Are you looking for a delicious and nutritious way to get your baby started on a healthy diet? Try Steamed Dosa for Babies [How to make Dosa Batter for Babies] – it’s an essential part of South Indian diet and your baby will love it!
Dosa is the best energy rich foods for babies, as it’s filled with the natural carbohydrates and minerals. It is also rich in proteins, vitamins and micro nutrients. Adding urad dal and fenugreek makes the recipe calcium and iron rich as well. It’s easily digestible and safe for tiny tummies. Dosa batter can be used as it is or fermented. Fermentation can increase the nutritional value of dosa. When the batter is fermented, it automatically creates a probiotic effect. Dosa is good to be given for breakfast or dinner. It is suitable for all age groups from 6 months completion.
Try to avoid getting the dosa batter from outside, as it might have baking soda in it. Making Dosa batter is very easy, there are 2 different methods.
Method 1
Ingredients
Idli Rice – 4 cups
Urad dal (whole) – 1 cup
Methi Seeds – 1 tsp
Procedure
Soak rice and dal separately for 3 hours and grind them separately. Whole urad dal works out very well if you don’t get it, then spilt urad dal also can be used. First grind the dal, it must not be in very smooth consistency, then grind rice to a smooth consistency and mix them. Add water as needed. Add salt and allow them to ferment in a large bowl in a warm place for 6 to 8 hours until the batter raises up.
Method 2
You can also make dosa batter without idli rice. Here is how.
Ingredients
Rice – 3 cups
Urad dal – 1 cup
Poha – 2 tbsp
Methi Seeds -1 tsp
Procedure
Soak the Rice in hot water and Dal in normal temperature water. All other procedure are same as above except you can soak Poha 15 minutes before grinding.
Note – Please remove a small quantity of batter without adding salt for babies.
1. Sterilize all the utensils that are being used for cooking and serving using either Sterilizer or boiling them in hot water.
2.Heat the Tawa.
3. After it is hot, spread out the batter just as a small circle.
4. After the holes arise, pour ghee around the sides and over the dosa.
5. Cover it with a lid and cook.
6. After a minute or so, lift up the lid, you can see a spongy dosa, remove it.
7. Steamed Dosa is ready.
For babies who are starting solids, at first mix the steamed dosa for babies with little hot water mash and feed. After 7th month you can feed dosa with Chutney powder for babies or tomato onion chutney for babies.
Nutritional Information
The approximate calorie intake for 1 small steamed dosa for babies is around 100 calories. Steamed dosa for babies recipe is versatile. Lots of variatients can also be done as per your creativitiy. When baby grows you can explore the different methods. While making steamed dosa for toddlers to adults, salt can be added to the batter. We have not added salt as it’s for babies above 6 months.
You will definitely love the delicious and nutritious steamed dosa recipe for babies, that is perfect and wholesome for babies. This dish is packed with nutrients and is loved by all. Get started today and enjoy the deliciousness!
Frequently Asked Questions
When can I give dosa to my baby?
Dosa can be introduced to babies after 6 months completion (saltless batter).
Is dosa good for babies?
Yes, it’s an energy and nutrient rich wholesome food for babies after 6 months completion.
Can 6 month old eat dosa?
Yes, dosa is good to be introduced after 6 months completion. But please make sure to prepare with the batter with no salt.
Does dosa cause gas in babies?
Dosa will not cause gas in babies. It’s easily digestible and nutritious.
Can steamed dosa for babies be given to babies daily?
Yes, steamed dosa for babies can be given daily. But it’s important to introduce all the foods and including lots of varieties is also important. And hence, it can be given twice or thrice in a week.
Steamed Dosa for Babies [How to make Dosa Batter for Babies]
Are you looking for a delicious and nutritious way to get your baby started on a healthy diet? Try Steamed Dosa for Babies [How to make Dosa Batter for Babies] – it's an essential part of South Indian diet and your baby will love it!
Hi Dr. My baby is 1 year n1 month. He start doing poo within 10 min of after every meal . What should i gave to him to resolve this? We r vegetarian . Please suggest?
Thanks for the wonderful recipes, my son loves most of them 🙂 But he always has a digestion problem and doesn’t poop for 3 or 4 days. I add good amount of cumin and hing in almost to hus recipes. Can you please post some recipe to overcome this problem if you have?
How old is the baby dear? Some kids do take 3-5 days to accept any new type of food. However increasing water content for babies and veggies and fruits can help them.
Hi,,, My son is 7.5 months old, I didn’t yet start finger foods, so how can I feed him this dosa? I’m scared whether he will choke if I give him the dosa itself
make soft fluffy dosas, cut them into small pieces and allow him to explore and eat, he will maybe take a piece and try to feed himself, it might be a messy affair but be patient, he will learn how to eat it by himself
Thanks a lot. My baby is 9months old. I have been feeding him solids, trying to give him new food everyday. Now that i am falling short of ideas, your blog is of great help. God bless. ?
Hi Hema thanks for this recipe. Since we need to follow 3 day rule for each ingredient. For this recipe there are 2 new items – urad dal and methi seeds. To start skip the methi seeds for 3 days? Or test the whole with 2 new items for 3 days? Thanks
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Can we make the batter without fermentation
Yes, but it will not be of same taste, texture and look dear.
Hi hema, i would like to know how should we incorporate methi seeds in this recipe?
Hi,
Methi seeds has to be soaked with urud dal and then grinding has to be done.
Can we make a premix of rice flour and urad dal powder to make this dosa instantly?
Hi,
Yes dear, you can give a try but that won’t have the same result. Making it fresh is better than that.
can we give coconut chutney to 11 minths old with dosa
Yes you can, do not add too much spice to it and avoid salt please.
Hi Dr. My baby is 1 year n1 month. He start doing poo within 10 min of after every meal . What should i gave to him to resolve this? We r vegetarian . Please suggest?
Hi Purnima, it is a natural thing for babies to poop after a meal because of the body’s metabolism.
Hi Hema,
Thanks for the wonderful recipes, my son loves most of them 🙂 But he always has a digestion problem and doesn’t poop for 3 or 4 days. I add good amount of cumin and hing in almost to hus recipes. Can you please post some recipe to overcome this problem if you have?
How old is the baby dear? Some kids do take 3-5 days to accept any new type of food. However increasing water content for babies and veggies and fruits can help them.
Hi,,, My son is 7.5 months old, I didn’t yet start finger foods, so how can I feed him this dosa? I’m scared whether he will choke if I give him the dosa itself
Hi meena,
make soft fluffy dosas, cut them into small pieces and allow him to explore and eat, he will maybe take a piece and try to feed himself, it might be a messy affair but be patient, he will learn how to eat it by himself
Hi Hema,
Thanks a lot for sharing nice food ideas for baby. My angel is now 9 months old. I try to give her new food everyday with the help of your food chart.
Can you please share instant rava idli and dosa recipe without baking soda.
Hii….
Trying to post a comment since morning, but unable to do.
My lo is 6 months n 10days old. She refuses to eat Oats n khichdi.
Please suggest what else I can give her during dinner n breakfast.
Another thing, she feels hungry every 2-2.5 hours n sleeps only for n hour or so.
Is this normal??
Can I give it to my son who is 6.5 months old?
Dear Anuja,
Yes you can give this dosa, do soak it in breastmilk or formula before feeding as it will be little dry for him, later you can give as finger food
Hi. . Hema. .great idea to serve dosa to the babies . Also is it a good idea to give babies powdered corn flakes in milk?
Hi neha,
It is better to give milk with corn flakes for babies over 1 year
Hi. For how long can i store the dosa batter?
Hi Jasleen,
It can be stored for 4 to 5 days in refrigerator
Thanks a lot. My baby is 9months old. I have been feeding him solids, trying to give him new food everyday. Now that i am falling short of ideas, your blog is of great help. God bless. ?
Thank you Jasleen 🙂
Hi Hema,
Can I use salt for batter as my baby is just 9 months old? My doctor has asked me to not to add salt till 1 year.
Regards,
Indrani
Hi Indirani,
Remove a little batter for baby before adding salt
Hi Hema thanks for this recipe. Since we need to follow 3 day rule for each ingredient. For this recipe there are 2 new items – urad dal and methi seeds. To start skip the methi seeds for 3 days? Or test the whole with 2 new items for 3 days? Thanks
Hi Maria, the amount of methi seeds is very negligible so you can try as dosa as whole