Masala Dosa Recipe

Masala Dosa is made by stuffing a dosa with a lightly cooked filling of potatoes, fried onions and spices. It wraps the dosa around an onion and potato curry. It is a very delicious dish of South India. The batter is made of rice and lentils and so this dish is a healthy and filling dish.

Ingredients for Masala Dosa Recipe

• Dosa batter
• Potatoes – 5 (big) boiled
• Onion – 2(sliced)
• Green Peas –  ½ cup
• Beet root – ½ (finely chopped)
• Carrots – ½ (finely chopped)
• Coriander leaves – ¼ cup
• Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
• Chana dal – 1 tsp
• Urud dal – 1 tsp
• Salt – to taste
• Turmeric powder – 1 tsp
• Oil – 2 tbsp

Procedure for preparing Masala Dosa Recipe

To prepare the filling masala, peel the boiled potatoes and mash them. Heat oil in a pan and splutter mustard seeds, then add the chana dal and Urud dal. Now add the onions and sauté for 2 minutes. Add  peas, beet root and carrot to it and cook till the vegetables are done.To this add turmeric powder and salt and sauté for 2 minutes. Now add the mashed potatoes and mix well. Check seasoning and then add the coriander leaves, mix well and keep aside.

Now heat a griddle and pour a big spoonful of the batter and in circular motions spread it. Cook on both sides and then on the inner side drop a spoonful of the filling masala and roll the dosa . Remove from heat.

Masala dosa is ready to be served hot with Coconut chutney, Sambar, Onion sambar or Onion coconut chutney.