High Protein Dosa Dal Chilla My Food Story

on Jul 18, 2022, Updated May 24, 2023 This high-protein dosa or chilla is one of my favourite breakfast foods! They are soft, crispy, and more importantly – they are instant! Well, not fully instant, the dals have to be soaked overnight. But that’s it, no fermentation time is required after that. Amazing, right? This nutritious dosa is made of six different dals and rice that make it a very high-protein breakfast solution. It is flavoured with aromatics like garlic, coconut, curry leaves, green chillies, cumin seeds and a pinch of hing!

It is a super simple dish, all you need to do is soak the dals overnight and blend it with the rest of the ingredients!It comes together quickly as well and only needs the dal to be soaked overnight. Pssst. If you forget to do this, you can always soak the dals in hot water in a tightly shut casserole using my fast soaking methodFry these on a dosa tawa and use a fat of your choice. I used ghee, you can use butter, neutral oil or coconut oil! It pairs excellently with chutneys, chutney podi and sambar. I sprinkled some chutney podi and grated paneer. It was excellent!

Ingredient You Need for Protein Dosa

Here’s everything you need for making high protein dosa:

Dal (Lentils): There are five different varieties of lentils and beans in this recipe – Urad Dal, Moong Dal, Chana Dal, Toor Dal, RajmaRice: I’ve used idli rice but you can use any short grain riceCoconut: Small pieces of fresh or frozen coconut for flavourGarlic: Always!!Green Chillies: Optional, but adds a nice flavour and punchJeera & Hing: Both for flavourCurry Leaves: Adds a nice herby flavour. Can be swapped for corianderGhee: Used while cooking the dosa. Can swap for oil

How to make High Protein Dosa

Here’s a quick step by step to show you how to make high protein dosa 5. Pour ghee around the edges and in the middle and flatten the dosa with the back of a spatula 6. Cook it till golden brown and crisp from the bottomm 7. Sprinkle grated paneer and chutney podi on the dosa and cook for 1-2 minutes till the paneer starts to soften and melt 8. Serve hot!