Nava Dhanya Dosa

This Dosa is considered to be one of the healthiest Dosa dishes. The main ingredients are 9 types of Pulses, hence the name Nava Dhanya.

Ingredients:

All the grams should be full i.e should not have been de-husked

Green Gram-1/4 cup
Black Gram-1/4 cup
Bengal Gram-1/4 cup
Raw Rice-1/4 cup
Toor Dhal- 1/4 cup
Horse Gram-1/4 cup
Soya beans -1/4 cup
Jawar (white maize) -1/4 cup
Black Till seeds- 1 tbsp
Green chillies-3
Red chillies-6
Ginger- 1” piece
Grated coconut- 1 tbsp
Curry leaves- a little
Green coriander- chopped-handful
Asafoetida (hing)-1/2 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil for roasting

Method:

Wash all the grams and dhals thoroughly. Thereafter soak them well in water for 5 hours. Drain water. Add grated coconut, green chillies, red chillies, ginger, curry leaves, asafetida, salt as required and grind the mixture to a fine paste.

Add chopped coriander leaves. Pour a ladle full of this batter on to a pre-heated thick tawa and spread it thinly into a round shape.

Apply oil on the sides. Remove from heat after the dosa is well done and serve hot accompanied with chutney and sambhar.

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