Sunday 28 August 2011

Masala Dosa

Dosas are one of the cheapest, tastiest, and most filling South Indian Dish. It takes less than a minute to make a dosa but the process for preparing the batter starts long before. Let us see how ...
What you need to prepare Dosa:
  • Raw rice - 3cup
  • Boiled rice - 1 cup
  • Fenugreek seed-2 tbsp
  • Urad daal-1 cup
Preparation method:
  • Soak rice ,fenugreek seeds and uraad daal in water for minimum 2 hours.
  • Grind it to a fine batter using a blender or grinder. The batter should not be too watery or thick.  
  • Allow it to ferment.Normally it takes a half a day.
  • Add salt when you are ready to make dosa.
How to make a dosa :
  • To make dosa, heat a tawa / skillet.
  • Take a ladle full of dosa batter and spread it in a circular motion. 
  • When one side is done, flip it to the other side. Cook for 2-3 seconds and flip it again.
  • Cook on both sides for a few seconds. Serve hot.
A masala dosa is a popular variant made by stuffing a dosa with a lightly cooked filling of potatoes, fried onions and spices.

What you need for masala:
  • Potato-2 mashed
  • Onion-1 chopped
  • Tomato-1 chopped
  • Ginger-1 piece
  • Green chilli-2 chopped
  • Curry leaves-few
  • Coriander leaves-few
  • Chilli powder-1 tbsp
  • Turmeric powder-1/2tbsp
  • Cumin seeds-1/2 tbsp
  • Mustard seeds-1/2 tbsp
  • salt to taste
Preparation method:
  • Boil potatoes and mash it well .
  • Heat oil in a pan and splutter mustard seed and cumin seeds
  • Add onion,ginger,green chilli ,curry leaves and salt in to it.
  • Saute onions till they turn it to brown.
  • Add tomatoes and cook well.
  • Add chilli powder and turmeric powder in to it. 
  • Then finally add the mashed  potatoes in to it and mix it well.
  • Garnish with coriander leaves.
  • Put the masala on the top of the dosa and fold the dosa
  • Yummy masala dosa is ready to be served with chutney or Sambar

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