Thinai Dosai

#ThinaiDosai #FoxtailMilletDosai : #Thinai is called #FoxtailMillet in English. We have already seen how to prepare dosai using the whole grain of Thinai. Here we are going to see how to prepare dosai using Thinai Flour ( Thinai maavu ). There is a taste difference between the one done with grains and the one done with flour.
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Now let us see the preparation of dosai.

Ingredients :
3/4 cup                             Whole Wheat Flour
1/2 cup                             Thinai Flour
3 Tbsp                              Idly or Dosai Batter
1/2 Tsp                                      Salt

Mix all the ingredients with a cup of water and keep aside.
The batter should be watery. If required add some more water also.

To mix with batter :
1 or 2 Tbsp                                Onion nicely chopped
1 Tbsp                                        Carrot grated ( optional )
1 Tbsp                                        Capsicum nicely chopped ( optional )
1 Tsp                                          Green chilly nicely chopped
10 or 15                                     Curry leaves nicely chop
1 Tsp                                         Cumin
Oil to make dosai.

Method :
Mix all the above ingredients with prepared batter.

Heat a tawa over a medium flame and spread 1/2 Tsp of oil over it.
When tawa becomes hot pour a ladle of batter from outer to inner.

The method of making dosai here is different from usual dosai.
That is make dosai by forming an outer circle along the rim and then filling it up.
Sprinkle drops of oil over the surface of the dosai
When the rims of the dosai turns slightly golden flip and cook the other side.
When both sides are done transfer onto a serving plate.

Fold into two and arrange neatly on  the plate.

Enjoy with coconut chutney or sambar.
It tastes very good with Idly Milagai podi and other chutneys also.

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Foxtail Millet Friedgram Balls

#ThinaiPottukadalaiUrundai #FoxtailmilletFriedgramBalls : We have already learned to prepare sweet balls with #foxtailmillet flour and raisins. Yesterday I tried a new sweet using #thinai 
( foxtail millet ) flour, fried gram, sesame with jaggery. It came out nice and the taste was superb.
Let me explain how to prepare these sweet balls from thinai flour.

Ingredients :
1/2 Cup                                         : Thinai Flour
1/2 Cup                                         : Fried gram ( pottukadalai )
1/2 Cup                                         : Sesame ( till )
1/2 Cup ( adjust )                           : Jaggery
2                                                    : Cardamom
4                                                    : Clove
3 Tsp                                             : Honey
7                                                    : Cashew nuts
4                                                    : Almonds
5                                                    : Dry Fig
3 Tsp                                             : Ghee

Method :
Keep a heavy bottomed vessel on slow fire.
Dry roast fried gram, sesame, cashew nuts and almonds one by one separately and keep aside.

Grind fried gram, sesame, cardamom and cloves into nice powder.
Coarsely grind cashews and almonds.
Then add ghee in the same vessel and roast thinai flour till its aroma comes out.
Now add the ground powders, pounded jaggery into the kadai/vessel having roasted thinai flour.
Mix well.

Then add honey, mix well and make balls.
If the balls tend to break, add one more teaspoon of honey.


Now Enjoy!! yummy thinai pottukadalai urundai.
These sweet balls can be stored in an air tight container for two to three days.




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Thinai Urundai

#ThinaiUrundai : #Thinai maavu ( Fox tail millet flour ) and jaggery or #thinaimaavu and honey is the prasadam offered at Murugan temples of Tamil Nadu, India. This shows the importance given to this millet since olden days.
I used to make Thinai maavu dosai regularly. I wanted to try some other recipes with this flour. So this time when I made ghee from butter I decided to prepare thinai maavu urundai.

Ingredients :
Thinai maavu ( fox tail millet flour )                       : 1 Cup
Kismis                                                                : 1 Tsp
Cashew nuts                                                        : 5
Fig                                                                       : 3
Honey                                                                  : 1 1/2 Tbsp
Jaggery                                                                : 1/2 Cup ( Adjust )
Ghee                                                                    : 3 Tsp

Method :
Keep a heavy bottomed kadai on stove over slow flame.
Roast cashew pieces in a tsp of ghee till golden color and keep aside.
Now add 2 more Tsp of ghee and roast thinai maavu till nice aroma comes out.
Take off from stove.
Chop kismis and fig into small pieces.
Add to the flour.
Now add jaggery and cardamom powder and mix well with hand.
Add honey to the mix and try to make balls with hand.
If needed add some more honey to make perfect balls.

Now tasty tasty yummy thinai urundai is ready.



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