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Mar 28, 2008

Wheat - Spinach Dosa

Wheat - Spinach Dosa

I used four fantastic ingredients for the balanced breakfast like whole-wheat flour, spinach, carrots and non-fat yogurt, which are very good in nutritional values. And for the sidekick, I used the mango juice again very rich in vitamins. Now, don’t you agree that this is a balanced breakfast? Let me jot down a little about the nutritional values of my ingredients.

  • Whole Wheat Flour: Wheat on the whole is a great host of so many nutrients. It is a very good source of dietary fiber, manganese and magnesium. Moreover, it helps in maintaining a healthy body weight.
  • Spinach: This is rich in Vitamins C and A and provides twice as much fiber as other greens. Spinach also helps in fighting heart disease and cancer.
  • Carrots: Carrots are an excellent source of Vitamin A. They are also rich in antioxidant compounds that help in protecting against cardiovascular disease and cancer and also promote good vision, especially night vision.
  • Yogurt: Yogurt is very rich in protein, calcium, riboflavin and Vitamin B12 and Iodine.
  • Mango Juice: We all know that Mango is really a comfort food. They are not only delicious, but also rich in vitamins, minerals and anti-oxidants. Moreover, mangoes contain an enzyme that helps in good digestion. They are full of fiber. To say, mango is 'the king of fruit'.
O.K., O.K., enough with the health benefits! Let’s see the recipe.


Ingredients:
  • 2 cups Whole Wheat Flour
  • 2 cups Spinach
  • Wheat - Spinach Dosa
    ½ cup Carrot, cut into tiny pieces
  • Non-fat Yogurt (sour), beaten lightly
  • 1 tsp red Chili Powder
  • Salt as required
  1. Preparation: In a bowl mix all the above ingredients with enough yogurt or buttermilk into a batter. 
  2. The consistency of the batter should be neither too thick nor too thin, but medium.
  3. Heat a non-stick pan and drop a ladleful of the batter. Then spread it into a round shape and pour very little oil around it. Cover and leave it for some time.
  4. Then remove the lid and flip over the crepe so that the other side also will cook well. 
  5. Cover it again and leave it for some time more on a medium flame.
  6. When the pancake appears cooked, remove it from the pan and transfer into a serving plate. Repeat the same process with rest of the batter.
  7. Serve hot with any chutney (peanut chutney or ginger chutney) you may like along with the king I mean Mango Juice (or any juice you like).

Wheat - Spinach Dosa

This pancake or crepe with four fantastic ingredients and a royal sidekick goes to “Balanced Breakfast Meals”, the theme for WBB#20 being hosted by Mansi Desai of Fun and Food. WBB, short for Weekend Breakfast Blogging, was started by Nandita of Saffron Trail almost a year ago and now hosted by Mansi Desai.

22 comments:

Dhivya said... [Reply]

wonderful creation uma and nice name too:))its indeeed a balanced breaffast..great entry

Cham said... [Reply]

He he , i was wondering that i ve seen recently something similar. Ur pancake looks perfectly balanced , i love the last picture.

Mansi said... [Reply]

the name's as interesting as the recipe Uma! thanks a bunch for preparing a truly balanced meal!:)

sra said... [Reply]

I want some mango juice now!

ranji said... [Reply]

well balanced breakfast:)) great entry!!!

kamala said... [Reply]

Balanced and healthy breakfast.fine entry

Anonymous said... [Reply]

Looks yummy!! and healthy too. Great entry Uma!! Chala bavundi!

Unknown said... [Reply]

Looks great..Love the idea of using spinach..Nice entry Uma

Jaya M said... [Reply]

its truely a blanced meal for Breakfast ,nice ..
hugs
jaya

Deepa Kuber said... [Reply]

Ur recipe name seemed like a thriller novel "Fantastic four" to me before i read this :D juss kidding!
Great idea! nice recipe too.

Vani said... [Reply]

Loved the name! Fantastic Four indeed! The dosa (ok, that sounds WRONG after the nice name you gave it!) looks delish and easy to make too. I think it'd be a good entry for Sri's Dosa Mela too!

Laavanya said... [Reply]

Nice creation Uma! Looks great.

Rupa said... [Reply]

Looks nutritious..Indeed nice name

Unknown said... [Reply]

thats an interesting name Uma..and the meal is indeed a healthy one:)

Annu said... [Reply]

Awesome Uma......Ur rocking dear:-)

Keep going........

Seena said... [Reply]

Wonderful Uma, very healthy foods!

jayasree said... [Reply]

Liked your creation and the name too... ur pancakes with mango juice is indeed an healthy combo. Send ur FF to Vally's dosa mela too.

Siri said... [Reply]

Interesting name and delicious looking pancake Uma.. Nice combo!

Siri

Lavanya Raj said... [Reply]

absolutely a balanced breakfast..

Rosie said... [Reply]

This is such a wonderful creation Uma - gosh you are so clever to come up with such good food and ideas :)

Rosie x

Medhaa said... [Reply]

very nice, love spinach and carrot. Very healthy.

Anonymous said... [Reply]

Wow...great entry.Looks really balanced and delicious!

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