Introduction
Dosa is one of the most famous South Indian breakfast recipe. It is healthy as well as yummy. Originated from the South, Now it has become famous throughout the world for its taste and health benefits. Dosa is made by perfectly blending and fermenting soaked rice and urad daal , and is further spread evenly on the tava along with some oil to make it crispy. This dosa served along with spicy potato stuffing makes it much more yummier. This version of stuffed dosa is termed as masala dosa. This masala dosa recipe is the easiest and the tastiest
Dosa can be Customised according to taste and needs. You can make your Choicest stuffings and load them well in your dosa. This masala Dosa recipe of ours will surely satisfy your tastebuds. Do try this at home and pls don’t forget to share your reviews in thr comment section below.
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Ingredients
Dosa Batter:
Masala:
Step by step recipe with images
Dosa batter:
1) Firstly soak 3 cups of idli rice and 1 cup of urad dal in a pot for 5 hours.
2) Drain off the rice and daal.
3) Transfer it to the mixing jar and add required amount of water in it.
4) Coarsely blend the batter into a thick paste, if you blend it into a very smooth paste, the dosa will turn out to be soft. Repeat it with all batches.
5)Transfer if to another Bowl and ferment it for 8 hours.
6) After 8 hours, The batter will double with a lot of air bubbles in it, indicating proper fermentation.Your batter is ready.
How to make potato stuffing (masala) :
1) For this yummy masala dosa recipe, Firstly boil the potatoes in a pressure cooker and mash them well.
2) Heat a pan with 4 to 5 tablespoon of refined oil.
3) Add curry leaves and let it splutter.
4) Now add the chopped onions and peanuts to it. Toss them well in medium flame, until they turn golden brown and the peanuts turn crunchy. Add green chillies as per taste.
5) Now add 1/4 tablespoon of turmeric powder.
6) Add a pinch of red chilli powder.
7) Add salt as per taste. Mix them well.
8) Finally add the mashed potatoes and mix well.
9) Lastly add 1/2 tablespoon of sambar masala and coriander leaves. Stir them well and your masala is ready.
How to make masala dosa:
1)Once the batter has fermented well, mix it well with a spatula.
2) Now add salt and 3 to 4 tablespoon of Semolina to the batter and mix well.
3) Heat the tava in medium high flame and sprinkle some water over it. Wipe off the tava properly. Add ladleful of batter on hot tava and spread evenly.
4) Add 1 to 2 tablespoon of oil to make it crispy.
5) Now add 2 spoons of aalu masala and spread evenly on the dosa.
6) Roast until the dosa turns golden brown and crisp. Scrape all the sides and roll the dosa.
7) Your masala dosa is perfectly ready.
Tips and Tricks
1) Don’t blend the batter into smooth paste, it will make the dosa soft. Blend it into a coarse batter.
2) Add required amount of water to the batter. Too thick or too thin batter will not give you a perfect dosa.
3) Make sure your tawa is properly greased and non stick.
4) blend the batter properly… There should be no lumps in it.
Recipe card
Masala dosa
Ingredients
Dosa batter:
- Idli Rice- 3 cups
- Urad dal 1 cup
- Salt- as per taste
- Semolina(sooji) -2 to 3 tablespoon.
Dosa masala:
- Potatoes- 5 to 6 (medium sized)
- Onion- 1 medium sized (finely chopped)
- Peanuts- 1/4 cup
- Green chillies- 2 to 3 or as per taste
- Refined oil- 4 to 5 tablespoon
- Turmeric powder- 1/2 tablespoon
- Red chilli powder- a pinch
- Salt- As per taste
- Curry leaves- 5 to 6 leaves
- Coriander- 1 tablespoon finely chopped
- Sambar masala -1/2 tablespoon
Instructions
Dosa batter:
- Firstly soak 3 cups of idli rice and 1 cup of urad dal in a pot for 5 hours.
- Drain off the rice and daal.
- Transfer it to the mixing jar and add required amount of water in it.
- Coarsely blend the batter into a thick paste, if you blend it into a very smooth paste, the dosa will turn out to be soft. Repeat it with all batches.
- Transfer if to another Bowl and ferment it for 8 hours.
- After 8 hours, The batter will double with a lot of air bubbles in it, indicating proper fermentation.Your batter is ready.
How to make potato stuffing (masala) :
- For this yummy masala dosa recipe, Firstly boil the potatoes in a pressure cooker and mash them well.
- Heat a pan with 4 to 5 tablespoon of refined oil.
- Add curry leaves and let it splutter.
- Now add the chopped onions and peanuts to it. Toss them well in medium flame, until they turn golden brown and the peanuts turn crunchy. Add green chillies as per taste.
- Now add 1/4 tablespoon of turmeric powder.
- Add a pinch of red chilli powder.
- Add salt as per taste. Mix them well.
- Finally add the mashed potatoes and mix well.
- Lastly add 1/2 tablespoon of sambar masala and coriander leaves. Stir them well and your masala is ready.
How to make masala dosa:
- Once the batter has fermented well, mix it well with a spatula.
- Now add salt and 3 to 4 tablespoon of Semolina to the batter and mix well.
- Heat the tava in medium high flame and sprinkle some water over it. Wipe off the tava properly. Add ladleful of batter on hot tava and spread evenly.
- Add 1 to 2 tablespoon of oil to make it crispy.
- Now add 2 spoons of aalu masala and spread evenly on the dosa.
- Roast until the dosa turns golden brown and crisp. Scrape all the sides and roll the dosa.
- Your masala dosa is perfectly ready.
