Masala Dosa: The South Indian Delicacy

Here is a simple & easy to make Masala Dosa recipe. It is healthy, filling & delicious.

MASALA DOSA RECIPE:

Ingredients For The Dosa:

2 cups rice

1 cup skinless split black lentils( Urad Dal)

1 tsp Chana dal/ Bengal gram

• tsp fenugreek seeds (Methi)

1 cup of flattened rice (Poha)

1 cup cooked rice

salt to taste

water as required

oil for applying on dosa's

For the potato masala filling:

3-4 potatoes

1 tbsp oil

1 tsp mustard seeds

1 tsp cumin seeds

4-5 green chillies finely chopped

4-5 curry leaves

2 cups chopped onions

• tsp turmeric powder

salt - to taste

1 tbsp. coriander leaves finely chopped

INSTRUCTIONS FOR MAKING THE PERFECT MASALA DOSA

For The Dosa Batter:

Making the Dosa requires little preparation. First the ingredients needs to be soaked well & later after blending it to a paste, it needs to be kept overnight to ferment well.

Firstly, wash the rice and Urad dal well. To it add fenugreek seeds, Chana dal & Flattened rice, add good amount of water and soak it for about 6-7 hours/ overnight.

Drain out the soaked water from all the ingredients.

Blend all the mixed ingredients into a fine paste/batter by adding very little water if required.

Mix the whole batter well.

Allow the batter to ferment overnight.

Next day to the batter, add salt and mix well.

Check the batter consistency.

Batter should not be too thick nor too thin.

For Making The Potato Filling:

Firstly, boil the potatoes in water by adding salt.

Peel off the potato skin and mash the boiled potatoes.

In a separate pan, add oil and heat it.

Add the mustard seeds, cumin seeds and allow it to splutter.

Add green chillies, add curry leaves and let them crackle.

Add diced onions and sauté till onions become soft.

Add salt, turmeric powder and mix well.

Add the mashed potatoes, mix well and cook for a minute.

Lastly, add the chopped coriander leaves and keep it aside to fill in the Dosa.

Masala Dosa preparation recipe:

Pour a ladleful of the batter on it and spread it in a circular motion thin circle.

Also smear a little oi/ butter over it.

Cover the Dosa for a while and cook till the bottom of Dosa turns golden brown.

Further spread a spoonful of the potato fillings at the centre of Dosa.

Then roll the Dosa along with masala.

finally, serve immediately with coconut chutney and sambar.

The author of this article is a South Indian born & hence his interest for South Indian cuisines. He loves food & travelling with an ambition to write and express unbiased opinions about the South Indian food within India & abroad. Masala Dosa is his most favourite.

Hi, I am Swapnil Khandekar. I love to write educational and travel related blogs.