Vegetables dosa is a soft, healthy, colorful, nutrient rich dosa you can make for your baby or toddler. It is one of the best way to include vegetables in your baby’s diet and make a wholesome meal for your baby. Serve this vegetables dosa along with curd, dal or mildly spiced sambar, your fussy toddler can’t say No to it.
This vegetables dosa can be given to babies of age 8 months plus, once they have been introduced to each vegetables separate and this steamed dosa. It’s a filling breakfast or dinner which could be made in minutes, when you have Idli dosa batter in hand. For Idli dosa batter preparation, Check out the post on how to make Idli dosa using grinder or mixie. Lets get on to check how to make this vegetables dosa for babies.
Vegetables Dosa Recipe for Babies & Toddlers | Pink Dosa for babies |Baby Food
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Vegetables Dosa - Healthy and wholesome vegetables Dosa for babies. Best for breakfast or dinner.
Author: Kalyani
Recipe type: Baby Food
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients
- Idli Dosa Batter - 3 cups
- Chopped vegetables* - ¾ cup
- Cumin seeds - ¼ tsp
- Water - as needed to steam the vegetables
- Homemade ghee - as required for making dosas
* I used carrot, beetroot & potato
Instructions
Preparation
- Prepare idli dosa batter using Mixie or grinder. Keep it ready.
Method
- Wash carrot, beetroot and potato in running water well. Then peel the skin off from carrot, beetroot & potato with a peeler. Then chop them into equal size small cubes.
- Steam the chopped vegetable cubes in a steamer for 15 minutes. I have used Philips avent combined steamer and blender for both steaming and blending. Alternatively you can steam it with Idli steamer plate by adding a cup of water or pressure cook the vegetables together with a cup of water for 3 whistles. Once the vegetables are steamed, blend it to make a puree.
- Now add the blended vegetables puree to the dosa batter along with cumin seeds. Mix well and keep aside.
- Heat a dosa tawa. Once its hot, pour a laddle of batter to it. Keep the flame medium to low. Spread a liitle to form a small circle. Then sprinkle ghee over it. Then cook covered with a lid for 3 minutes or until done. Once the dosa gets cooked, remove from the tawa. Repeat the process for remaining batter.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 8 Small Sized Dosas
Preparation :
1. Prepare idli dosa batter using Mixie or grinder. Keep it ready.
Procedure :
1. Wash carrot, beetroot and potato in running water well. Then peel the skin off from carrot, beetroot & potato with a peeler. Then chop them into equal size small cubes.
2. Steam the chopped vegetable cubes in a steamer for 15 minutes. I have used Philips avent combined steamer and blender for both steaming and blending. Alternatively you can steam it with Idli steamer plate by adding a cup of water or pressure cook the vegetables together with a cup of water for 3 whistles. Once the vegetables are steamed, blend it to make a puree.
3. Now add the blended vegetables puree to the dosa batter along with cumin seeds. Mix well and keep aside.
4. Heat a dosa tawa. Once its hot, pour a laddle of batter to it. Keep the flame medium to low. Spread a little to form a small circle. Then sprinkle ghee over it. Then cook covered with a lid for 3 minutes or until done. Once the dosa gets cooked, remove from the tawa. Repeat the process for remaining batter.
Vegetables dosa is ready to feed your baby.
Notes :
- This vegetables dosa will be soft with above mentioned method. If you want to make crispy dosas, add vegetable juice instead of puree.
- You could also add mashed vegetables instead of puree.
- This dosas will turn sticky if more vegetable puree & less Dosa batter is used. In that case add more dosa batter to the mix and make dosas.
- For older babies, you could also add a pinch of red chilli powder, 1 tbsp of grated coconut to the dosa batter while making this dosa.
- Make sure the dosa is cooked well and it’s soft. Keep the flame low to medium and prefer slow cooking for making this vegetables dosa.
- When you give this vegetables dosa for small babies, just mix with warm water and feed which ensures easier digestion and avoid choking.
- Add the vegetables of your choice and baby’s preference. Make sure you have introduced the veggies separate and your baby is not allergic to them.
- Homemade ghee is recommended for baby’s food rather than store bought ones.
- Always check with your pediatrician before introducing new food to your baby.
Hi kalyani I tried this recipe today for my little champ.He liked it very much.Tanks for this.Could u pls suggest me few snacks as I can't bring variety in that.As of now he is having mashed banana and biscuits. Also he has no teeth.
Welcome.. Can you mention your little ones age
He is nine plus months old.
U can CHeck some snack options here:
https://gkfooddiary.com/2015/10/10-months-baby-food-chart.html?m=0
Hi kalyani I tried this recipe today for my little champ.He liked it very much. Tanks a lot.Could you please suggest me few snacks as I can't bring variety in that.As of now he is having mashed banana and biscuits.Also he is not having teeth.Waiting for ur response.
Can we keep this batter in refrigerator and use it for next day?
Guess it stays good for 24 hours. So use it within