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    Home » Breakfast / Tiffins » Short Grains Idli Dosa | Siru Dhaniya Idli Dosai

    Short Grains Idli Dosa | Siru Dhaniya Idli Dosai

    Posted on January 13, 2016 · Last Updated on August 14, 2019 · By Srividhya G · 10 Comments

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    Yes, yet another idly and dosa recipe. I wrote this post, all about idly and dosa where I mentioned about the difference rice varieties. This is a no-rice idly/dosa recipe. This dosa is prepared with four short grains namely Fox Tail Millet (Tinai), Barnyard Millet (Kudiraivali), Kodo Millet (Varagu) and Little Millet (Samai). Instead of regular urad dal, I went with the black urad dal and I didn’t remove the husk while washing. This is a fiber and protein filled, nutrient rich idly and dosa.

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    I mentioned in pongal post regarding this restaurant in Chitlapakkam called Pasumai where they use only short grains. I tried couple of dishes and I didn’t find the taste difference at all. Those made me to try Quinoa and Fox Tail millet pongal. Luckily I was able to find all these millets in the local Indian grocery stores here. Then I wanted to try with idly and dosa. So I started to substitute 2 cups of rice with either of these millets. This time I decided not to use rice at all and instead of 4 cups of rice, I went with 1 cup of these millets and 1 cup of black urad dal.

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    The main thing that fascinated me about these millets is their nutrients per 100gms Look at their protein and fiber content. No wonder they are called as Gods Own Crops.

    Nutrient Source : http://www.milletindia.org/

    Crop / Nutrient Protein(g) Fiber(g) Minerals(g) Iron(mg) Image
    Foxtail millet 12.3 8 3.3 2.8  Tinai
    Barnyard millet 11.2 10.1 4.4 15.2  Kudiraivali
    Kodo millet 8.3 9 2.6 0.5  Varagu
    Little millet 7.7 7.6 1.5 9.3  Saamai

    Ingredients:

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    • Tenai / Fox Tail Millet – 1 cup
    • Kudiraivali / Barnyard Millet – 1 cup
    • Saamai / Little Millet – 1 cup
    • Varagu / Kodo Millet – 1 cup
    • Black Urad dal – 1 cup
    • Vendiyam – 1 tbsp
    • Water for soaking
    • Salt as required.

              Steps:

    • Soak these in water for 4 to 5 hrs and grind them.
    • Add the salt and let it ferment. That’s is the batter is ready.
    • I use same batter for both idly and dosa. For dosa I add water to make the consistency thinner.

    Batter

    If you don’t only two of these millets lets fox tail is easily available in amazon too. So you can add 1 cup of fox tail and 1 cup of quinoa and 2 cups of rice.
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    Short Grains Idly Dosa | Siru Dhaniya Idly Dosai

    Idly Dosa batter prepared with millets namely Little miller, fox tail millet, kodo millet, barnyard millet and black urad dhal. A healthy and protein filled breakfast.
    Prep Time5 hrs
    Cook Time30 mins
    Calories:
    Author: Srividhya G

    Ingredients

    • Tenai / Fox Tail Millet - 1 cup
    • Kudiraivali / Barnyard Millet - 1 cup
    • Saamai / Little Millet - 1 cup
    • Varagu / Kodo Millet - 1 cup
    • Black Urad dal - 1 cup
    • Vendiyam - 1 tbsp
    • Water for soaking
    • Salt as required.

    Instructions

    • Soak these in water for 4 to 5 hrs and grind them.
    • Add the salt and let it ferment. That’s is the batter is ready.
    • I use same batter for both idly and dosa. For dosa I add water to make the consistency thinner.

    Notes

    If you don't only two of these millets lets fox tail is easily available in amazon too. So you can add 1 cup of fox tail and 1 cup of quinoa and 2 cups of rice.

    I am not a nutritionist. The nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. It varies depending upon the product types or brands.

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    Filed Under: Breakfast / Tiffins, Siru Thaniyangal | Millets Tagged With: barnyard milled, foxtail millet, kodo millet, kudiraivali, little millet, saamai, tinai, tinai kudiraivali saamai vargu idly dosai, varugu

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    1. Shaji Swarnesh says

      May 19, 2017 at 7:06 am

      Wish to highlight the fact that these are referred as Millets and not Short Grains. Glad to know that you find these millets in Bay Area.

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      • Srividhya G says

        May 19, 2017 at 7:29 am

        Yeah these are millets. I just translated siru dhaniyangal to short grains. Thanks for the correct. Will update. Yes, pretty much all the groceries carry these millets here.

        Reply
    2. harini says

      January 21, 2016 at 8:23 pm

      I wish I had access to those millets. I love the millets we get here.

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      • Vidhya@VVK says

        January 24, 2016 at 6:08 pm

        Where you are Harini? You can find foxtailmillet in amazon also.

        Reply
    3. Salma says

      January 14, 2016 at 10:50 am

      These look delicious!

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      • Vidhya@VVK says

        January 14, 2016 at 8:50 pm

        Thanks a lot Salma

        Reply
    4. CHCooks says

      January 13, 2016 at 9:11 pm

      This is simply awesome Sri :) I have not tried kudaravali and Varagu, should try soon :) How did you find them in US of A? I have tough time locating them in Bangalore only..

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      • Vidhya@VVK says

        January 13, 2016 at 10:47 pm

        Thanks GB.. Bay Area is one mini India yaar. Luckily I pretty much get every thing here.

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    5. Dixya @ Food, Pleasure, and Health says

      January 13, 2016 at 7:28 pm

      i love idli and dosa but i only eat when i go out or at my friends..i would love to learn how to make these dishes at home because it is sooo delicious and wholesome!!!

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      • Vidhya@VVK says

        January 13, 2016 at 7:46 pm

        Thanks a lot Divya

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