Ask an Indian whats your favorite breakfast , 3/4thof 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.
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