Masala Dosa

Ingredient: 

For Dosa batter

• 3 cups rice flour
•  1 cup urad dal flour,
• 1/2 teaspoon ground fenugreek
• 4 1/2 cups cold water.

Ferment for 8 hours, until bubbly, add 1/2 teaspoon salt and proceed with recipe.

For the masala

• Potatoes - 3 
• Onion - 1
• Green chilies - 3 or 4 
• Curry Leaves - 1 strand
• cilantro - handful
• Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
• Chana dal - 1/2 tsp
• Turmeric powder - 1/4 spoon
• Garam Masala-1/4 spoon
• Red Chilli powder- ½ spoon
• Green Peas - 1/4 cup (optional)

Method

Making the potato masala
1. Boil the potatoes and mash them coarsly.
2. In a kadai heat little oil, temper the mustard seeds and chana Dal.
3. Add curry leaves, slitted green chillies and sliced onion. Saute it until the onion is transparent.Add turmeric, garam masala powder, red chilli powder  to it.Add 2 spoon of water and salt to taste,let it boil.
4.Add the mashed potatoes and green peas to the mixture. Let it cook together for 2 mintutes, Spinkle soome chopped cilatro on top.

Making the masala dosa
1. Pour a spoonful of batter on a hot dosa griddle. Immediately spread it using the back of the spoon using concentric circular motion.
2. Add few drops of oil/ghee/butter on top.
3. Once the first side is cooked, you can flip the dosa or let it cook as it is.
4. Once the dosa is completely cooked add the masala in the center
5. Cover the masala with the dosa as shown in the picture.
6. Serve with hot sambhar and chutney varieties.