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Masala Dosa

Aug-06-2017
Pavithra M Adiga
900 minutes
Prep Time
45 minutes
Cook Time
5 People
Serves
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ABOUT Masala Dosa RECIPE

Masala dosa as the name indicates, its masala red chutney spread inside and the outer crisp and inner soft dosa. It’s prepared using fermented rice and lentil batter. The basic recipe of dosa calls for soaking rice and lentil (urad dal) for few hours, then grinding, fermenting overnight and preparing dosa. Rice is rich source of carbohydrates while urad dal is rich in protein, fibre and vitamin B. So this dosa forms a nutritious tasty vegetarian breakfast option. There are many variations to this batter preparation in South India from one city to another. The addition of thick poha, methi seeds, cooked rice, rice flour and fine sooji to the batter gives good variation. The basic masala red chutney is prepared using soaked red chilies and garlic. Masala dosa is usually served with green chutney and sambar. There are different variants in masala dosa like mysore masala dosa, paper masala dosa, rava masala dosa and onion masala dosa. Here I am giving the recipe of commonly prepared masala dosa. I have given the recipe under five headings like preparation of dosa batter, red chutney, green chutney, aloo suzi and finally preparation of dosa on tawa.

Recipe Tags

  • Veg
  • Medium
  • Everyday
  • Karnataka
  • Pan fry
  • Breakfast and Brunch
  • Healthy

Ingredients Serving: 5

  1. For dosa batter
  2. Dosa rice 3 cups
  3. Urad dal or black lentils 1 cup
  4. Thick poha or avalakki ¾ cup
  5. Methi seeds or menthya ¼ cup
  6. Rice flour 1 cup
  7. Maida flour ½ cup
  8. Fine sooji or Chiroti rava ¼ cup
  9. Cumin 2 teaspoon
  10. Salt to taste
  11. For red chutney
  12. Red chilies 12 to 15
  13. garlic pods 10
  14. Cumin ½ tablespoon
  15. Oil 1 cup
  16. For green chutney
  17. Coconut 1 cup
  18. Roasted gram or hurigadale ¼ cup
  19. Coriander leaves ¼ cup
  20. Hing or asafetida a pinch
  21. Oil ½ tablespoon
  22. Mustard seeds 1 teaspoon
  23. Curry leaves 5
  24. Green chilies 3
  25. Tamarind paste 1/2 tablespoon
  26. salt as per taste
  27. For Aloo sabzi or palya
  28. Aloo or potato cooked and mashed 2 cups
  29. Cooked Peas ½ cup
  30. Onion chopped 1 cup
  31. Grated ginger 1 tablespoon
  32. Hing or asafoetida ½ teaspoons
  33. Urad dal ½ teaspoons
  34. Channa dal ½ teaspoons
  35. Green chilies 3
  36. Mustard seeds 1 teaspoon
  37. Turmeric powder 1 teaspoon
  38. lemon juice 1 tablespoon
  39. Oil 1 tablespoon
  40. Coriander leaves chopped 1 tablespoon
  41. salt as per taste
  42. Water as required

Instructions

  1. Dosa batter preparation
  2. Soak rice, urad dal, thick poha, methi seeds in water for 5 hours separately.
  3. Grind rice, poha and methi seeds together into fine paste using the soaked water. Keep this rice batter aside.
  4. Now grind urad dal separately. Mix this with ground rice batter.
  5. Make a paste of rice flour, maida and fine sooji with little water.
  6. Add this to main rice-urad dal batter. Add cumin and very little salt to the batter and mix. This forms a thick batter.
  7. Ferment it overnight. Adjust salt as per taste in the morning. Keep this aside for dosa preparation.
  8. Red chutney preparation
  9. Soak red chilies in water for 30 minutes.
  10. Grind together garlic pods and cumin into fine paste. Keep this aside.
  11. Now grind red chilies into fine paste.
  12. Heat oil in a small pan, add all the ground paste.
  13. Start frying it in oil until you get nice aroma.
  14. Red chutney is ready.
  15. Green chutney preparation
  16. Take a mixer jar, add coconut, roasted gram, coriander leaves, green chilies, tamarind paste, salt, hing and grind into fine paste. Keep this aside.
  17. Take a small pan, heat oil, add mustard seeds. After it splutters add curry leaves and fry for few seconds. Pour this on green chutney. Mix
  18. Green chutney is ready.
  19. Aloo sabzi or palya preparation
  20. Take a pan, heat oil, saute mustard seeds.
  21. Now add urad dal, channa dal, green chilies and curry leaves, fry this well for a minute.
  22. Add onion, saute well until they turn slightly golden.
  23. Add hing and mix well. Add ginger, turmeric powder, mix well.
  24. Now cooked aloo, peas, mix well. Add salt, lemon juice and mix well.
  25. Close a lid and cook for few minutes. Add coriander leaves and mix.
  26. Aloo sabzi or palya is ready.
  27. Preparation of masala dosa
  28. Heat a dosa tawa and apply oil. Now sprinkle little water, wipe with clean cloth.
  29. Now spread thick dosa batter on hot tawa. When the dosa is half cooked spread red chutney.
  30. If wish to use more oil, apply plain oil also at this step.
  31. Close and cook for few more seconds. Place the aloo sabzi or palya at one side of dosa.
  32. Close the lid and cook for few seconds. Now fold the dosa and serve hot.
  33. Masala dosa is ready to be served with green chutney and sambar.

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Neha Sharma
Sep-24-2017
Neha Sharma   Sep-24-2017

Loved it !

Mini Bhatia
Aug-10-2017
Mini Bhatia   Aug-10-2017

Yummy!

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