Masala Dosa / South Indian pancakes with Aloo Filling :

Masala Dosa:   Crepes folded over a spicy potato dish

Today I’m sharing a widely popular Indian food  &  one of my favorite breakfast menu, Masala Dosa. This dosa is delicious as well as spicy. It is best accompanied with  Coconut Chutney &  Sambar.

You can make the dosa batter in advance. The  delicious filling is prepared with mashed potato, green chilly and spices. Then it is stuffed inside the golden crisp dosa and served hot.

Here goes the Quick &  Easy  recipe ..!

Ingredients:

For Dosa:

·         Raw rice                        - 1 ½ cup

·         Boiled rice                     - ½ cup

·         Urad dal                        - ½ cup

·         Fenugreek seeds           - 1 tbsp

·         Salt to taste

For Filling:

·         Potatoes                       - 2 large

·         Oil                                - 2 to 3 tbsp

·         Mustard                        - ¼ tsp

·         Cumin                           - ¼  tsp

·         Split urad dal                 - ½ tsp

·         Asafetida                       - a pinch

·         Curry leaves                  - 4 to 5

·         Onion                            - 1

·         Green chilly                   - 1 or 2

·         Turmeric pwd                 - ¼ tsp

·         Lemon juice                   - 1 tsp

·         Salt to taste

·         Fresh coriander leaves

Method for preparing crispy Dosa:

1.     Wash and soak rice and urad dal separately for 5 to 6 hrs.

2.     Grind to paste.

3.     Combine together. Add salt and little water to batter consistency.

4.     Leave to ferment overnight.

5.     Heat girdle or flat tawa with little ghee or oil.

6.     Take a ladle full of thin batter and spread it on the hot girdle in concentric circles.

7.     Cook the dosa covered.

8.     Flip on to other side and cook till golden and crisp.

Method for preparing spicy Masala Filling:

1.     Wash and cook potatoes till soft and tender.

2.     Peel off the skin and mash it.

3.     Heat oil in a frypan.

4.     Add mustard, cumin, split urad dal, asafetida and curry leaves.

5.     Wait to splutter.

6.     Add chopped onion slices.

7.     Fry to golden.

8.     Add green chillies slit lengthwise.

9.     Sauté for a minute.

10.  Add turmeric pwd and salt.

11.  Add mashed potatoes little water and  cook some more time.

12.  Once the masala attains thick consistency , add lemon juice combine and remove from flame.

13.  Sprinkle freshly chopped coriander leaves.

To Serve:

1.     Stuff  the spicy filling masala inside the hot crisp dosa.

2.     Serve with coconut  chutney and sambar of your choice.

3.     Enjoy lipsmacking masala dosa now..:)

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