Murungai ilai is the tamil word for drumstick leaves , interestingly the botanical name for the drumstick tree is “Moringa oleifera”. Drumsticks are extensively used in tamil recipes. I came to know that the leaves are used in cooking too ,a few years back and it is known to be very healthy. The only thing I used them was in my dal. Adding them to adai (mixed dal dosa) is very popular thing in tamil nadu. But I thought of adding them to the dosa batter and hence searched for some good recipe. Incidently, I realised that drumstick leaves dosa is a very popular Konkani cuisine. I found slight variations in the recipe in each of the Konkani blogs, but then I adapted the process of adding a ground coconut paste to the batter. This made the dosas spicy and delicious. They were soft and not crisp as the regular ones. Try it sometime for a change , you will love it!!
Ingredients-
For Dosa batter-
Raw rice- 3 cups
Udid dal- 1 cup
Salt to taste
Method
Soak the rice and udid dal for 4-5 hours. Then grind them sepeartely in a wet grinder till it makes a smooth paste. Combine and then add salt. Leave the batter to ferment overnight.
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- 1/2 cup coconut Grated
- 5 - 6 numbers chillies Dry red
- Tamarind - a small piece
- a pinch asafoetida Hing/
- 2 cups Drumstick leaves- - washed and drained
- drizzle Sesame oil on the to sides while cooking the dosa.
Ingredients
For further preparation-
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- Grind the coconut, red chillies and tamarind to a smooth paste. Add this to the dosa batter along with the drumstick leaves and asafoetida/hing. Combine well. Leave this for 15 minutes.
- Heat a dosa pan or tava. Add a ladle of batter on it and roll it to a circle with the base of a round bottomed ladle. The circle can be slightly thicker than the usual plain dosas. Cook on the base. Drizzle some oil on the sides. Then flip the dosa and cook on the other side.
- Serve immediately with some chutney or pickle.
Enjoy!!
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i like the addition of muringa leaves in cooking….nice recipe…
dosa looks too good,..;-)happy weekend
Hi Dear,Hope the new year is treating u well.That’s a good twist to the normal dosa, would love to try if I get hold of the leaves.
How innovative….looks yum…Wish you n family Happy Pongal
dosa luks very nice sowmya,healthy choice…
Happy Pongal! its indeed healthy by the addition of drumstick leaves..I have some dried drumstick leaves..maybe time to use them up! thnx for the idea!
I am surely going to try this out, sounds delicious !!!US Masala
adding drumstick leaves is a healthy option looks tempting.
healthy option, looks great
Such a healthy and a nice twist to the usual dosais..
Looks like a delicious alternative to the usual ones.
Hi SowmyaAdding drumsticks have really made this dosa to be a tasty alternative to the conventional ones.Deepa Hamaree Rasoi
Hi Soumya,Yummy and tasty dosa…Very healthy…:)[email protected]://www.myeasytocookrecipes.blogspot.com/
very well made. this is very good to have in this season.
looks deliciouslovely flavours
This looks like a nice variation to my usual muringa ilai adai using idli rice.
A nice, healthy addition, Sowmya….