BANGALORE MASALA DOSA

This is famous in my native place Bangalore. I love this dosa. So I want to share this recipe with all of them. In Hotels they grind the dough by adding different ingredients. There we get superb dosas. I do it in a simple method to satisfy ourselves at home. My children like it very much.

INGREDIENTS

1. 1 cup          Idli batter
2. 1 tbsp         rawa or wheat flour
3. 1 tbsp         sugar
4. 1 tsp           salt

• Mix and soak for 1 hour

Ingredients for grinding

1. 1 cup               Idly rice
2. 1/4 cup            urad dhal
3. 1/2 cup            rice flakes
4. 1 tsp               fenugreek seeds
5. 1 tbsp             tur dhal
6. 1 tsp               salt
7. 1 tbsp            sugar

Method

• Soak rice, urad dhal and fenugreek seeds for 2 hours.
• And rice flakes for 1 hour
• Grind all at once to a smooth paste.
• Add salt and sugar.
• Leave it to ferment for 10 hours.

For red masala

1. 1 tsp             chilly powder       
2. 1/2 tsp          turmeric
3. 1 tsp             salt
4. 2                  onion
5. 1/4 tsp         orange-red color

• Grind to a smooth paste.

For potato masala

1. 4                                boiled and mashed potatoes[boiled peas and carrots can be added]
2. 1/2 tsp                       turmeric
3. 2                                onion sliced
4. 4                                green chilies cut
5. 1 tsp                           ginger-garlic paste
6. 5                                 curry leaves
7. 1 tbsp                         oil
8. 1/2 tsp                        each of  mustard seeds, urad dhal, Bengal gram
9. 1 tsp                           salt to taste
10. Handful                      coriander leaves chopped

Method

• Heat oil in a pan splutter mustard seeds and fry dhals.
• Add onion, green chilies, turmeric, and ginger-garlic paste.
•  Fry and add mashed potatoes and salt.
• Mix well and garnish with coriander leaves.

For dosa

• Heat dosa pan and pour dosa dough on it, smear oil or ghee on the dosa.
• Take a tsp of red masala and spread on dosa and roast till crisp and turns red in color.
• Add a tbsp of potato mix on dosa and fold.
• Put 1 tsp butter on dosa and serve with chutney and sambar.