MASALA DOSA

Dosa is a typical dish in South Indian cuisine, eaten for breakfast or dinner, and is rich in carbohydrates and protein.Here's my mom's awesome masala dosa recipe !!

Dosa Batter Ingredients:

• 2 cups Rice
• 3/4 cup Urad Dal
• 1 fistful Bengal gram
• 1 fistful seeme akki(sago)
• 2 tsp Methi /fenugreek Seeds
• 1 tsp (Ghee+Oil) mixed for each dosa
• Salt as per taste

HOW TO MAKE:

• Soak Urad dal, rice, methi seeds and sago with enough water  overnight.
• Grind the soaked ingredients with enough water to a  smooth paste in a grinder;Make sure the batter is not too watery!
• Allow the batter to ferment in a warm place for about 8-10 hours; Make sure the container has enough room for the batter to rise else the batter will overflow due to fermentation!
• Add salt to the fermented batter and mix well.
• Place a non stick Tava on medium heat.Once hot, pour a ladle full of batter at the center; With the back of the ladle, spread the batter thinly; Start from the center and work outwards, in a fast circular motion; Note: Spread the batter as soon as you pour it on the tava; The batter will start getting cooked other wise and stick to the tava and makes it difficult to spread the batter evenly!
• Pour few drops of ghee/oil all over the dosa and also at the edges; Let cook on medium heat until it turns golden brown in color.
• Add 1 ladle of masala/palya (see below for recipe)prepared to the dosa and fold the dosa as shown in the image.
• Remove from tava and serve immediately with coconut chutney.(see below)
• Masala (palya)Ingredients:

• 4 medium sized Potatoes - Pressure cooked, peeled and mashed coarsely.
• 4 medium sized Onions - Chopped well
• 1 small tsp Turmeric powder
• 1 tsp Lime juice 
• 2" Ginger, finely chopped 
• 3-4 strands Coriander leaves, finely chopped
• 6-8 Green chilies, medium spiced - coarsely chopped
• a bunch of Curry leaves
• 1 tbsp Oil
• 1 tsp Mustard seeds
• 2 tsp bengal gram/Urad dal mixture
• Salt as per taste

How to make:

• Take a  saucepan .
• Add oil on to the heated saucepan.
• Temper with mustard seeds, curry leaves, dal mixture, turmeric, ginger and green chilies.
• Add chopped onions and fry until golden brown.
• Add mashed potatoes, salt and mix well.
• Remove from stove.
• Add lime juice, coriander leaves and mix well; Keep aside.

HOW TO MAKE Coconut Chutney:

(to make about a bowl)

• Fry 6-8 medium spiced chilles,a handful of pudina leaves,2 stands of coriander leaves,1 strand of curry leaves,1 inch ginger,a pinch of asafoetida in little oil tempered with little asafoetida and mustard seeds.
• Grind the above after adding 1/2 cup grated coconut,3 tsp hurigadale/dalia split and salt.
• Chutney is ready to be served with masala dosa!

Note:Same dosa batter can be used for plain dosa also.

Preparation time : 40-45 minutes