Mysore Masala Dosa

Mysore Masala Dosa, a crispy pan cake with spicy chilli chutney and stuffed potato masala with hot tea....This is one of my favourite from childhood, amma usually makes dosa on sunday morning with potato stuffing served with green coconut chutney and spicy kerala sambar..when i started cooking,i tried to mix n mash ingredients .some are my own discoveries ,some from cookery sites.After coming here, my experiments has increased. so my 's' is bit tensed co'z he's a good tester....Last week i was telling him like on sunday i'm goin to try mysore masala dosa.He was bit worried n tried to pull me back from doing it .But after eating ,he wants me to blog this recipe.here it goes my style of masala dosa...

For Dosa batter...

Idili rice/Long grained rice 3cups

Urad dal 1cup

Methi seeds 1tsp

Salt to taste

Boiled rice 1cup (optional)

Soak rice,dal,methi seeds for 6 -8 hrs .Blend them till it forms a smooth batter with enough water.Let it ferment for 8-10 hrs or keep overnight.As its cold here,i used reheat the bake oven for 5 min .place the dosa batter inside it and take it back by morning .An other way to ferment is to add boiled rice while blending .This helps to ferment quickly even it is kept outside overnight.

For potato masala(stuffing)...

Potatoes 2 large

Onion 1large

Green peas 1/4cup

Carrot finely chopped 1/4 cup

Green chilles 2

Turmeric powder 1/4tsp

Asafoetida a pinch

Garam masala 1/4tsp

Red chilly powder 1/2tsp

Ginger-garlic paste 1tsp

coriander leaves

oil 1tsp

Mustard seeds 1tsp

urad dal 1tsp

Pressure cook potato,carrot ,peas for one whistle.In a sauce pan ,heat oil,add mustard and dal.when it pops add chopped onions ,green chillies ,ginger-garlic paste and stir fry till it's light brown.Now add turmeric powder,red chilly powder,garam masala, asafoetida and stir.Add boiled vegetables and afew drops of water ,cook for few mintues .finally add coriander leaves.

For masala spread inside dosa...

Many varieties of speads can be tried like Red chilly chutney,coriander chutney,coconut-paruppu podi.Here i used red chilly chutney.i'd like to share all spreads recipes here.

Red chilly chutney

Red chilles powder 2tsp

onions 1

Garlic pods 1

Tamarind pulp 1tsp

salt

Make a fine paste out of this ingredients in a blender without addingwater.

Coriander chutney/mint chutney

Coriander leaves 1/2 cup

Green chillies 2-3

Tamarind pulp 1tsp

Garlic pods 1

salt

Make a fine paste out of it.

Coconut paruppu podi/coconut channa dal powder

Channa dal 1/2cup

Dried Coconut 3 tbsp

Red chilly powder 2-3 tbsp

Cumin powder 1tsp

Garlic pods 2

salt

Mix all items and make in fine powder in a dry mixer without adding water.

To make masala dosa

Heat tawa for few mintues.spread few drops of oil in the tawa and spread evenly with a tissue.

Pour one spoon of dosa batter into it and rotate in clockwise direction.Cook for few mintues by closing the dosa with a lid so that dosa cooks faster.

Now spread 1 spoon of red chilly chutney evenly .Then some potato masala in one side of dosa and fold the other edge of dosa.

now masala dosa is ready.serve it hot.