Mandia pitha|Ragi-rice coconut pancakes

Ragi(finger millet) is called as Mandia in oriya .Pancakes made from ragi ,rice and coconut serve as excellent source of nutrition. Mandiya pitha are soft fluffy pancakes that can be had at any time of the day.These pancakes are hassle free as all pancakes are but with a tag of 'healthy' .Mandiya pitha is a completely vegan recipe if made with oil.Ragi is traditionally believed to be a body coolant and finds its way in most of the  food from the southern states. Off late the kids have started to accept ragi in their meals apart from the ragi porridge.

Malai chicken tikka biryani|How to make make chicken tikka biryani from scratch

Malai chicken tikka biryani is a variation of biryani with boneless chunks of chicken marinated in yogurt,cream and spices and served with aromatic flavourful biryani rice .A delectable biryani to break the monotony of a regular biryani.It is a good option for parties or celebrations

How to make paper roast dosa from scratch | Rice crepes from scratch | South indian dosa recipe |home made dosa from scratch|How to make dosa batter from scratch in a blender or mxer

By looking at the picture and title of the post you must have understood that today's post is dosa .Paper roast dosa or Sada dosa as it is generally referred. Idli's and dosa's are the most common  south Indian breakfasts  or you can say an integral part of south Indian cuisine .Paper roast or Sada dosa or ghee roast, if drizzled with generous amount of ghee (clarified butter) is a paper thin rice crepe usually served with sambar and chutney .

I have grown up eating home made dosa's  and idli's ,and thank god that my kids too are lucky enough to be fuelled with home made food .Though making dosa batter at home from scratch calls for some pre- planning but it is worth the time and energy invested .Yup "  THE FRUITS OF LABOUR ARE ALWAYS SWEETER  ",in  this context crispier, on the outer layer and soft at the inner layer .Usually a wet grinder is used to grind the batter ,but I have always seen my mother and grand mother grinding it in the mixer . So me too walk in their foot steps and make the dosa  batter in table top mixer . 

Ragi dosa

Ragi is commonly known as finger millet. Ragi flour is made into flat breads, including thin, leavened dosa and thicker, unleavened roti. Ragi grain is malted and the grains are ground. This ground flour is consumed mixed with milk, boiled water or yogurt.

In India, Ragi recipes are hundreds in number and even common food stuffs such as dosa, idly and laddu are made out of ragi.

In southern parts of India, pediatricians recommend finger-millet-based food for infants of six months and above because of its high nutritional content, especially iron andcalcium. Home-made ragi malt is a popular infant food.Well ,lets talk about ragi malt in another post ,for today its ragi dosa .

This is generally a regular dosa with added flavour and nutrition of ragi .



Lets start cooking ................