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Monday, October 18, 2010

MASAL DOSAI / MASALA DOSA

INGREDIENTS FOR THE DOSA:

Idli rice- 1 1/2 cups
Raw rice - 1 cup
Whole white urad dhal- 1/2 cup
Salt - as per taste ( generally I put 1 level tsp. for 1 cup of rice.This will be fine. Here, it is 2 1/2 tsps.)

METHOD:

Soak rice and dhal separately for 3-4 hours. Grind rice and dhal separately. Add salt , mix the batter and allow the batter to ferment for 7-8 hours.

INGREDIENTS FOR THE MASAL:

Potatoes – 3
Big onion - 1
Green Chillies - 3 or 4
Ginger - a small piece (optional)
Turmeric Powder - a pinch
Hing
Curry Leaves - few
Coriander leaves finely chopped - 2 tablespoons
Salt
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp.
Urad dhal - 1/2 tsp.
Oil- 2 tsp.

METHOD:

Pressure cook potatoes for two whistles. Peel the skin and cut into big cubes. Chop onions into lengthy strips. Slit green chillies vertically.

In a kadai, heat oil and add mustard seeds. When they splutter, add urad dhal and fry till golden brown. Now add turmeric powder, hing, onions and curry leaves and fry till the onions are translucent. Add the potatoes and salt. Slightly mash the potatoes. Add coriander leaves, mix well and keep it aside for spreading on the dosa.

HOW TO SPREAD: Spread the dosa batter in a dosa pan. Sprinkle some oil on all the sides and when one side is cooked, flip it to the other side. Leave it for 15 - 20 seconds. Again, flip it to the first side. Place a ladle of masal and spread only on one half of the dosa and fold the other half to cover it OR place the masal in the centre and fold it on both sides as shown in the picture. Serve hot with any chutney or sambhar or your choice.

NOTE: For spreading in the dosa , the masal should be semi-solid.
This masal can also be used as a side dish with pooris and chappathis.

42 comments :

  1. nothing to beat our masala dosai--- mouthwatering!

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  2. Very inviting masala dosas, am drooling rite now here..

    Priya's Easy N Tasty Recipes

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  3. Perfect masala dosai,my daughter's fav...Luks fantastic.

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  4. Nicely presented and it looks very delicious...

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  5. Dear Shanti
    Dusshera and durga puja greetings to you and family. Goddess will bless you all and forever.
    Thats a great recipe. My dosa always becomes hard after some times. I hate it. But I have seen , all my friends used to bring dosa with Gun powder for lunch, and it used to be very soft even after many hours., Is it because I use raw rice and not parboiled rice?
    I note that you have used 1 Udad dal and 5 rice. I have used so far 1 dal and 2.5 to 3 rice. If I follow your proportion, can I get a soft dosa? By the way I dont like much fancied paper dosa.
    please help in making a soft dosa even if I want to eat it next morning.
    Have a nice week

    PS . I have posted a Biriyani, with vege option, no onion and garlic, please try it.

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  6. dosa making me here hungry n mouthwatering,,

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  7. My son just love this....I often give him for tiffin also. Very very tempting clicks...

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  8. Hi akka,

    Dosa looks real tasty...great breakfast,very filling...:)

    Dr.Sameena@

    www.myeasytocookrecipes.blogspot.com

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  9. I was once crazy about masala dosas,when ever I go restaurants, I order masala dosa ;) Looks really tempting,tomorrow sure masala dosa yenna veetla :)

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  10. Masala dosa...the name itself dragged me here...looks really nice..

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  11. Superb masal dosa. Well presented too.

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  12. masala dosa is the one i wanted to try at home for a long time. looks delicious with both chutneys

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  13. Wish i had that plate right now Drool

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  14. Comming for breakfast to have crispy crunchy dosa..save some for me.

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  15. Wow! Masala dosa looks so tempting.

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  16. Yerkanave I miss Chennai a lot - inime unga veedu andha list la irukku...rendu order masala dosa please! Super ah irukku!

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  17. Yummy masala dosas.. crispy...

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  18. yummy recipe...love this..tempting picture

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  19. lovely presentation! Dosai looks yummmmmmmm with chutney&sambar!
    :P:P

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  20. My all time fav... Yummy and mouthwatering dosai...

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  21. wwwwooooooowwwww.wat a dosa ...ur presentation is gr8 as well....i am sure most of us who saw this post will make this tomorrow.
    Biny

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  22. Lovely Masal Dosas. Mouthwatering....

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  23. Wooooooooooow i am seriously drooling .. thats wonderful meal platter with all my fav's chutney, sambar , masala dosa mmm pramaadam

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  24. hi dear thnx for visiting my blog..this looks completely delicious..following you..follow me bk ok..

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  25. Looks awesome. Dosai looks pretty!

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  26. its so long since I had a platter like this! very mouthwatering:)

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  27. Aaah...masal dosa adhula close up shot vera...u are killing us here shanthi akka! Lovely pics and I love the way you have simply chocked the dosai with teh masal...YUM!


    Shobha

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  28. Masala dosa souds yummylicious n it was a fav of mine in my childhood ,even now it is but these days i don't get to eat it quite often as i did before.

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  29. Very tempting dosas... never will say no that too served with chutney and sambar. Looks yummy.

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  30. oh yummy masal dosas.. who will not like it.

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  31. Second click is super awesome :) makes me feel hungry :)

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  32. Wow looks so tasty...I luv masala dosais looks perfectly made

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  33. This looks delicious! The flavors must be wonderful. Beautiful photos, too!

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  34. Looks tempting... love it ... infact any kind of dosa and i am game for it!

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  35. very very nice . i tried it and it comes very tasty .
    hats off to you mam:)

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  36. Rosa looks great! Can we use moxie to grind ?

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  37. Nice blog. I am very much liked Masala Dosa. So this blog is really interesting to read. I think Masala Dosa Mix is very good for making cooking easy. Keep posting

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