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Masala Dosa is a popular south indian breakfast dish. It is thin crepes made with rice and urad dal filled with a spicy potato masala. This dish is usually enjoyed with some coconut chutney and sambar.
 
 
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1. Dosa Ingredients
2. How to Make Masala Dosa
3. Masala Dosa Recipe | Masala Dosa Recipe | Masala for Dosa
4. Step by Step Pictures

Masala Dosa Recipe | Masala Dosa Recipe | Masala for Dosa

 
Masala  dosa is one of famous south indian breakfast cuisine which is originated from  Thuluva Udupi or Mangalorean cuisine of Karnataka. The masala dosa is Crispy and filled with cooked potatoes, Onions and Spices inside. Most of the south Indians makes regular dosa since the Masala dosa needs lot of experiment to get restaurant style taste.
 
 
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Dosa and idlis are a staple of south indian meal. They are a lifesaver when you have no time to make anything. They are served with chutney or sambar. But this dosa is a special one, they have a spicy masala inside them. They don’t need any side dish with them.

masala dosa calories : The quantified calorie of masala dosa sold in Karnataka restaurants contains 1023Kcal. 2 masala dosas can provide enough caries for an human
being per day. Masala Dosa is served along with Sambar and Coconut

Dosa Ingredients

Dosa Batter : for Masala Dosa, it is better to use Idly Rice ,Our regular dosa batter made with ration or dosa rice will have some stickiness. Which is difficult to make crispy masala dosa. The batter need to be fermented atleast for the 10hours if you are from colder region preheat the oven in 140 F or 60 C for 10 mints Then Turn off the oven and keep the batter in an Instant pot inside the oven to ferment. To check the batter is fermented pour a tbsp of batter in a bowl filled with water, fermented batter with float and if the batter sinks its not fermented well.

Potatoes : Use boiled potatoes. You can boil potatoes and store in fridge till use.

How to Make Masala Dosa

  • Heat oil in a pan, add in mustard, urad dal, asafoetida and curry leaves. Let them sizzle.
  • Add in ginger and saute for a min.
  • Add in onions, carrots, chillies and saute well.
  • Season in salt and turmeric powder. Mix well.
  • Add in some water and bring it to a boil.
  • Add in mashed potatoes and mix well.
  • Throw  in the coriander leaves and mix well. Masala done.
  • Now to make dosa, spread dosa batter thinly, drizzle oil all around the dosa and cook it till golden Spoon potato filling over it, let it crisp up, fold and serve.
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A small variations of this dish is called as Mysore Masala Dosa

 
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Masala Dosa Recipe | Masala Dosa Recipe | Masala for Dosa

Masala Dosa is a popular south indian breakfast dish. It is thin crepes made with rice and urad dal filled with a spicy potato masala. This dish is usually enjoyed with some coconut chutney and sambar. 
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 30 mins
Total Time 40 mins
Course Breakfast
Cuisine Indian, South Indian

Ingredients
  

  • Dosa Batter
  • Oil as needed
  • For Potato Masala:
  • Oil - 1 tblspn
  • Mustard Seeds / Kaduku - 1 tsp
  • Urad dal / Ulundu Paruppu - 1 tsp
  • Curry leaves a sprig
  • Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi - a pinch
  • Onions - 1 medium size chopped finely
  • Ginger - 2 tsp chopped finely
  • Green Chillies - 2 chopped finely
  • Carrot - 1 medium size chopped finely
  • Potato - 2 large boiled peeled and mashed
  • Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi - 1 tsp
  • Salt to taste
  • Coriander leaves a handful chopped finely

Instructions
 

  • Heat oil in a pan, add in mustard, urad dal, asafoetida and curry leaves. Let them sizzle.
  • Add in ginger and saute for a min.
  • Add in onions, carrots, chillies and saute well.
  • Add in salt and turmeric powder. Mix well.
  • Add in some water and bring it to a boil.
  • Add in mashed potatoes and mix well.
  • Throw  in the coriander leaves and mix well. Masala done.
  • Now to make dosa, spread dosa batter thinly, drizzle oil all around the dosa and cook it till golden Spoon potato filling over it, let it crisp up, fold and serve.

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Step by Step Pictures

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Take your ingredients for potato masala
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Pressure cook potatoes till soft
peel off the skin
mash it roughly and set aside
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Heat oil in a pan
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add in mustard, urad dal and curry leaves
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sprinkle little asafoetida
 
 
let it sizzle up
 
 
 
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add in ginger
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now add in onions, chillies and carrot
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saute for a min or so
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add in salt
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and turmeric powder
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mix well
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pour in little water
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let it bubble up
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add in mashed potatoes
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mix well
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add in coriander leaves
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mix well
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remove it in a bowl and set aside
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Now lets make the dosa..
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pour dosa batter
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spread it thinly
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Drizzle oil all around the sides
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Let it cook till the bottom crisp up
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Spoon some masala over it
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Fold over
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Serve
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  1. swapna

    Yummy masala dosa....

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  2. Vegetarian Surprises

    I could not see the recipe for making dosa batter...do you have it somewhere on ur
    blog?

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  4. Crispy Masala Dosa

    Masala Dosa is looking very delicious. I think masala dosa is favorite menu for most south indian people.

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  5. Anonymous

    plzz tell me Asafoetida?? what is it??? i cant understand plzzz help me

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  6. Aarthi

    @Anonymous Asafoetida is a pungent spice. It has a very strong flavour so you only use little. it is also called as hing in hindi. It is available in all indian supermarket

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  7. Anonymous

    Looks delicious. Just a question, when do you add the ginger garlic paste? TQ

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  8. Aarthi

    @AnonymousAdd when u add turmeric powder

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  9. Shai Khan

    Really it was awesome recipe.I love your blog.Thank you for sharing this yummy and crisp dosa...
    How ti make dosa

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  12. Anonymous

    My dosa came out by white in colour.what have to do for the reddish brown colour dosa.

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  13. Lifestyle Tips in Hindi

    Very very tasty.

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  14. Dr. Zakir Ali Rajnish

    Nice Recipe, Thank you for sharing this.

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  15. Dr. Zakir Ali

    Very aesy recipe, thanks.

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  16. pinkstea

    thanks for sharing

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  17. Emerson

    Nice thanks for giving information

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  18. Claire

    Nice information

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  19. Aurora

    We liked your recipe very much, keep making new recipes like this, thanks

    Reply

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