Tricolour Dosai

Tricolour Dosai is a vibrant, eye-catching dosa inspired by the colours of the Indian flag. Made with three distinct batter colors—saffron, white, and green—this dosa celebrates India’s spirit, especially on occasions like Independence Day and Republic Day. The dosai is complete with an Ashoka Chakra design in the center, making it visually appealing and festive. But the best part? No artificial colours are used in this recipe; each colour is naturally sourced for a wholesome and flavourful meal.

What is Tricolour Dosai?

The name “Tricolor Dosai” comes from the unique use of three colored batters representing the Indian flag’s colors. Each batter adds its own taste profile, creating a multi-layered flavour that pairs excellently with coconut chutney.

How to Make Tricolour Dosai

The three colours are achieved with natural ingredients:

• Saffron: Created with a touch of red chilli or carrots.
• White: The classic dosa batter as a neutral base.
• Green: Spinach or coriander leaves add a fresh, green hue.

Why Make Tricolour Dosai?

Tricolour Dosai isn’t just a treat for the taste buds but a symbolic dish that brings a sense of pride. Serve it with coconut chutney to enhance its flavours. This dosa is perfect for adding a festive flair to your table and is sure to be a hit with family and friends on patriotic holidays!

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Tricolour Dosai - Independance Day Special

Niranjana Sankaranarayanan

Tricolour dosai – What does that mean? how can we make it? So a lot of questions might arise when we hear the name. Let me tell you the reason for its name. I have used three coloured batter to make this dosai. The theme is based on Indian flag. It has saffron, white and green colour with Ashoka Chakra in the centre. So I want to make something special for Independance day. That was how this dosai is born. And the most important point is there are no artificial colours in this recipe. All the three batters have unique flavour and they go best with coconut chutney.

Some more tiffin recipes

Pav Bhaji Dosa

Karthigai adai

Murungai ilai adai

Tricolour dosai

Instant Wheat dosai / Godhumai dosai

Vella dosai

Verumarisi adai

Multigrain Adai

Vermicelli dosai

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 30 minutes mins

Course Breakfast, tiffin

Cuisine Indian, South Indian

Servings 4 Dosai

Equipment

• Skillet

Ingredients

  

INGREDIENTS

White batter

• 1 small cup Dosai batter

Orange batter

• 1 small cup Dosai batter
• 1 No Tomato
• 2 Nos Red chilli

Green batter

• 1 small cup Dosai batter
• 1 cup Coriander leaves
• 2 Nos Green chilli non spicy one use depending on the spiciness

Instructions

 

To prepare batter

• Take three cups and add the dosai batter in all the three cups.
• Keep one cup aside and this will be used as the white batter.
• For the orange batter, grind tomato and red chilli into a fine puree.
• Mix it with the second cup of the dosai batter. There should be no lumps. The batter should be smooth.
• For the green batter, grind coriander leaves and green chillies with little water,
• Add this into the third cup of batter.
• Now keep all the three batter ready.

To make Dosai

Method 1

• Heat the skillet and sprinkle water to check the hotness of the tawa.
• Take a small portion of the orange batter and spread it like a crescent on the top.
• Then take the white batter and spread it below the orange batter like a rectangle.
• Finally take the green batter and spread it below the white batter like an inverted crescent.
• The dosai will now appear like a circle.

Method 2

• Heat the skillet and sprinkle water to check the hotness of the tawa.
• Take a small portion of the orange batter and spread it like a rectangle on the top.
• Then take the white batter and spread it below the orange batter like a rectangle.
• Finally take the green batter and spread it below the white batter like rectangle.
• The dosai will now appear like a big rectangle.

Final step

• Drizzle oil and cook the dosai in medium flame.
• Once the bottom side is cooked, flip and cook on the other side too.
• Remove the dosai from flame and serve it with coconut chutney.

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INSTRUCTIONS

To prepare batter for Tricolour dosa

• Take three cups and add the dosai batter in all the three cups.
• Keep one cup aside and this will be used as the white batter.
• For the orange batter, grind tomato and red chilli into a fine puree.
• Mix it with the second cup of the dosai batter. There should be no lumps. The batter should be smooth.
• For the green batter, grind coriander leaves and green chillies with little water,
• Add this into the third cup of batter.
• Now keep all the three batter ready.

To make Dosai

Method 1

• Heat the skillet and sprinkle water to check the hotness of the tawa.
• Take a small portion of the orange batter and spread it like a crescent on the top.
• Then take the white batter and spread it below the orange batter like a rectangle.
• Finally take the green batter and spread it below the white batter like an inverted crescent.

• The dosai will now appear like a circle.

Method 2

• Heat the skillet and sprinkle water to check the hotness of the tawa.
• Take a small portion of the orange batter and spread it like a rectangle on the top.
• Then take the white batter and spread it below the orange batter like a rectangle.
• Finally take the green batter and spread it below the white batter like rectangle.

• The dosai will now appear like a big rectangle.

Final step of making Tricolour dosa

• Drizzle oil and cook the dosai in medium flame.
• Once the bottom side is cooked, flip and cook on the other side too.
• Remove the dosai from flame and serve it with coconut chutney.

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