Masala Dosa

Ask an Indian whats your favorite breakfast , 3/4^th of the people’s response would be Masala Dosa so popular is this simple south indian breakfast dish. Crisp dosa served with simple Potato Masala is the most comforting breakfast.

INGREDIENTS:

For Dosa Batter:

Urad Dal – 1cup

Dosa Rice- 2 nd ½ cups

Methi  Seeds – 1tsp

Thin Poha – ½ cup

For Potato Masala:

Potato – 2 medium boiled and crushed into big chunks.

Onion- 1 large thickly sliced

Green Chillis- 2-3 slit

Oil- 3 tbsp

Mustard seeds – 1tsp

Jeera – ½ tsp

Curry Leaves-  1 sprig

METHOD:

For Batter:

-Take a large bowl , add the dal ,  and rice and clean them with water twice.

-Soak them in water for 5-6 hrs with methi seeds.

-After the dal and rice is soaked well grind them into fine paste in a wet grinder. Clean the poha and add it to the batter and mix well.

-Let the batter ferment overnight.

For Potato Masala:

-Heat oil , add the mustard seeds and jeera , let them splutter.

-Add the curry leaves , add the green chillies and onion , fry for ½ min. Add salt and turmeric and cook for 1min. (The onions should not turn soft they should retain the crunch in them , that gives this masala its real flavour).

-Finally add the potato chunks mix well and cook for 5-6 min till the potato absorbs the flavour.

Make the Masala Dosa:

-Mix the fermented batter well with a ladle , add 1tsp of salt and mix well.

-Heat a non stick tawa at medium heat. Pour a ladle full of the batter and spread it in a circular pattern to get a thin round .

-Cook for 2-3 min on medium flame the dosa will slowly start turning brown at the bottom.

-Reduce the flame add a tsp of oil around the dosa and let it cook till crisp.

-Spread the potato masala on the centre of dosa and fold it sideways.Serve hot.

Sending this to Mission Breakfast Hosted by Sowmya at Nivedhanam's and started by Pallavi and Sheelu.