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    Home » Breakfast, Brunch, Dinner Recipes » Lentil Dosa | Mixed Dal Dosai from Tamil Nadu

    Lentil Dosa | Mixed Dal Dosai from Tamil Nadu

    Published: Sep 14, 2018 · Modified: Nov 1, 2020 by Srivalli · 12 Comments

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    Lentil Dosa or Mixed Dal Dosai from Tamil Nadu is made only of lentils without Rice. So this instant Dosa is No Rice Dosa and is very healthy Diabetic food.

    I made this with 3 different lentils and the batter came out so well. Since this doesn't require fermentation, you can almost soak it in the morning and you will have ready to use the batter for breakfast.

    Since I just couldn't find any dish starting with L, I had to resort to using L for Lentil. So lentil dosa is my choice for L in the AtoZ Flatbread and More, where I am doing AtoZ Dosa Varieties. If you want to know what's for L in the Indian Flatbreads, hop over!

    Lentil Dosa

    A to Z Dosa Varieties

    A for Alle Belle
    B for Bele Dose
    C for Chilro
    D for Dhuska
    E for Eylanchi
    F for Faraali Dosa
    G for Ghaaroda
    H for Heerekai Dosa
    I for ILam Dosai
    J for Jini Dosa
    K for Kadapa Karam Dosa

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    How to make Lentil Dosa

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    How to make Lentil Dosa 1

    To make this Lentil Dosa or Mixed Dal Dosai, wash and soak the lentils separately for 1 hour.
    When ready to grind, drain the water, grind all the lentils to a smooth paste along with green chilies.

    How to make Lentil Dosa 2

    How to make Lentil Dosa

    Transfer the batter to a bowl, add cumin seeds and mix well.
    Heat a tawa and grease well.
    Drop a ladleful of batter and swirl as you would make a regular Dosa.
    Cook on both sides.
    Serve with side dish of choice.

    No Rice No Ferment Lentil Dosa

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    Lentil Dosa | Mixed Dal Dosai from Tamil Nadu

    Lentil Dosa or Mixed Dal Dosai from Tamil Nadu is made only of lentils without Rice. So this almost instant Dosa is No Rice Dosa and is very healthy Diabetic food.
    Course Breakfast, Dinner
    Cuisine Tamil Nadu
    Keyword Diabetic Friendly Recipe, Instant Dishes, Instant Dosa, No Ferment Dosa
    By Cook Method Stovetop
    Occasion Everyday Meal, Weekend Special
    By Diet Diabetic
    Dish Type Dosa Varieties
    Author Srivalli

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup Urad Dal
    • 1 cup Yellow Split Moong Dal
    • 1/2 cup Moong Dal
    • Salt to taste
    • 2 tsp Cumin Seeds
    • 2 Green Chillies

    Instructions

    How to make Lentil Dosa

    • Wash and soak the lentils separately for 1 hour.
    • Drain and grind all the lentils to a smooth paste along with green chilies.
    • Add cumin seeds and mix well.
    • Heat a tawa and grease well.
    • Drop a ladleful of batter and swirl as you would make a regular Dosa.
    • Cook on both sides.
    • Serve with side dish of choice.
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    1. gayathriraani says

      September 14, 2018 at 6:19 am

      Though I grew up in Tamilnadu, I haven't tried this dosa. The recipe is so unique without rice. And the dosas look perfect.

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    2. vaishalisabnani says

      September 14, 2018 at 6:38 am

      A Dosa without rice ? Wow ! That’s so interesting . We normally make a lot of moong daal Dosa’s , but this with three daals would be such a nice change and even healthier . Lentil is a great pick for L , though knowing you , you would have preferred a traditional name . :))

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    3. Sowmya:) says

      September 15, 2018 at 8:59 pm

      I absolutely love this no rice lentil dosai...it looks so crisp and tasty and not to mention the protein richness of this dish! Awesome pick for L Valli!!

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    4. Priya Suresh says

      September 16, 2018 at 12:12 pm

      So crispy and nutritious, no rice is definitely an interesting part. How protein rich this dosas will be na, i would like to have few dosas with some hot spicy chutneys.

      Reply
    5. harini says

      September 19, 2018 at 8:58 am

      Love it Valli. I also try and make no-rice dosas for breakfast. It is easy to quickly grind the batter and make dosas:)

      Reply
    6. Renu Agrawal Dongre says

      October 04, 2018 at 4:48 pm

      One of my favourite dosa's of all, healthy and delicious. The dosa looks so crispy.

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    7. mayurisjikoni says

      October 05, 2018 at 4:52 pm

      These mixed lentil dosai are so similar to the mixed lentil chilas. Like how thin and crispy you've made them... a protein packed breakfast, absolutely delicious.

      Reply
    8. Annapurnaz says

      October 05, 2018 at 9:33 pm

      Another wonderful dosa from you Valli....Love this mixed dal dosa...healthy and delicious

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    9. Sandhya Ramakrishnan says

      October 10, 2018 at 4:15 am

      Wow! That is a protein loaded dosai. I have never tried a no rice dosai and I am so going to try this.

      Reply
    10. Simply Tadka says

      October 16, 2018 at 5:00 pm

      Wow.. so crunchy and protein rich dosa.. perfect for breakfast .

      Reply
    11. code2cook says

      October 19, 2018 at 4:41 am

      lentil dosa surely a protein packed dosa for breakfast and perfect for kids. Great that you made a A to Z list for dosa too. great job.

      Reply
    12. Padmajha PJ says

      October 23, 2018 at 2:18 pm

      This is like adai without rice! Never heard of this before but will surely make it one of these days.Sometime, the plain old dosas do seem boring no matter how much we love it!

      Reply

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