Whole wheat dosa with fresh fruit (Whole wheat crepes)
Category:Healthy Indian Recipes,Recipes-Healthy BreakfastHealthy eating is all about eating in moderation, and what is life without a touch of sweetness? Treat your kids to the occasional desserts, but make it a tad healthier by using fresh and less processed foods. Learn how you can add more fibre to your dosa by using whole wheat flour (regular chapathi/roti atta). Using fresh fruits like strawberries, peaches, blackberries or raspberries instead of jams or preserves also increases it’s nutritional value.
Ingredients for Instant Whole Wheat dosa/ crepes: (Makes approx 10-12)
- Whole wheat flour (atta)- 1 cup
- Eggs-3 nos.
- Milk- 1 cup,
- Water- 1 cup
- Honey/ jaggery- 1 tbsp
- Cardamom- 2-3 (remove the skin)
- Salt- a pinch
- Oil- 1 tbsp
Method:
- Put all the ingredients in a blender and blend till you get a pouring consistency.
- Let it rest for 15-20 mins. In the meanwhile you can make the filling.
Ingredients for filling:
- Peaches/strawberry/blackberry/blueberry- 500gms
- Lemon juice- 2tsp
- Honey- 1-2 tsp
- Hung curd/Greek Yogurt: 1/2 cup
Method:
- Wash the fruit well. If using peaches, remove the skin and then slice into thin slivers. Strawberries need to be hulled and sliced into slivers.
- Put the fruit into a microwave safe bowl and microwave for 1-1.5 mins.
- Remove add the lemon juice, honey and mix well. Keep aside.
Making the crepes:
- Heat a pan, add a teaspoon of oil and spread it around the pan.
- Pour a ladle full of the batter and swirl the pan to spread the batter (do not spread it with the ladle like dosas),
- Cover and cook on medium flame for about 2-3 mins till golden brown. Then flip it over to cook on the other side( be careful not to break it since they are very thin).
- Cook for another 2 mins, then slide onto a plate.
- Spoon out the filling into the centre and cover it with the two ends of the crepe or roll the crepe (whichever is easier).
- Serve with a dollop of yogurt and some maple syrup/honey.