How many calories does one Crispy Paper Dosa have?

One Crispy Paper Dosa gives 152 calories. Out of which carbohydrates comprise 84 calories, proteins account for 19 calories and remaining calories come from fat which is 49 calories.  One  Crispy Paper Dosa provides about 8 percent of the total daily calorie requirement of a standard adult diet of 2,000 calories.

See Crispy Paper Dosa recipe.

Crispy dosa is a famous crisp dosa from South India and is very thin. 

Is Crispy Paper Dosa healthy?

Yes and No. Crispy paper dosa can be healthy or not, depending who eats it. Crispy paper dosa is made of urad dal, rice, rice flour and ghee for cooking.

What's good in the dosa.

Urad Dal : 1 cup of cooked urad dal gives 69.30% of folic acid of your daily requirement of folate.  The folic acid in urad dal helps your body to produce and maintain new cells, especially red blood cells. Being rich in Phosphorus it works with Calcium to build our bones. See here for 10 super benefits of urad dal. 

What's the problem in the dosa?

Rice : Here are the pros for rice. Rice is a great source of complex carbohydrates, which is an important source of energy for our body. Rice is low in fibre and therefore a good option for people suffering from diarrhoea. What's not good in rice. Foods like rice are high in GI are not suitable for weight loss, heart patients,  diabetics as they affect the blood sugar control levels. See details of is white rice and parboiled rice good for you?

Rice flour (chawal ka atta) : 1.2 cup of rice flour are used to make 10 dosas. Rice flour is high in carbohydrates, not a good source of protein. Consumption of rice flour can cause inflammtion in your body and not goos for heart patients. See full details on is rice flour bad for you? 

Can Diabetics, Heart patients and over weight individuals have crispy dosa?

Dosa is a moderate Glycemic Index recipe. Since, dosa has a high amount of rice which is rich in simple carbohydrates and it is fermented that is - it is pre digested, it does not prove to be a healthy option for diabetics, heart patients and weight watchers.

Diabetics can replace the rice with oats or ragi which will increase the fiber content and make recipes like Healthy Oats Dosa and Nachni Dosa.

Healthy Oats Dosa

Can healthy individuals have crispy dosa?

Yes, dosa works for healthy individuals. Dosa is a fermented food which is easy to digest. Fermentation of foods increases the bioavailability of nutrients which helps the body to assimilate more nutrition. The microorganisms break down the complex protein, carbohydrates and fat efficiently thereby helping to assimilate more nutrients from the food. BUT, you need to balance your dosa meal later in the day with some fibre rich foods since dosa does not have much fibre. So always keep that in mind. So you can have a Spinach and Paneer paratha recipe. 

Ghee, butter or oil, which to use in making paper dosa?

Ghee and butter in moderate quantities is healthier option to make dosa. If you want to use oil, use olive oil, canola oil or peanut oil which are rich sources of MUFA which decreases the risk of heart disease as they lower the low density lipoprotein cholesterol levels (Bad cholesterol)  in the body.

What to have your paper dosa with?

Have this with nutritious green chutney recipe which has ZERO sugar used in it made with mint leaves, onions and coriander. Or you can have this healthy coconut chutney made from coconut and coriander.  Don't add potatoes to your dosa as it will increase the carbohydrate content. 

Coconut Chutney

How to burn 152 calories that come from one Crispy Paper Dosa?

Note: These values are approximate and calorie burning differs in each individual.