Pearl Millet Crepes (Kambu Dosai)

I am happy to share yet another recipe with Pearl Millet. I have used whole pearl millet for this recipe. It is high in fibre and amino acids and is naturally gluten free if consumed as a whole millet instead of flour. Follow the link to learn more about the goodness of pearl millet.

Let's see how to make the batter for making this idli.

You will need

Pearl millet - 1 cup

Parboiled rice - 1/2 cup

Raw rice / Sonamasoori rice - 1/2 cup

Black gram / Urad dal - 1/2 cup

Fenugreek / Methi seeds - 1/2 tsp

Salt - 1 1/4 tsp

Ina a bowl take the millet, rice, dal and methi seeds together, wash 2 to 3 times and soak them in enough water overnight. In the morning, make a thick batter (like idli batter) by grinding it in a wet grinder. Add the salt and mix well and let it ferment for 10 to 12 hours.

In the picture below, you can see the tiny bubbles in the batter, which means that the batter has fermented.

Now, heat a pan and pour a laddle of batter and spread it out, like in the picture below and pour 1/2 tsp oil on the dosa.

Hot and crispy dosa is ready and it goes well with kosamalli and idli milagai podi. Serve hot for breakfast or dinner and enjoy!

Enjoy the healthy pearl millet crepes! Please leave your valuable comments below.

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