Our Pearl millet dosa mix contains 70% of Pearl millet and the remaining flours of urad dal, bengal gram and fengugreek seeds.
- 100% no preservatives, no acidity regulators, no artficial colors & flavors
- Made from 6-8 hours pre-soaked foxtail millet and thus reduces your overall cooking time. You may make batter, rest it overnight for fermentation to happen and use it the next day or you may just make batter, rest it for one hour and prepare your dosas.
Pearl Millet & Its Health Benefits
Pearl millet is a rich source of a variety of nutrients and has a lot of health benefits.
Pearl Millet contains many essential minerals like magnesium, phosphorus, zinc etc. It contains essential amino acids and vitamins which contribute to its therapeutic properties.
Beneficial in treating stomach ulcers: Pearl millet is one of the very few foods that turns the stomach alkaline and prevents formation of stomach ulcers or reduces the effect of ulcers.
Beneficial for Heart health: The lignin and phytonutrients in millet act as strong antioxidants thus preventing heart related diseases. High amounts of magnesium present in pearl millet have been shown to control blood pressure and relieve heart stress.
Beneficial due to high amount of magnesium: Pearl millet contains high concentration of magnesium whichhelps reduce severity of respiratory problems for asthma patients and is also effective in reducing migraine attacks
Helps in bone growth development and repair: Pearl millet has a large amount of phosphorus. Phosphorus is very essential for bone growth and development as well as for development of ATP which is the energy currency of our body
Reduces cancer risk: All millets are known to reduce the risk of cancer occurrence and pearl millet is no exception. Though scientists are not sure how this is, they believe it has something to do with the high amount of magnesium and the compound phytate
In addition, Pearl Millet is very effective for controlling diabetes, obesity as well as preventing the occurence of gall stones.
Source Credit: ICAR-IIMR Publications
Pearl Millet (Bajra) Dosa Mix - 280 g, 15-18 medium size dosas
Our millet based products are pre-washed, soaked in water for 6-8 hours, solar dried and then ground.
The process of pre-soaking tenderises the fiber content and helps in better digestion and faster cooking, thus avoids the need for further soaking for long hours at your end.