Name: Masala Dosa recipe by Pavithra M Adiga at BetterButter
Prep time: 900 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 945 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: For dosa batter; Dosa rice 3 cups; Urad dal or black lentils 1 cup; Thick poha or avalakki ¾ cup; Methi seeds or menthya ¼ cup; Rice flour 1 cup; Maida flour ½ cup; Fine sooji or Chiroti rava ¼ cup; Cumin 2 teaspoon; Salt to taste; For red chutney; Red chilies 12 to 15; garlic pods 10; Cumin ½ tablespoon; Oil 1 cup; For green chutney; Coconut 1 cup; Roasted gram or hurigadale ¼ cup; Coriander leaves ¼ cup; Hing or asafetida a pinch; Oil ½ tablespoon; Mustard seeds 1 teaspoon; Curry leaves 5; Green chilies 3; Tamarind paste 1/2 tablespoon; salt as per taste; For Aloo sabzi or palya; Aloo or potato cooked and mashed 2 cups; Cooked Peas ½ cup; Onion chopped 1 cup

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.

Ingredients Serving: 5

For dosa batter
Dosa rice 3 cups
Urad dal or black lentils 1 cup
Thick poha or avalakki ¾ cup
Methi seeds or menthya ¼ cup
Rice flour 1 cup
Maida flour ½ cup
Fine sooji or Chiroti rava ¼ cup
Cumin 2 teaspoon
Salt to taste
For red chutney
Red chilies 12 to 15
garlic pods 10
Cumin ½ tablespoon
Oil 1 cup
For green chutney
Coconut 1 cup
Roasted gram or hurigadale ¼ cup
Coriander leaves ¼ cup
Hing or asafetida a pinch
Oil ½ tablespoon
Mustard seeds 1 teaspoon
Curry leaves 5
Green chilies 3
Tamarind paste 1/2 tablespoon
salt as per taste
For Aloo sabzi or palya
Aloo or potato cooked and mashed 2 cups
Cooked Peas ½ cup
Onion chopped 1 cup
Grated ginger 1 tablespoon
Hing or asafoetida ½ teaspoons
Urad dal ½ teaspoons
Channa dal ½ teaspoons
Green chilies 3
Mustard seeds 1 teaspoon
Turmeric powder 1 teaspoon
lemon juice 1 tablespoon
Oil 1 tablespoon
Coriander leaves chopped 1 tablespoon
salt as per taste
Water as required

Instructions

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

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