Masala Dosa

Ingredients

• Potatoes - 2
• Onion - 1
• Ginger - 1 inch piece
• Green chilli - 3 (finely chopped or slit)
• Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
• Curry leaves - 1 sprig
• Urad dal -3/4 tsp
• Hing/Asafoetida - a pinch

Preparation

1. Wash and cut potatoes into half and pressure cook for 3 whistles. After it cools, peel the skin and mash it well. Keep it aside.

2. Cut onions lengthwise, slit green chilli and finely chop ginger.

3. Heat oil, add mustard seeds, when it splutters, add hing, urad dal. When dal turns golden brown, add thinly sliced onions, green chilli, ginger and curry leaves. Saute for a few minutes until onion turns pink.

4.Add turmeric powder, mashed potatoes and salt needed.Cook for few minutes until everything gets blended well. Switch off the flame.

5. Heat a non stick or iron tawa, add a drop of oil and rub half an onion on it. Once the tawa is heated, bring the flame to medium and pour a ladle of batter in the center.

6.Using the back of the ladle, spread the batter in a circular motion. Drizzle a tsp of oil around the dosa and close it with a lid. (masala dosa should not be thick)

7.Once the edges starts browning and the dosa is cooked, reduce the heat, add 2-3 tbsp of potato masala, and fold the dosa. Remove from tawa and serve hot.