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    Masala Dosa Recipe | Masala Dosa Recipe | Masala for Dosa

    Last Updated On: Apr 8, 2025 by Aarthi

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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.
     
     

    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

    Table of Contents

    • Dosa Ingredients
    • How to Make Masala Dosa
    • 📖 Recipe Card
    • Masala Dosa Recipe | Masala Dosa Recipe | Masala for Dosa
    • Step by Step Pictures

    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.

    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 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 40 minutes minutes

    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

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

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    Comments

    1. swapna

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      Yummy masala dosa....

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    2. Vegetarian Surprises

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

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    3. Crispy Masala Dosa

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

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    4. Anonymous

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

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    5. Aarthi

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      @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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    6. Anonymous

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

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    7. Aarthi

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      @AnonymousAdd when u add turmeric powder

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    8. Shai Khan

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      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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    9. Chowringhee

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      Wonderful Recipe. Pretty much ideal .. Thanks for sharing...
      Restaurant in North Campus

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    10. Chowringhee

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      Wonderful Recipe. Pretty much ideal .. Thanks for sharing...
      Restaurant in North Campus

      Reply
    11. Anonymous

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

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      • Aarthi

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        check this dosa batter https://www.yummytummyaarthi.com/2011/12/ammas-homemade-idli-dosa-batter-for.html

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    12. Lifestyle Tips in Hindi

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      Very very tasty.

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    13. Dr. Zakir Ali Rajnish

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      Nice Recipe, Thank you for sharing this.

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    14. Dr. Zakir Ali

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      Very aesy recipe, thanks.

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    15. pinkstea

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      thanks for sharing

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    16. Emerson

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      Nice thanks for giving information

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    17. Claire

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      Nice information

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    18. Aurora

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

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    19. Ram

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      5 stars
      Awesome recipe, this came out so good today.

      Reply
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