Recipes of dosas which do not involve a whole lot of ingredients to soak and grind are my favourite kind of dosas. Majjige dosa or buttermilk dosa is one of those kind of dosas. Simple, light dosas, these are easy on the stomach too!
Making majjige dosa involves only 3 main simple ingredients, rice, poha, buttermilk. Although this dosa batter needs fermentation, you can easily get away with fermenting the batter for only a few hours(3-4).
Buttermilk/majjige adds a slight tanginess to dosas and makes them soft, white and light. Majjige dosa is kid-friendly too, they will definitely like the texture and taste. I am sure they will even come back for more than one.
Majjige dosa can be served with any kind of chutney, here I have served them with tomato-onion chutney. Perfect combo!
If you love dosas, why not try masala dosa, set dosa, neer dosa. More dosa recipes… More breakfast recipes on FOI.
Choose from chutneys or dosa idli dishes for this dosa.
- 1 Cup idli/dosa rice
- 1 Cup medium avalakki/poha
- 10 menthya/methi/fenugreek (optional)
- ⅔ or ¾ cup thick buttermilk
- Salt to taste
- Soak rice, avalakki and menthya for 8 hours
- Drain all water and add rice-poha into mixer jar
- Add salt and pour thick buttermilk/majjige
- Grind with buttermilk till smooth and fluffy
- Empty batter into clean bowl/vessel and cover
- Set it aside to ferment for 4-5 hours
- Spread a ladleful of batter on a hot tawa
- Cover and cook. Roast on both sides till lightly golden or till done
- Make fluffy dosas. Serve with chutney
Batter can also be fermented for 8-10 hours
Methi seeds are entirely optional, infact if you do not add them they majjige dosa white
Regular sona masuri rice can also be used
Majjige Dosa Stepwise:
Soak rice, avalakki and menthya for 8 hours
Drain all water and add rice-poha into mixer jar
Add salt and pour thick buttermilk/majjige
Grind with buttermilk till smooth and fluffy
Empty batter into clean bowl/vessel and cover
Set it aside to ferment for 4-5 hours
Spread a ladleful of batter on a hot tawa
Cover and cook. Roast on both sides till lightly golden or till done
Make fluffy dosas. Serve with chutney
