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Masala Dosa

Masala Dosa

Masala Dosa - famous south Indian dish which can be eaten anytime, in snack, lunch or dinner or breakfast. It has a slight tangy taste due to the fermentation, and is savory rather than sweet.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course Breakfast, Meals, Snack
Cuisine Indian
Servings 4
Calories 368 kcal

Ingredients
  

For Dosa

  • ½ cup urad dal
  • 1 ½ cup rice
  • ½ cup chana dal
  • 4 tbsp poha
  • salt to taste

For Masala

  • 2 cup potatoes
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • ½ tsp mustard seeds
  • ½ tsp Jeera / Cumin seeds
  • 1 tsp chana dal
  • 1 tsp urad dal
  • 1 tsp ginger paste
  • 1 pinch asafetida / hing
  • 1 cup onion chopped
  • 5-6 curry leaves
  • 2 green chilies
  • ½ tsp turmeric (Haldi)
  • 2 tbsp. coriander leaves
  • salt to taste
  • 1 tbsp butter

Instructions
 

Making Dosa batter

  • wash rice, urad dal and chana dal separately and soak in water separately for 4 – 6 hours or overnight.
  • Rinse poha and soak 30 mins and grind.
  • Grind urad dal and poha in a blender. 
  • Use water as much required to make batter. Transfer to large container.
  • Mix with dal batter.
  • Keep it for fermenting for overnight or minimum 16 hours. In hot weather it takes less time.
  • After fermenting batter should turn fluffy.

Making Sambar / curry

  • Boil potatoes till just done.
  • Heat oil in a pan. Add cumin, mustard, chana dal and urad dal until dal turns golden.
  • Add asafetida / hing and ginger. Saute till raw aroma is gone.
  • Add onion, curry leaves and chilies.
  • Saute till golden, Add potatoes, crumbled
  • Add turmeric and salt. Add some water. 
  • Saute for 2-3 minutes.
  • Garnish with coriander leaves.

Masala Dosa

  • Put some oil on tawa. Heat on high flames
  • Put laddle full of batter on the tawa and spread evenly with laddle or use flat side of katori.
  • Put some butter on the edges.
  • After a few minutes, batter will start leaving the edges.
  • Flip and cook for 2 minutes. flip again till the base turns golden.
  • Place the curry on one half of the dosa and roll it.
  • Remove from the tawa and eat with sambhar, coconut chutney.

Notes

Use heavy grid tawa or pan for making crispy dosa.
Don't use non-stick pans.
Use large burner side of your stove.
 
 

Nutrition

Calories: 368kcalCarbohydrates: 62gProtein: 14gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 8mgSodium: 112mgPotassium: 588mgFiber: 16gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 640IUVitamin C: 56mgCalcium: 99mgIron: 5mg
Keyword Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch, Meals, Snack
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