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Writer's pictureNandini R Kini

Restaurant style Masala Dosa

Updated: Dec 2, 2020

Masala dosa is one of the most popular South Indian breakfast dishes served in restaurants and tiffin centers. Dosa is a crepe made using fermented rice and lentil batter. Masala dosa is one that is crisp, aromatic, flavourful, and has a potato masala or spiced seasoned potatoes stuffed in it. These are usually served with sambar and coconut chutney.



Ingredients


1 fistful urad dal (1/4 cup)

1 pav dosa rice (3/4 cup)

1 fistful chana dal

1 fistful sabudana

1 fistful poha / avalakki / beaten rice

1 tsp methi/fenugreek seeds

1.5 pav rice flour

1 fistful maida

1 fistful fine Rava/ semolina

Salt to taste

2 tsp sugar

1 tsp cooking soda

Oil or ghee for making dosa



Procedure

  • Take rice, urad dal, chana dal, sabudana, methi in a bowl, wash well and soak in water for 5-6 hrs

  • Wash poha and grind with soaked rice and dal mixture

  • Add maida, rice flour, and semolina to the ground batter and keep covered

  • Let it ferment for 8-10 hrs or overnight

  • In the morning add salt, sugar, and soda to the batter

  • Add water if needed and adjust the consistency of the batter

  • Heat Tava and make Thin dosa, drizzle with oil or ghee

  • Once it becomes crisp put 2-3 tbsp of potato sabji in the center and fold it

  • Serve hot with coconut chutney and sambar.


Potato sabzi recipe

  • Heat 3 tsp oil in a pan, add 1 tsp mustard seeds. When it starts crackling add curry leaves and 1 tsp urad dal, fry for a second.

  • Add 3 chopped green chilies and 1/2 tsp turmeric powder and fry for a minute

  • Now add 2 chopped onions, salt to taste, saute for 5 mins

  • Add 2 chopped, boiled potatoes, toss well

  • Serve with dosa

Coconut chutney recipe

  • Grind 1/2 cup grated fresh coconut with 2 green chilies, salt to taste, ginger piece, and little tamarind.

  • Make a smooth paste.

  • Temper with mustard, curry leaves, and asafoetida powder.

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