Drumstick flower dosa

The Health benefits of drumstick flowers and leaves and other parts of the tree are use in traditional medicine, various culinary applications, and its extraordinary nutritional value. These parts of the plant are rich in Vitamin B1, B2, B3, Vitamin A, and vitamin C. There are also the minerals calcium, iron, phosphorus and magnesium. The juice is highly nutritious and an ounce of it is said to contain the same quantity of calcium as 4 glasses of milk, the vitamin C of 7 oranges and the potassium of seven bananas, and a reasonable level of iron.

Ingredients:

Rice                 - 11/2 cups soak for about 3 hours

Drumstick flowers       -  ½ cup
Grated coconut           - 1/2 cup (optional)

Jeera                            -3/4 tsp

Red chilli powder          - ½ tsp

Salt to taste

Method :

Grind rice, jeera, chilli powder and salt together to a fine paste. Add the drumstick flowers and just grind a bit. The flowers should be rough ground.

Make crispy dosas and serve with coconut chutney.

15 December 2019- Today I added some finely cut leaves from our garden (brahmi, amaranth) to the batter. It tasted good.