Sweet Ragi Dosa Recipe | Sweet Finger Millet Crepes

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Sweet Ragi dosa is a healthy and delicious dosa recipe made with finger millet flour. These are great served for breakfast, lunch and snack.

When I think of dosa, I mostly imagine savory, crispy dosa served with my favorite peanut chutney. But this ragi sweet dosa recipe is slightly unusual. As the name suggests it is sweet and it is made with ragi flour/ finger millet flour. Recipe is adapted from Suganya’s Sweet & Savory Ragi dosa.

Main Ingredients needed:

Ragi flour (finger millet flour) has a nutty and earthy taste. A decade ago, it was difficult to find it in Indian grocery stores. But now, they are readily available in most Indian groceries along with its wholegrain version. It is a nutrition packed flour and can be used to make different recipes. Here are a few that I have tried:

• Sprouted Ragi Dosa – made with sprouted whole grain finger millet
• Ragi Ponganalu – savory ragi crepes
• Ragi Barley Sankati – porridge made with ragi flour and whole barley

Rice flour is added to the recipe to give some crispness to the dosa.

In this sweet version, ragi flour is mixed with jaggery. This combination is a definite hit because the earthiness of ragi goes really well with the caramelly flavor of jaggery.

Ground Cardamom and grated coconut make these taste like dessert. But in reality they are much healthier without any refined sugar or flour in the recipe.

South Indian Crepes:

These sweet dosa taste almost like crepes but with deeper, richer South Indian flavor. I almost felt like drizzling chocolate syrup on top. But instead drizzled some ghee, sprinkled some chopped walnuts on top.

How to make Ragi Dosa:

• In a small saucepan, bring 1 cup of water to a boil. Turn off the heat and add the grated jaggery, mix well for the jaggery to melt. Cool slightly.
• Add the ragi flour, rice flour, salt, ground cardamom and grated coconut to the melted jaggery. Whisk well to combine all the ingredients without any lumps.
• Set aside for 10 minutes to cool.
• Heat a nonstick pan, pour 2 ladle full of batter and spread it around into medium size dosas. Drizzle a little oil or ghee over the dosa and cook on medium flame until the dosa is golden and cooked through.
• Flip and cook on the other side for another minute. Serve hot and Enjoy!!

How to serve:

These ragi dosas can be served for breakfast, snack or even lunch. So go ahead and enjoy these sweet treats any time. Since they are sweet and don’t have any refined ingredients, they are perfect to serve for babies too. My kids also love them with a drizzle of chocolate syrup 🙂