Masala Dosa South Indian | Crispy Dosa With Potato Masala Filling

Masala Dosa Recipe – crunchy crepes made with rice and lentils wrapped around a yummy potato filling. The ghee-roasted, crispy dosa goes well with hot sambar and fresh coconut chutney.

Masala Dosa Recipe:

Crispy masala dosa bursting with potato stuffing – absolutely delicious! Masala dosa is a tasty and popular South Indian breakfast dish. Learn how to make this delicious dosa recipe.

For the potato filling:

• To make the potato curry, first wash and cut the potatoes into half. Place them in a pressure cooker, pour sufficient water and cook till they are done. Then cool, peel the potato jackets and cut the potato into cubes. Keep them aside.
• Meanwhile, peel and slice the onion, slit the chilli and chop ginger finely. Also wash and finely chop fresh coriander leaves. Wash curry leaves and keep aside.

• Heat oil in a kadai. Then splutter mustard seeds. Toss in jeera and sauté for 1-2 seconds.
• Then put in the curry leaves, grated ginger and green chillies. Saute for a few seconds.
• Next add asafoetida and onion slices. Fry over medium heat till the onions turn translucent.
• Now season with salt, turmeric powder and red chilli powder. Mix all the masalas well.

• Then add the boiled potatoes and combine well. Add a little water and mix everything well. Cook for a couple of minutes over low-medium heat.

• Garnish with fresh coriander leaves. Potato masala curry is ready to be served with crisp dosa.

For the dosa recipe:

• Wash and soak urad dal, rice and methi seeds either for 5-6 hours or overnight.

• Then grind the drained rice, dal and methi seeds to fine batter, adding water a little at a time.
• Transfer prepared batter into a bowl and blend well with your hand. Leave overnight to ferment.
• Next day, sprinkle salt and combine well.

• Heat a non stick tava. Pour a ladle full of batter on the tawa and spread it in a circular motion. Let the dosa cook for a few seconds. Drizzle oil over the dosa.

• Flip the the dosa over. Cook for a few seconds more. Turn the dosa over again. Add the potato masala filling in the middle of the dosa and then fold the dosa.

• Serve crispy Masala Dosa with coconut chutney and sambar.

If you are searching for more dosa recipes, then do try out Bread Dosa

Crispy Dosa Recipe details below:

Print Recipe

Crispy Dosa With Potato Masala

Masala Dosa South Indian style is a classic breakfast recipe made with fermented rice and dal. With a spicy potato masala folded inside, Andhra Crispy Masala Dosa with potato filling is best served with chutney and sambhar. Learn how to cook masala dosa.

Prep Time9 hours hrs

Cook Time30 minutes mins

Total Time9 hours hrs 30 minutes mins

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: Andhra

Servings: 6

Calories: 535kcal

Author: Shil

Ingredients

For Dosa Batter:

Ingredients

• Raw rice – 3 cups
• Whole Urad Dal – 1 cup
• Fenugreek seeds – ½ tbsp
• Water as required
• Salt to taste

For Potato Filling:

Ingredients

• Potatoes - 3 large
• Mustard seeds – ½ tsp
• Cumin seeds - ¼ tsp
• Curry leaves - 1 sprig
• Asafoetida – a pinch
• Ginger - 1 tsp, finely chopped
• Green chillies – 1, finely chopped
• Onion - 1 large, sliced
• Red chilli powder- ¼ tsp
• Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
• Water - as required
• Coriander leaves - 1 to 2 tbsp, finely chopped
• Salt to taste
• Oil – ½ tbsp

Instructions

Dosa Preparation:

• Wash and soak raw rice, whole urad dal and fenugreek seeds for 5-6 hours.
• Drain, wash and grind the urad dal, rice and fenugreek seeds to a smooth batter, adding water a little at a time.
• Transfer the dosa batter into a large bowl and mix well.
• Keep the batter in a warm place to ferment overnight. The batter will rise in volume and will become light and fluffy.
• Add salt and mix well. The dosa batter is now ready.
• Heat a non stick pan and spread a ladle full of dosa batter in a circular motion with the back of the ladle. Allow to cook for a couple of seconds and then drizzle oil/ghee over the dosa.
• When the edges start to peel, flip the dosa over and cook for a minute or two till both sides turn a crispy brown. Flip over once again, place 2-3 tbsp of the potato masala at the centre, fold the dosa.
• Serve piping hot Masala Dosa with sambar and coconut chutney.

Potato Masala Preparation:

• Wash and halve the potatoes. Pressure cook till soft. Cool, peel the skin and keep aside.
• Slice the onion, finely chop ginger and slit green chilli. Wash and chop coriander leaves. Wash and pick curry leaves.
• Heat oil in a frying pan. Add mustard seeds and allow to crackle. Toss in the cumin seeds and sauté for a couple of seconds.
• Add curry leaves, green chillies and grated ginger. Stir.
• Add asafoetida and sliced onion and fry until the onions turn pink.
• Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder and salt. Mix well.
• Add potatoes, combine well. Sprinkle a little water and ensure the potatoes are well coated with the masalas. Cook for a 1-2 minutes and remove.
• Garnish with coriander leaves and use as filling for dosa.

Notes

* To enhance taste, use butter/ghee.
* To season pan, pour a few drops of oil on the pan and smear uniformly with a sliced onion.