Introduction:
Masala Dosa is one of the most popular south Indian recipes all over the world. Made up of the fermented batter of Rice and Urad Daal along with the stuffing of mashed potatoes, it is an extremely scrumptious and fulfilling dish. Though the preparation of Dosa requires a lot of time and efforts, the taste is worth it. It is generally used as a breakfast item or snack in most of the Malayalee families. It is served along with sambhar, coconut chutney, onion chutney and tomato chutney. In case you are interested in preparing Masala Dosa, the recipe is given below.
Masala Dosa Recipe
Ingredients
* 1½ cups Rice
* 1/2 cup Urad Dal
* Salt to taste
* 2 large Potatoes
* 1 medium Onion (chopped)
* 1/2 tsp Yellow Split Peas
* 1/2 tsp Mustard Seeds
* 1/2 tsp Turmeric
* 1-2 green Chili
* 1 tbsp Oil
Method
* Separately soak rice and urad dal at least 6 hour or overnight in water.
* Grind to paste.
* Mix together, add salt with water to make batter.
* Leave in room temperature overnight.
* Mix onion and chilies to the thin batter.
* Heat pan or griddle with little ghee or oil.
* Spread the mix on pan in circular motion to make thin Dosa.
* Cook on both the sides, if desired.
* Heat oil. Add mustard seed, peas, onions and spice.
* Fry for about 5 minutes on medium heat or/until onions are turned into golden brown
* Add potatoes and mix and cook some more.
* Add filling inside Dosa and roll. Serve hot with Chutney.
Ingredients:
For the masala filling
Long grain rice 21/2 cups
Uncle Ben's Converted rice 21/2 cups
Urad dal whole 1 cup
Methi seeds 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Potatoes 3 nos boiled, peeled and cubed
Onions 1 no
Mustard, Chana dal for seasoning
Chillies 2 nos
Besan 1 tsp
Turmeric 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Method:
1. Soak the long grain rice for 6-7 hrs and urad dal for an hour.
2. Grind the soaked rice and urad along with methi seeds to a fine paste.
3. Mix both of them, add salt and let it ferment atleast for a day.
4. For those of you who prefer to eat a little less sour, dosa can be made after fermenting for 2 hours.
Masala Preparation:
1. In a pan with oil, season with seeds, chilli, add onions. Fry for a couple of minutes, add potato, salt and turmeric.
2. Cook for some time. Mix the besan with water and add the same to the vegetable mixture. Cook for a couple of minutes and garnish with cilantro.
3. In a griddle or a non stick flat pan pour a laddle and make it round shape. Pour some oil around it and flip it after bubbling spots appear.
4. Take a spoonful of Masala filling, fill in the center and close the dosa.
Serve hot with chutney or sambhar.
Rava Dosa
Ingredients:
Rice flour 1 cup
Wheat Flour 1 cup
All purpose flour 1 cup
Rasa 1 tbsp
Green chillies 3 nos finely chopped
Mustard seeds 1 tsp
Cumins seeds 1 tsp
Curry leaves few
Salt to taste
Method:
1. Mix all the flours with salt, green chillies.
2. Add enough water to get a semi-liquid consistency.
3. Do the seasoning with mustard, cumin and curry leaves and add it to the batter.
4. Heat the griddle and proceed as in dosa.
Serve hot with chutney or sambhar
Wheat Flour Dosa
Ingredients:
Wheat flour 2 Cups
Rice flour 1/2 Cup
Curds 1/4 Cup
Salt to taste
Cumin 2 tsp
Green chilies 5 Nos
Water
Oil
Method:
1. Grind Green Chilies to fine paste.
2. Mix Everything and let it rest for 3-4 hours.
3. Add water to make a dosa batter.
4. Proceed as in dosa and enjoy with chutneys.
Onion Rava Dosa
Ingredients:
Rice flour 1 cup
Wheat flour 1 cup
All purpose flour 1 cup
Rasa 1 tbsp
Green chillies 3 nos finely chopped
Mustard seeds 1 tsp
Cumins seeds 1 tsp
Curry leaves few
Salt to taste
Onion 2 nos
Method:
1. Chop onion into fine pieces and reserve.
2. Mix all flours with salt and green chillies.
3. Add enough water to get a semi-liquid consistency.
4. Do the seasoning with mustard, cumin and curry leaves and add it to the batter.
5. Heat the griddle and proceed as in dosa. Sprinkle some onion on top and let it cook.
6. Add some oil on the other side and flip. Allow it to cook on the other side.
Serve hot with chutney or sambhar
Ingredients:
Long grain rice 4 cups
Uncle Ben's Converted rice 2 cups
Urad dal (whole) 1 cup
Salt to taste
Capsicum (big) 1 no chopped finely
Onion 1 no chopped finely
Tomatoes 2 nos chopped finely
Method:
1. Soak the long grain rice for 6-7 hrs and urad dal for an hour.
2. Dry grind the Converted rice.
3. Grind the soaked rice to a coarse paste and urad to a fine paste.
4. Mix all three. Add salt and let it ferment atleast for a day.
5. Heat a griddle and make a round shape with a laddle full batter.
6. 5.Sprinkle all three vegetables and apply little oil around the edges.
7. After a couple of minutes flip them to the other side and let it cook.
Serve hot with chutney or sambhar
Plain Dosa
Ingredients:
Long Grain rice 4 cups
Uncle Ben's Converted rice 2 cups
Urad dal (whole) 1 cup
Salt to taste
Method:
1. Soak the long grain rice for 6-7 hrs and urad dal for an hour.
2. Dry grind the Converted rice.
3. Grind the soaked rice to a coarse paste and urad to a fine paste.
4. Mix all three, add salt and let it ferment atleast for a day.
5. Steam them and serve hot with chutney or sambhar.