Beetroot Dosai

 

 

 

 

 

The vibrant color of the beetroot itself suggests it's full of nutrition; it's good for blood circulation and relieves constipation!! Pregnant ladies can drink 1/4 to 1/2 cup of fresh beet juice with a bit of honey, (at least twice a week) to prevent constipation. I myself have experienced this. .(Upon my M-i-l's advice)Though I started drinking reluctantly, after seeing the wonderful results, I voluntarily went for it :) Though we would like our kids to eat Beets, it's not easy to get them to!! So I thought of an idea and started mixing it with Dosa batter, then automatically kids started loving it!! Beetroot Dosa and Chilli Chutney is their favorite combo.   Ground Beetroot Paste! With Coriander leaves and Curry leaves     Ingredients:   Large Beet root - 1 Dosa Batter - 2 Cups Big Onion - 1 to 2 (finely chopped) Fresh Coriander leaves - 1 small bunch(finely chopped) Curry leaves - 1 or 2 sprigs ( finely chopped) Salt - to taste   Method: Cut beetroot into cubes, add little water and grind to a smooth paste. Take two cups of Idly/Dosa batter, (it's better to be thick & undiluted since adding beetroot mixture will make it watery) The batter should be a fermented batter (pulitha maavu) Add the beetroot paste, followed by chopped onions, coriander leaves/mall thazhai and Curry leaves. Toss in a bit of salt and mix well, until combined. Now the beetroot Dosa batter is ready, make dosai as usual by adding little bit oil. Cook on both sides and serve with red chilli Chutney, Coconut Chutney or Malli Chutney.        To make Dosai Maavu/Dosa Batter: Take 2 Cups of Idli rice and 1/4 Cup of Urad Dhal/Ulundu and soak them together in water for minimum 3 hours.   Add ½ tsp. of salt and grind with the soaked water, add water little by little. (Either in mixie or grinder). For making Beetroot Dosa, the batter can be little thick, so that when we mix ground beetroot paste, it won’t be too watery. Allow it to ferment for 8 hours. The size of the batter would have doubled up by this time. Now the Dosai Maavu/Batter is ready to make Dosais.