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South Indian Masala Dosa Recipe / Potato Masala Dosa Recipe

April 26, 2011 By Aarthi 20 Comments

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Hope everyone had a great weekend…Sorry I was unable to  post yesterday(yes…. a little busy).And I want to share a couple of photos with you…One of my friend named Shabi tried few dishes from my blog  for Easter..She emailed me those photos,She made Chilli Chicken and fake KFC chicken ..She told that it came so good..how Sweet is that..If you want to check the original recipe click here and here.

Dosa and idlis are a staple of southindian 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,so they don’t need any side dish with them.

A small variations of this dish is called as Mysore Masala Dosa,I will post that dish tomorrow..



Preparation Time : 10 mins

Cooking Time : 30 mins
Serves : 4

Ingredients:

Dosa Batter as needed (RECIPE HERE)
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

Method:

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.



Pictorial:

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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Filed Under: Breakfast, Breakfast Ideas, Dosa, Potato, Recent Recipes, Southindian, Tiffin

About Aarthi

Over the past few years I’ve been on a mission to find and create recipes that I can make from scratch. I hope you enjoy the recipes on this blog as they are tried and true from my kitchen to yours!

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  1. swapna

    April 26, 2011 at 3:31 pm

    Yummy masala dosa….

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  2. Vegetarian Surprises

    January 18, 2012 at 1:30 am

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

    Reply
  3. Aarthi

    January 18, 2012 at 4:29 am

    Vegetarian Surprises..You can check it here..http://yummytummy-aarthi.blogspot.com/2011/12/ammas-homemade-idli-dosa-batter-for.html

    Reply
  4. Crispy Masala Dosa

    August 6, 2012 at 6:17 am

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

    Reply
  5. Anonymous

    September 6, 2013 at 8:36 am

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

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  6. Aarthi

    September 7, 2013 at 2:07 am

    @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

    Reply
  7. Anonymous

    November 15, 2014 at 7:48 am

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

    Reply
  8. Aarthi

    November 15, 2014 at 6:11 pm

    @AnonymousAdd when u add turmeric powder

    Reply
  9. Shai Khan

    June 16, 2015 at 12:54 pm

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

    Reply
  10. Chowringhee

    September 14, 2015 at 10:13 am

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

    Reply
  11. Chowringhee

    September 14, 2015 at 10:13 am

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

    Reply
  12. Anonymous

    November 30, 2016 at 7:02 pm

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

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    • Aarthi

      December 1, 2016 at 11:20 am

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

      Reply
  13. Lifestyle Tips in Hindi

    March 27, 2018 at 9:20 pm

    Very very tasty.

    Reply
  14. Dr. Zakir Ali Rajnish

    September 14, 2018 at 5:50 pm

    Nice Recipe, Thank you for sharing this.

    Reply
  15. Dr. Zakir Ali

    November 8, 2018 at 6:27 am

    Very aesy recipe, thanks.

    Reply
  16. pinkstea

    March 10, 2020 at 5:11 am

    thanks for sharing

    Reply
  17. Emerson

    May 20, 2020 at 8:16 am

    Nice thanks for giving information

    Reply
  18. Claire

    May 20, 2020 at 8:17 am

    Nice information

    Reply
  19. Aurora

    June 13, 2020 at 10:47 am

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

    Reply

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