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Masala Dosa

Ingredients
  • Dosa Batter
  • Potato - 2 nos:
  • Carrot - 2 nos:
  • Beans - 5-6 nos:
  • Green Peas - 1/2 cup
  • Onion - 2 nos: 
  • Ginger - 1 small piece
  • Green Chili - 2-3 nos:
  • Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Oil - 2-3 tbsp
  • Mustard - 1/2 tsp
  • Curry Leaves - as required
  • Salt - as required
  • Ghee - as required
Preparation Method 
  1. Clean potatoes, carrots and beans and cut into small pieces.
  2. Pressure cook potatoes, carrots, beans and green peas by adding turmeric powder and a pinch of salt (3-4 whistles).
  3. Once the pressure is fully released, ope the lid, drain the excess water (if there), mash the vegetables and keep aside.
  4. In a wok bring oil to heat, splutter mustard seeds, add finely chopped onion, green chili, ginger and curry leaves and saute well.
  5. When the onion becomes transparent add cooked vegetables and salt and mix well.
  6. Stir continuously till everything got mixed well and a nice smell comes out.
  7. Remove from flame and keep aside.
  8. Bring a dosa tawa to heat and pour a ladle full of dosa batter.
  9. Spread the batter from inside to outside in round shape.
  10. Pour some ghee on the top of the dosa.
  11. When one side got cooked flip over and cook the other side for 1min:.
  12. Again flip over the dosa and out one sppon full of vegetable masala to the center and fold from both side.
  13. Cook for 1-2mins: in low flame.
  14. The yummy home-made Masala Dosa is ready to serve with coconut chutney / sambar.

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