Quiona Dosa and Uttapam

Posted On April 6, 2019

The quinoa Dosa will be a nice change to our regular dosa. Quinoa is a healthy grain with the right amount of protein, dietary fiber, vitamins, and minerals. It is considered as the best food for diet. Moreover, preparing uttapam/pancakes adding varieties of vegetables makes the recipe more healthy, ideal for everyone including kids. No fermentation is required, thus easy to make.

Prep time: 15 min

Cook time: 5 min

Serves: 2

For batter preparation

Ingredients:

1 cup quinoa

1/4 cup + 2tsp curd

Salt to taste

Water as per requirement.

Preparation method:

Take quinoa in a bowl and wash it twice with clean water to remove its bitterness.

Then soak Quinoa in warm water for 2-3 hours. (If you are planning to make in the morning, then soak it for overnight).

After a soaking period, drain entire water and add quinoa, curd into the mixing bowl. Blend it till it turned to the uniform paste-like consistency.

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For Dosa preparation:

Ingredients:

Quinoa batter

Pepper to taste

Salt to taste

Water as per requirement

Preparation method:

Take batter, add salt, pepper and water to it to get a dosa like consistency.

You can check below video for getting Dosa’s batter consistency.

Put a dosa pan on the low flame and let it heat till your palm feel heat from some distance.

Take 1 and 1/4 ladle of batter and quickly spread clockwise in the circular motion. (Take care to move in the same direction).

Let it cook, till it leaves the surface on its own.

Add ghee or oil as per your taste and flip it. Turn the flame to medium-high and let it cook till you get a slight spots.

Serve it with tomato tamarind chutney.

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For Uttapam preparation

Ingredients:

Quinoa batter

1/3 cup onion

1/3 cup tomatoes

1/4 cup green bell pepper

1/4 cup yellow bell pepper

1/4 cup green bell pepper

2 crushed green chili

Salt to taste

Pepper to taste

Water as per requirement

Preparation method:

Take quinoa batter in one top, add water to get a uttapam’s batter like consistency.

Check out below video for getting Uttapam batter’s consistency.

Add all chop vegetables, chilies, pepper, salt and mix it well. (You can adjust batter’s consistency after adding vegetables, because it may release water).

Put a flat dosa pan on the low flame and let it heat till your palm feel the heat from some distance.

Take 1 and 1/2 ladle of uttapam batter and quickly spread clockwise in the circular motion. (Take care to move in the same direction).

Let it cook till it detaches from the surface, and below surface turns red.

Add some oil or ghee, flip it and cook at medium flame till you get some spots.

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Serve it with coconut chutney or tamarind tomato chutney.