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    Home » Breakfast, Brunch, Dinner Recipes » Spinach Dosa | Palak Dosa ~ Step by Step Recipe | 101 Dosa Varieties

    Spinach Dosa | Palak Dosa ~ Step by Step Recipe | 101 Dosa Varieties

    Published: Mar 21, 2012 · Modified: Oct 5, 2020 by Srivalli · 25 Comments

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    Spinach Dosa or Palak Dosa is one of those instant doses you can make for a quick breakfast.

    For the 6th day, it's yet another instant dosa that I had in the file collection. This dosa calls for adding spinach leaves as such to the batter, however, I knew it wouldn't blend well.  I had already made a Spinach dosa that was with masala added to the batter but with the spinach leaves added as such.

    Since this batter uses besan and wheat flour, this hardly takes about 10 mins to get the batter done, a real time saver when you are in a hurry. I blanched the palak leaves in the microwave and pureed it to be added to the batter. Since I also had a curried chili paste that Athamma had prepared. I have planned another recipe with curried paste, so I will feature then.

    Spinach Dosa

    Step by Step Pictures for making Spinach Dosa

     

    Spinach Dosa

    Ingredients Needed:

    1 cup Besan /Gram Flour
    1 cup Wheat Flour
    1/2 cup Spinach Puree
    3/4 tsp Green Chillies curried
    Salt to taste
    Cooking Oil for frying

    How to make the dosa

    Wash and drain the spinach leaves.
    Blanch the spinach leaves for 4 mins in microwave. Once cooled, puree the spinach leaves to a smooth paste.
    In a bowl, sieve the flours together, add the salt, curried green chili paste and the spinach puree.
    Mix well to get a lump less batter. Slowly add enough water to get a thin batter.
    Heat the Tawa and grease with oil. Reduce to medium, pour a ladleful of batter and spread as regular dosa.
    Sprinkle oil on top and cook on medium heat. If you feel the dosa is not leaving the tawa, lower the flame and cook for 2 mins more.
    Serve hot.

    Serve this dosa with butter, idli podi / Pearl Onion chutney

    Palak Dosa

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    Spinach Dosa
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    Spinach Dosa

    Spinach Dosa or Palak Dosa is an instant dosa you can quickly make for your breakfast. Since this dosa has besan or chickepea flour and greens, it is a diabetic diet friendly.
    Course Breakfast
    Cuisine South Indian
    By Cook Method Stovetop
    Occasion Meals for Two
    By Diet Diabetic
    Dish Type Dosa Varieties, Instant Dishes
    Prep Time 5 minutes minutes
    Cook Time 10 minutes minutes
    Total Time 15 minutes minutes
    Servings 8 numbers
    Author Srivalli

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup Besan /Gram Flour
    • 1 cup Wheat Flour
    • 1/2 cup Spinach Puree
    • 3/4 tsp Green Chillies curried, you can use regular chillies as well.
    • Salt to taste
    • Cooking Oil for frying

    Instructions

    • Wash and drain the spinach leaves.
    • Blanch the spinach leaves for 4 mins in microwave. Once cooled, puree the spinach leaves to a smooth paste.
    • In a bowl, sieve the flours together, add the salt, curried green chili paste and the spinach puree.
    • Mix well to get a lump less batter. Slowly add enough water to get a thin batter.
    • Heat the Tawa and grease with oil. Reduce to medium, pour a ladleful of batter and spread as regular dosa.
    • Sprinkle oil on top and cook on medium heat.
    • Serve hot.

    Notes

    Serve this dosa with butter, idli podi / Pearl Onion chutney
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    Comments

    1. Jayanthi says

      March 21, 2012 at 4:45 am

      Very nice Valli. This is similar to the besan puda recipe that I saw in some other site minus the spinach. Spinach adds a super healthy boost to this nutritious dosa.

      Reply
    2. Hemavathi Murari says

      March 21, 2012 at 8:37 am

      Nice instant dosa.

      Reply
    3. Suma Gandlur says

      March 21, 2012 at 3:31 am

      Love the colorful and healthy dosas.

      Reply
    4. The Pumpkin Farm says

      March 21, 2012 at 3:44 am

      I knew this was coming from you when you announced the theme with this as an example. But the ingredients are mind blowing, you have made a dosa without the dosa batter...excellent and must try

      Reply
    5. Chef Mireille says

      March 21, 2012 at 4:10 am

      what a beautiful, vibrant color!

      Reply
    6. Mélange says

      March 21, 2012 at 6:20 am

      Awesome recipe Valli...the colour and perfect making brought me here..Thanks.

      Reply
    7. PriyaVaasu says

      March 21, 2012 at 7:50 am

      Wow, wonderful Color!!! Looks Yum!!!

      Reply
    8. Jyoti says

      March 21, 2012 at 9:45 am

      I make a similar dish at home.. But I call it Green Chilla and top it up with chopped onion, tomato etc.. Love it totally

      Reply
    9. Suja Manoj says

      March 21, 2012 at 12:41 pm

      Love the color,healthy dosa..

      Reply
    10. Nupur says

      March 21, 2012 at 1:46 pm

      I usually make it with semolina and gram flour, never used wheat flour though.. should try 🙂

      gud post !

      Reply
    11. Aarthi says

      March 21, 2012 at 3:21 pm

      love this idea of adding spinach in our diet..awesome

      Reply
    12. sangee vijay says

      March 21, 2012 at 9:34 pm

      Instant and healthy dosa...loved its vibrant color...will try this for dinner n let u know 🙂

      Reply
    13. vidhas says

      March 21, 2012 at 4:16 pm

      Love the vibrant colour.

      Reply
    14. Rajani says

      March 21, 2012 at 6:01 pm

      Bright and Brilliant!

      Reply
    15. Jayasri Ravi says

      March 21, 2012 at 6:54 pm

      lovely and healthy dosa.., nice colour

      Reply
    16. Jagruti says

      March 22, 2012 at 3:30 am

      Such an innovative way to include spinach in a recipe! 🙂

      Reply
    17. Rasi says

      March 22, 2012 at 4:19 am

      This seems super easy & nice.. loved the color too 🙂

      Reply
    18. Harini-Jaya Rupanagudi says

      March 21, 2012 at 11:04 pm

      beautiful color and love it since it is an instant one!

      Reply
    19. veena krishnakumar says

      March 22, 2012 at 5:03 pm

      wow!!1i love the colur and dosa with spinch....so good.Loved all your dosa varieties and waiting to see more

      Reply
    20. vaishali sabnani says

      March 23, 2012 at 2:27 am

      beautiful!!..I would serve it with cheese sauce:))..or may be drizzle some on it while it is being done!!

      Reply
    21. Kalyani says

      March 24, 2012 at 5:14 am

      nice and healthy.. but somehow S and kiddo never like coloured food, especially for breakfast... but I shall make this for myself, sometime 🙂

      Reply
    22. Degchi says

      March 27, 2012 at 3:03 pm

      Look at the green color it is looking just like the new fresh spring leaves. You can try adding carom seeds next time to this besan dosa. In Rajasthani cuisine in most of the recipes with besan we add carom seeds and hing.

      Reply
    23. Hemapriya says

      February 25, 2015 at 8:19 am

      Hi, I am linking this recipe for my iron rich foods article in my blog btw great recipe easy and yummy

      Reply
    24. HEMALEKA BALU says

      February 20, 2019 at 9:18 am

      I tried this reciepe, but dint expect the same results. The Dosa was not proper, it was sticking.

      Reply
    25. Srivalli says

      February 21, 2019 at 9:41 am

      The recipe measurement and method is correct as we often make it. Since you are using wheat and besan flour, you will have to cook on lower flame for couple of mins for the dosa to get crispy. I have the pictures as I have made. Do try again,

      Reply

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