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Buckwheat Dosa: A Healthy, Instant Indian Crêpe

 

The Buckwheat Dosa recipe, often known as Kuttu Dosa, offers a remarkably quick and nutritious alternative to traditional fermented dosas. This dish is an instant buckwheat dosa that requires no fermentation, making it a perfect last-minute meal or snack. This healthy Indian buckwheat crêpe is prepared using a simple combination of buckwheat (kuttu) and urad dal (split black lentils), which are powdered, seasoned, and instantly turned into a thin, crispy pancake.

 

 

Preparing the Instant Batter Base

 

The key to this instant buckwheat dosa lies in preparing the dry ingredients correctly. You simply need to combine the buckwheat and urad dal in a mixer and blend to a fine powder. This powdered mix forms the base of the batter, eliminating the long soaking and grinding process typical of dosas. Once powdered, the mixture is transferred to a deep bowl, ready to be transformed into a savory batter with the addition of water and flavorings.

 

 

The Flavorful Tempering

 

To infuse the dosa with a traditional savory flavor, a quick tempering is essential. Heat the oil in a small pan and add mustard seeds (rai/sarson). Once the seeds crackle, demonstrating the oil is hot, add the asafoetida (hing) and sauté briefly on a medium flame. This tempering is then added directly to the prepared powder, along with finely chopped green chillies, coriander, salt to taste, and approximately 341​ cups of water. The mixture is then stirred well to create a smooth, pourable batter.

 

 

Excellent Health Benefits for Heart, Diabetes, and Pregnancy

 

This buckwheat dosa is an exceptionally healthy choice. Buckwheat is a powerhouse of nutrients, making it diabetic friendly due to its high fibre content, which helps stabilize blood sugar levels. It is also excellent for heart health as the fiber and specific phytonutrients help keep your cardiovascular system healthy. Furthermore, it is a very good source of iron and rich in folate, two vital nutrients that make this dosa a good food for pregnant women and for preventing anaemia.

 

Cooking the Crispy Crêpes

 

The dosa is cooked quickly on a hot surface. Heat a non-stick tava (griddle) and grease it lightly with oil. Pour a ladleful of batter in a circular manner to form a thin crêpe. To ensure thorough cooking and crispness, pour a little oil in the holes of the buckwheat dosa and cook on both the sides till golden brown in colour. This ensures a crispy texture. The recipe yields a generous 20 dosa, making it perfect for family meals.

 

Serving Immediately for the Best Taste

 

The best way to enjoy these healthy Indian buckwheat crêpes is to serve them immediately off the tava. The buckwheat dosas pair wonderfully with a chutney of your choice, preferably a fresh Green Chutney. The final product is a light, crisp, and nutrient-dense meal that provides satiety and supports various health goals without compromising on taste.

Besides buckwheat dosa, we have many more recipes using buckwheat in our collection like Buckwheat Dhoklas , Buckwheat and Sprouts Khichdi , Buckwheat and Quinoa Bread etc. 

Learn how to make buckwheat dosa recipe | kuttu dosa | healthy Indian buckwheat crepes | instant buckwheat dosa | with detailed step by step photos below.

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Preparation Time

5 Mins

Cooking Time

20 Mins

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Total Time

25 Mins

Makes

20 dosas

Ingredients

For Buckwheat Dosas

Other Ingredients For Buckwheat Dosas

    4 tsp oil for greasing and cooking

For Serving With Buckwheat Dosas

Method

For buckwheat dosas
 

  1. To make buckwheat dosas, combine the buckwheat and urad dal in a mixer and blend to a fine powder.
  2. Transfer the powder in a deep bowl and keep aside.
  3. Heat the oil in a small pan and add the mustard seeds.
  4. When the seeds crackle, add the asafoetida and sauté on a medium flame for a few seconds.
  5. Add the tempering, green chillies, coriander, salt and approximately 3 ¼ cups of water and mix well.
  6. Heat a non-stick tava (griddle) and grease it lightly with oil.
  7. Pour a ladleful of batter in a circular manner. Pour a little oil in the holes of the buckwheat dosa and cook on both the sides till golden brown in colour.
  8. Repeat step 7 to make 19 more buckwheat dosas.
  9. Serve the buckwheat dosas immediately with green chutney.

Buckwheat Dosa recipe with step by step photos

If you like Buckwheat Dosa,then try:

 

    1. If you like this Buckwheat Dosa recipe, you can try out other healthy dosa recipes like: Here is why you must include Buckwheat dosa in your dietBuckwheat is a very good source of Iron and good to prevent anaemia. Rich in folate and good food for pregnant women. Buckwheat keeps your heart healthy and high in fibre and diabetic friendly. Buckwheat is a rich plant based source of protein and excellent option for Vegetarians. See here for 13 benefits of buckwheat.    
To make the batter of the Buckwheat Dosa:

 

    1. To make the batter for the buckwheat dosa recipe | kuttu dosa | healthy Indian buckwheat crepes | instant buckwheat dosa | take a small mixer jar and put the buckwheat into it.
    2. Now, add the urad dal. Apart from adding to the health benfits, it makes the Buckwheat Dosa crispy.
    3. Blend both the ingredients to a fine powder.
    4. Take a deep bowl and put the powder into it. Keep aside.
    5. Now, let’s make the tempering to flavour the batter of the Buckwheat Dosa. Heat the oil in a small pan or a tadka pan and add the mustard seeds into it.
    6. Add the asafoetida into the pan and sauté on a medium flame for a few seconds.
    7. Add the tempering straight into the bowl with the buckwheat-urad dal powder.
    8. Now,add the green chillies for the spice.
    9. Add the coriander for a hint of freshness.
    10. Also, add the salt to taste.
    11. Add about approximately 3¼  cups of water and mix well. The batter of the Buckwheat Dosa should be thin.
How to proceed for the Buckwheat Dosa:

 

    1. To make buckwheat dosa | kuttu dosa | healthy Indian buckwheat crepes | instant buckwheat dosa | take a non-stick tava (griddle), grease it lightly with oil and heat it up.
    2.  Pour a ladleful of batter onto the pan and spread it in a circular manner.
    3. When holes begin to form on the Buckwheat Dosa, apply a little oil on them. Cook till one side becomes golden brown in colour.
    4. Flip and cook the other side in the same way.
    5. Repeat the steps to make 19 more buckwheat dosas | kuttu dosa | healthy Indian buckwheat crepes | instant buckwheat dosa | with the remaining batter.
    6. Serve the buckwheat dosa | kuttu dosa | healthy Indian buckwheat crepes | instant buckwheat dosa | immediately with green chutney recipe.
Nutrient values (Abbrv)per plate
Nutrient values (Abbrv) per dosa
Energy45 cal
Protein1.4 g
Carbohydrates6.1 g
Fiber0.9 g
Fat1.7 g
Cholesterol0 mg
Sodium2.3 mg

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Mrs. Janak

Sept. 27, 2020, 3:30 a.m.

What should we add instead of Udad dal while making for fasting?

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Tarla Dalal

Sept. 27, 2020, 3:30 a.m.

You can try https://www.tarladalal.com/buckwheat-pancakes-kuttu-pancake-diabetic-snacks-22269r. Do not add asafoetida or coriander as per your choice.

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Archana M

Sept. 25, 2020, 6:30 p.m.

A new version of dosa, with buckwheat. It taste different and very flavorful. To enjoy this dosa have it hot straight from the tava.

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garry

Aug. 4, 2020, 10:28 a.m.

wow its looking so yummy and tasty

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Tarla Dalal

Aug. 4, 2020, 10:28 a.m.

Hi Garry , we are delighted you loved the Buckwheat Dosa recipe. Please keep posting your thoughts and feedback and review recipes you have loved. Happy Cooking.

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Shriya Shenolikar

April 3, 2017, 2:55 p.m.

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dharmendra

Nov. 8, 2016, 12:32 p.m.

Nice post you have explained in easy word how to create this food item great.

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Daya

May 3, 2016, 3:55 p.m.

Can the remaining batter be saved for future is not exhausted fully? If yes, how long?

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Tarla Dalal

May 3, 2016, 3:55 p.m.

Yes, but we could not suggest you to store it more than 3-4 hours as then the batter would start fermenting! and store it in a refrigerator, thaw it whenever you''d want to use it within 3-4 hours and adjust constitency with the help of water if thick and more flour if thin.

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Hema A

Sept. 14, 2015, 8:02 a.m.

Loved it!! So simple, easy to make and healthy!!

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