this wonderful tip about Flax seeds
and recipe using that is useful for people like me
Thanks once again.Do write many more such recipes

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