Watch the video of making Vella Dosai
Vella Dosai-Wheat Flour Jaggery Dosa
Yields: 6-7 dosas
Ingredients needed
Wheat flour -1/2 cup
Rice flour -1/2 cup
Jaggery -3/4 cup shaved
Grated coconut -2-3 tbsp
Cardamom powder -1/4 tsp
Ghee/clarified butter for making dosas
Preparation
1.Add 1/2 cup of water to jaggery and melt it over low heat. Filter it to remove impurities. Allow it to cool.
2.In a bowl, mix together rice flour, wheat flour, cardamom powder, coconut and jaggery water (should be at room temperature or lukewarm). Alternatively you can pound grated coconut and cardamom powder together and add to make it more flavorful.
Method
5.Take a ladle of batter and pour it in the center of the tawa and spread it in a circular motion. Do not spread too much. Make small dosas.
6.Drizzle a tsp of ghee around the dosa. Once the corners starts lifting up, flip the dosa to the other side and drizzle another half tsp of ghee. The whole process has to be done on low heat.
7.Once cooked, remove from the tawa and serve hot. You do not need any side dish for this dosa as it tastes good on its own. But if preferred, you can serve with a dollop of butter or cream.
Note -This dosa should be taken hot.
The color of the dosa depends on the color of the jaggery used.
You can use a mix of ghee and refined oil for making this dosa.
If preferred, you can add few chopped cashew nuts and raisins to the batter to make it more delicious.
Left over batter can be stored in the refrigerator. It will stay good for a day.
Also check out my Instant Wheat Dosa (godhumai dosai)
Recipe Card for Vella dosai
Vella dosai is a healthy dosa prepared with jaggery and wheat flour. Kids and adults alike will love this dosa. It can be served as a breakfast or as an evening snack. It can also be given as an after school snack for kids.
- 1/2 cup Wheat flour
- 1/2 cup Rice flour
- 3/4 cup Jaggery grated or shaved
- 2-3 tbsp Grated coconut
- 1/4 tsp Cardamom powder
- Ghee for making dosas
- 3 Cashew nuts (optional)
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Add 1/2 cup of water to jaggery and melt it over low heat. Filter it to remove impurities. Allow it to cool.
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In a bowl, mix together rice flour, wheat flour, cardamom powder, coconut and jaggery water (should be at room temperature or lukewarm). Alternatively you can pound grated coconut and cardamom powder together and add to make it more flavorful.
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Add more water to get a dosa batter consistency. The batter should neither be thick nor too thin.
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Grease a tawa with a little ghee in the center and heat it. Once the tawa is hot, reduce the heat to low.
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Take a ladle of batter and pour it in the center of the tawa and spread it in a circular motion.Do not spread too much. Make small dosas.
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Drizzle a tsp of ghee around the dosa. Once the corners starts lifting up, flip the dosa to the other side and drizzle another half tsp of ghee. The whole process has to be done on low heat.
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Once cooked, remove from the tawa and serve hot.
Note - You do not need any side dish for this dosa as it tastes good on its own. But if preferred, you can serve with a dollop of butter or cream.
If preferred, you can add few chopped cashew nuts and raisins to the batter to make it more delicious.
This dosa should be taken hot.
The color of the dosa depends on the color of the jaggery used.
You can use a mix of ghee and refined oil for making this dosa.
Left over batter can be stored in the refrigerator. It will stay good for a day.
Though you can make dosa immediately after mixing the batter, if the batter/mixture is left to rest for 2-3 hours, the dosa will be more softer.
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My mom use to do this,but she will also add banana to this batter
I think this one is not for Diabetic patients, Right Madam?.
My mom used to do it. Very yummy dish. Thank you for reminding it padhu
My favourite, love this fabulous sweet dosas anytime.
Hi Padhu,
I saw instant vella dosai and it looks very nice.
But please clarify why do we need to mix equal proportion of rice powder and wheat powder for vella dosai.
At home I make with only wheat powder.
There must be a reason for mixing rice powder.
Is it to give strength to the dosai.
Kindly let me know.
Thanks for the instant vella dosai post.
Regards
Mahalakshmi
Adding rice flour to sweet wheat dosa gives you a little crispness and texture and also it is easy to make dosa when you add rice flour.
Thanks so much Padhu.
Hi Padhu
Thank you for easy recipes.. your blog is my one stop for all new recipes
Prepared this dosa today and turned out to be yummy.
Thanks again
Saroja
I remember my mother used to make this with wheat flour. 60 yrs back
Awesome padhu
I am going to make
Thanq
Hi Padhu, is it possible to give a calorie count for one dosa or a couple – i am strictly counting what i eat and this would help – many thanks
You have many calorie counter online. Just enter the food name and it will give you the calorie count. One plain dosa is 197 calories.
Hi Padhu..your recipes are too good.. As a layman to cooking, your blog becomes my one point stop to all my dishes.. I have tried many of your recipes and all of them have come out so very well..
Thank you very much mam thanks for getting me back tomy childhood. Really a fantastic dish.
Yummmy!!! I tried it and it came out pretty good. reminded me of my school days, when i return, my mom used to make this for me… one of my favourite tiffin. Tastes awesome with white butter or even spicy green chutney!
Can we make rotis with same method?
Hi padhu,
I loved this recipe… The dosa was very easy to make,delicious and healthy too.
Thanks a lot!!!!