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Published: Mar 26, 2015 | Last Updated On: Apr 19, 2022 by Aarthi

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Kambu Dosa or Bajra dosa made by soaking whole pearl millet grains and grinding to a batter. This dosa needs no rice and is highly nutritious.

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2.Kambu Dosa Recipe | Bajra Dosa | Pearl Millet Dosa Recipe

3.Bajra Dosa Step by Step

Kambu Dosa

This is one dosa which i made recently and i was surprised how the textured turned out even with no rice. Loved it to the core and it is perfect for breakfast or a light lunch or for dinner as well. Taste great with any chutney, sambar or anything.

About this Recipe

The most common type of millet is pearl millet, also known as Kambu; in Tamil. It has been cultivated since prehistoric times in Africa and the Indian subcontinent. The Sahel zone of West Africa is the crops centre of diversity and suggested area of domestication. Recent archaeobotanical studies have confirmed the presence of
domesticated pearl millet in northern Malis Sahel zone between 2500 and 2000 BC.

In West Africa, pearl millet is a major cereal crop. It is also widely grown in eastern and southern Africa and in semiarid to arid areas of India. The current domestication theory holds that it originated in the northern–central Sahel region of West Africa.

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Ingredients for Kambu Dosa Recipe :

Pearl Millet / Bajra /Kambu :
Pearl millet is ground into flour and used in the production of breads, cookies, muffins, chapatis, and biscuits. It lasts no longer than 15 days. Dried bajra grains are ground into a flour that is light brown to greyish in colour and has a nutty flavour.

Whole Urad dal :
When cooked, urad has an earthy flavour and an unusual mucousy texture.

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Kambu Dosa Recipe | Bajra Dosa | Pearl Millet Dosa Recipe

Kambu Dosa or Bajra dosa made by soaking whole pearl millet grains and grinding to a batter. This dosa needs no rice and is highly nutritious.

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Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Ingredients

▢ Pearl Millet / Bajra ./Kambu - 1 cup
▢ Whole Urad dal / Ulundu Paruppu - ½ cup
▢ Fenugreek Seeds / Vendayam / Methi - ½ tsp
▢ Salt - 1 tsp
▢ Water as needed
▢ Oil for pan frying

Instructions

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Soak fenugreek seeds and urad dal separately and the millet separates in a bowl with water. Let them soak for 4 to 6 hours.
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First take urad dal in a blender and make it into a puree, add little water at a time.
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Now transfer this in a large container, take millet in the same mixer and puree again. Pour this into the container.
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Add in salt and mix well. Cover and let it ferment overnight.
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Next day, give the batter a good mix and make dosa, drizzle oil around the sides and cook till golden on the bottom.
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Flip over and cook again.
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Serve.

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Bajra Dosa Step by Step

Measure your ingredients

Take urad dal in a bowl

add in fenugreek seeds

cover with water

Take pearl millet in a bowl

cover with some more water

let them soak for 4 hours

now time to grind

start by grinding the urad dal

make it into a smooth puree

look how how smooth it is

pour it in a large container

now in the same blender in which you pureed the dal,
leave some dal mix in this, it helps to
blend the pearl millet well

add in pearl millet

puree again

this wont be too smooth, but that doesn't matter

pour it into the dal mix

mix well

add some salt

mix well

cover it and let it ferment overnight

now how much it has risen

can you see the fermentation in this picture

this fermentation will give you a well coloured dosa

give this a good mix

heat a tawa

spread the batter over it thinly

drizzle some oil over it

cook till the bottom is well coloured

flip over and cook for few more sec

fold it

serve

Enjoy

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About Aarthi

Over the past few years I’ve been on a mission to find and create recipes that I can make from scratch. I hope you enjoy the recipes on this blog as they are tried and true from my kitchen to yours!

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Comments

Anonymous
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Your recipes are wonderful, love them all. Dosa looks so healthy and delicious. By the way can we use Bajra flour store brought instead of whole millet.
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kalai vani
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Can we make idli with this batter
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Tejaswitha Vijaysingh
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See Also
Gluten-Free Goddess Bread Recipe - dairy-free and rice-free, too

super healthy dosa ll definitely try.
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kalai vani
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Please mention the measurement of millet and urad dal
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kalai vani
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Please mention the measurement of kombu and urad dal if grinding in grinder
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kalai vani
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Have the batter fermented well without mixing with hands
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uma
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Hi Arthi
I am a regular visitor of your blog.
Your recipes are crystal clear with step wise
Pictures. Can we make idli with this kambu
batter?
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sindhuja
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Healthy dosa..
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sumi
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Woov...Nice yummy and healthy pearl millet dosa, the one i have been searching for so long. Thanks for posting.
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Gayathri Magesh
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Hi
can we use Kambu flour instead of kambu
Thanks
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mahek Kulkarni
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Hi
First time on your blog
I am adding you to my side bar
Thanks for this wonderful pictorial recipe . A sure try for me.
I am known to be a Dosa Maker in the family .. I love being innovative while making a Dosa.
I am sure this will be yummy.
What difference do you find in using half or whole udad dal.
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Aarthi
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@mahek Kulkarniwhole urad dal, make the best dosa. it makes the batter ferment better
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Anonymous
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@Gayathri Mageshyes i think u can
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Sheba
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Hi Aarthi..
always come to your blog for finding varieties..a great blog u have...
Can we use this batter for making idli?
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Aarthi
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@kalai vanino idli batter will be diff proportion
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Aarthi
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@kalai vaniit is mentioned in writen recipe
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Aarthi
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@kalai vaniye it has fermented well
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Aarthi
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@kalai vanisame measurements
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Aarthi
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@Anonymousyes you can use bajra flour too
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Aarthi
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@Shebaidli batter is diff proposition. will share it soon
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Kavitha
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Can we use barnyard millet too??
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Aarthi
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@Kavithayes u can use any millets
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Anonymous
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Hi Aarthi,
If we are using bajra flour, how much is the quantity??
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Aarthi
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@Anonymoussame level..
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Anonymous
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Hi a art hi,
I love this dosa , I make sure I make this once a week .... its without rice and I get to make my son eat millet this way thank u .....
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Arc
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Thanks for ur recipe! Will try it
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Deepa
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Hi Aarthi.. I have kambu kurunai ..shud i measure same quantity?
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- Aarthi
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  yes u can measure the same level.
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