Instant Vrat ka Dosa — crisp and light, this dosa is made with sama rice, sabudana, and potato for the most beautiful golden brown texture! Paired with an herby hariyali aloo masala that has mint and cilantro, enjoy this while fasting for Navratri and you’re bound to fall in love!
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We’ll start by roasting our sama ke chawal or little millet for a few minutes before transferring to a blender with sabudana and blending into a fine powder. Transfer this dosa mix to a bowl and add in spices, cilantro, ginger, and green chilies. Well also add some raw potato blended with yogurt for sourness and crispness.
Add in water and give this a mix before letting rest on the counter for 10 minutes.

For our hariyali aloo masala, we’ll start with a basic tadka with cumin seeds, cashews, and curry leaves. Then, we’ll go in with potatoes, salt, pepper, cumin, a paste made with cilantro and mint, and some water and lemon. Let this all come together and we’re ready to make our dosas!

Heat your tava until it’s piping hot and sprinkle some water to check the temperature. Mix your batter well and pour it in a circular motion for a lovely netting. Turn your gas to medium low-flame and be patient as this becomes golden brown as crisp. Enjoy!
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Instant Vrat ka Dosa — crisp and light, this dosa is made with sama rice, sabudana, and potato for the most beautiful golden brown texture! Paired with an herby hariyali aloo masala that has mint and cilantro, enjoy this while fasting for Navratri and you’re bound to fall in love!
- 1 cup sama ke chawal / moriya / samo rice (barnyard millet)
- 1/4 cup sabudana (tapioca or sago pearls)
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 tsp salt , or use fasting salt
- 1/2 tsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp green chilies , finely chopped
- 1/2 inch ginger , grated
- 2 tbsp cilantro , finely chopped
- 1 medium potatoes , chopped
- 2 1/2 tbsp yogurt , with 1/4 cup water
- 3 cup water
- 2 tbsp oil
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 8-10 cashews , roughly crushed
- 7-8 curry leaves
- 4 medium potatoes , boiled and roughly crumbled
- 1 tsp salt , or fasting salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp roasted cumin powder
- 2 tbsp water
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- 2 tbsp cilantro with tender stems
- 7-8 mint leaves
- 1/2 inch ginger
- 1 green chilies
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Roast the samak rice (barnyard millet) for 4-5 minutes on medium heat until it loses its rawness. Transfer to a blender with the sabudana and blend into a fine powder. This dosa mix can be stored for a month in an airtight container.
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Transfer this to a mixing bowl and add in cumin seeds, salt, sugar, black pepper, green chilies, ginger, and cilantro.
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In a blender, puree the potato and yogurt mixed with water until smooth. Add this to the mixing bowl along with the 2 cups of water (reserving 1 cup to add later).
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Give the dosa batter a mix and cover and let rest for 10 minutes.
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Add in 1 cup of water to your batter and stir it throughly since it tends to settle. We want the consistency to be uniformly thin.
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To cook your dosas, heat a nonstick tava until it is piping hot. To check if the temperature is right, sprinkle some water on it and it should sizzle immediately.
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Wipe off the water from the tava. Stir the dosa batter to ensure it doesn’t settle, make sure to do this everytime before you transfer it to the pan. Pour about 1/4 cup of the water in a circular motion from about 8 inches above the tava. You should immediately see a net shape form. If there’s large holes, you can pour a little extra batter there.
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Turn the gas to medium-low flame, pour a tsp of oil or ghee over the dosa, and be patient as you let it become golden brown and crisp. Once you see brown spots on the top of the netting, the dosa is ready. Carefully scrape it from all sides and fold gently. Serve with chutneys and our hariyali aloo masala and enjoy!
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To make more dosas, sprinkle some water, wipe the tava with a cloth, and follow the same steps.
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For the hariyali aloo masala we’ll head oil in a pan on medium heat and add in cumin seeds, cashews, and curry leaves. Let them crackle and add in the potatoes.
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Saute for a few minutes and add in salt, black pepper, and cumin powder.
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To make the cilantro mint paste, in a mortar and pestle, pound together the cilantro leaves, mint, ginger, and green chilies until they form a paste. Add this to the aloo masala along with water and lemon juice.
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Let cook on medium flame for 5-7 minutes and your aloo masala is ready.
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- This dosa batter stays really well in the fridge for 1-2 days. When you’re ready to cook, take it out 30 minutes beforehand and adjust the consistency with water.
- The potato and sugar in the dosa batter are very important since they help with browning and ensuring a crispy texture.
- Make sure to cook the dosa on a low flame, otherwise the edges will burn.
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