Ragi Rava Dosa is a simple, quick and instant dosa (south Indian crepe) with healthy ingredients like suji/semolina/cream of wheat, rice flour and ragi flour/finger millet flour, flavored with some spices. No soaking of lentils or fermentation needed; with a pickle, chutney or molagapudi (south Indian spice powder) on the side, it is a complete breakfast meal.
Normally, rava dosa is prepared using rava/semolina and rice flour with addition of some all purpose flour/maida. For quite some time now, I have been trying to avoid maida as it is devoid of any nutrition. With ragi flour in my pantry, I decided to increase the nutrition level of my rava dosa by adding this to the batter instead and the result was quite good. The only downside is the dosa gets a dark color due to the ragi flour (which is black in color); a small adjustment for a healthier dosa!!!
The texture of this popular south Indian crepe is so crispy with lots of holes in them (achieved due to the dilute batter); typical of rava dosa!! Addition of finely chopped onions, cilantro/coriander leaves, green chillies/jalapenos or sometimes even ginger gives this dosa a different inviting flavor!!
On those busy mornings when you feel you need something quick and fast, ragi rava dosas are the perfect instant healthy option; do try them and you will love them!!
Other instant breakfast dishes you can try : Instant multigrain ragi dosa, Instant Suji Appe, Instant Rava Idli etc.
You can serve this and other dosas or idlis with: Onion Coconut Chutney, Coconut Chutney with Hing, Spicy Peanut Chutney etc.
Check out how I made it here (print/save for later):
A simple, quick and instant dosa (south Indian crepe) with healthy ingredients like suji/semolina/cream of wheat, rice flour and ragi flour/finger millet flour, flavored with some spices
Ingredients
- 1 cup rava/suji/semolina
- ½ cup rice flour
- ¼ cup ragi flour/fingermillet flour
- 1 teaspoon jeera/cumin seeds
- Salt to taste
- Oil to cook the dosas
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, add the rava, rice flour, ragi flour, jeera and salt. Add enough water to make a smooth batter. Keep aside for about 15 minutes.
- After minutes, you will notice that the rava/suji would have absorbed some of the water and the batter would have become thick.
- Now add more water to make a dilute, pouring consistency batter. This dosa cannot be spread, just poured onto the tawa or flat griddle.
- Now, heat a flat griddle or tawa on high heat.
- Spread some oil (a couple of teaspoons) around the tawa. Pour a ladle full of batter around the outer edges of the tawa to make the outer edge of the dosa.
- Pour the rest of the batter towards the center to make the dosa. Do not worry if you see some holes; this is the specialty of this dosa!!! If you do not see any holes and the dosa is thick, add some water. Do not try to spread the batter on the tawa.
- Drizzle some more drops of oil on the dosa, cover and cook for a few minutes.
- Once the dosa starts to brown at the bottom and edges, gently slide a spatala around the edges and under the dosa and flip it over to cook the other side till crisp and cooked.
- Remove and serve hot with chutney, pickles or chutney powder.
Notes
You can add green chillies, ginger, finely chopped curry leaves, finely chopped onions, finely chopped coriander leaves to the batter.
This dosa/crepe tastes best hot off the griddle or tawa.
Method:
In a mixing bowl, add the rava, rice flour, ragi flour, jeera and salt. Add enough water to make a smooth batter. Keep aside for about 15 minutes.
After minutes, you will notice that the rava/suji would have absorbed some of the water and the batter would have become thick.
Now add more water to make a dilute, pouring consistency batter. This dosa cannot be spread, just poured onto the tawa or flat griddle.
Now, heat a flat griddle or tawa on high heat.
Spread some oil (a couple of teaspoons) around the tawa. Pour a ladle full of batter around the outer edges of the tawa to make the outer edge of the dosa.
Pour the rest of the batter towards the center to make the dosa. Do not worry if you see some holes; this is the specialty of this dosa!!! If you do not see any holes and the dosa is thick, add some water. Do not try to spread the batter on the tawa.
Drizzle some more drops of oil on the dosa, cover and cook for a few minutes.
Once the dosa starts to brown at the bottom and edges, gently slide a spatala around the edges and under the dosa and flip it over to cook the other side till crisp and cooked.
Remove and serve hot with chutney, pickles or chutney powder.
Enjoy!!!
Sasmita
Ragi rava Dosa sounds so tempting di !
super simple 🙂 I love instant dosa and this is perfect for me atleast ! Gulitfree snack option 🙂
Padma Veeranki
I so love rava dosa and adding ragi flour makes it more healthy...Dosa has turned out with perfect texture...Love it!!
Jagruti's Cooking Odyssey
My mum loves Ragi flour and often make Idli for herself,. being a dosa fan I am sure she would love to indulge in this easy and tasty ragi dosa too. Beautiful recipe.
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Hayley
Sapna
Ragi rava Dosa is such healthy and tasty ? Dosa . I would love to start my day with this yummy Dosa.
curryandvanilla
Thank you Sapna 🙂 We love it so much, we have it for breakfast and for dinner too sometimes!
Seema Sriram
This makes the rava dosa so much more easier to handle. Love that ragi addition and the siplicity of the recipe.
curryandvanilla
Thank you dear Seema <3 Dosa does look a bit blackish, but no compromise on taste whatsoever!
Lata Lala
Ragi a wonder grain is loved by my family. Making dosa from ragi is a lovely idea. Planning to make it soon as I am having organic ragi flour in my pantry.
curryandvanilla
Thank you dear <3 Superb that you have ragi on hand! Do give this dosa a try and enjoy!
Pavani
Adding ragi flour to rava dosa is a great idea - more nutrition and less guilt. Your dosa has turned out so crispy and delicious. Thanks for sharing.
curryandvanilla
Thank you dear <3 I have been making rava dosa with ragi so often, now, I cannot imagine making these without ragi flour! Hope you get to make this soon.