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Pazham Dosai / Sesame Banana Pancakes - In Support For #SeedTheRiseChallenge

Recipe for Banana Sesame Pancakes / Pazham Dosai  - a healthy dosai / pancake, that needs no grinding or fermentation.
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Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Snack
Cuisine Indian
Servings 4 serving

Ingredients
  

  • 2 bananas large
  • 2 tbsps sesame seeds white
  • 1/2 cup jaggery powdered
  • 1/2 cup rice flour
  • 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 3 - 4 cardamom green
  • 2 tbsps ghee

Instructions
 

  • On a skillet, lightly toast the sesame seeds. Allow to cool.
  • In a mixer jar, grind the sesame seeds, crushed jaggery and seeds from cardamom pods into a coarse powder
  • In a large bowl, add the peeled bananas and mash coarsely with a fork. Add the flours, the jaggery-sesame-cardamom mix and mix well with the fork.
  • Add the milk and whisk with a fork until you get a thick batter. You will find small bits of banana in the batter, which you can leave as it is.
  • Add 1 tbsp melted ghee and stir to mix well.
  • Keep covered and let it sit for 15-20 minutes.
  • Heat a non stick pan, grease with ghee.
  • Pour 1 tablespoon of batter per dosa/pancake, do not spread /thin out. You can make 4-5 dosas / pancakes at a time depending on the size of the skillet/tava.
  • Allow to cook on one side for 45 seconds-1 minute and then flip over. Drizzle ghee along the sides and allow this side to cook and turn golden brown as well.

Notes

A bite of these pancakes brings forth a burst of aromas and flavours from ripe bananas and cardamom. Rice flour adds a bit of crispness to the dosas and the small chunks of bananas in the batter get all the more delicious after cooking the dosas.
Vegan Banana Dosai / Pancakes - To make it vegan, add water or soy milk to prepare batter and use coconut oil instead of ghee.
We've all read about how our farmers have been adversely effected by the bad weather but we never know how we can lend a helping hand. Well, here is a great way that you can now help farmers to improve their lives, by donating towards the #SeedTheRise campaign that has been set up by Mahindra. Working with 5 NGO-led projects across India, the campaign is looking to raise Rs. 2 crores in public donations. What's more - each donation will be matched by Mahindra to double the benefit for the farmers. Check out their website to know more or to donate. This Diwali, let us bring some happiness to a farmer!