Copy Cat Restaurant Masala Dosa and Other Dosa Variations:

-Dosa is favourite indian breakfast which is healthy and prepared very regularly by all.

- Their are many dosa types in restaurant menu but the most common dosa is masala dosa with a potato filling inside ordered by many people.It can be accompained with some chutney or sambar prepared with lentils.

-Here is the home made version of restaurant style masala dosa.

Ingredients

-1 cup black gram(whole or split one)

-2 and half cups rice

-pinch of fenugreek seeds

-1/3 cup of flattened rice(poha)

-Tbsp chana dal( Split bengal gram)-optional

-salt

-oil

-Wash Rice,blackgram with water.

-Add fenugreek seeds and soak in water for 4 to 5hrs

-Even soak split bengal gram in water.

-Before grinding soak flattened rice(poha) in little water. squeeze the water and add to soaked rice,lentil mixture and blend by adding water slowly.

-Batter should be smooth and flowy type.

-Add salt and ferment the batter for 12hrs.

-Dosa filling is made with lightly cooked potatoes,onions,green chilli and spices.

Ingredients:

-4 Boiled potatoes

-dry red chillies

-onions

-green chilli paste

-ginger garlic paste

-mustard,cumin

-split bengal gram

-turmeric

salt

-Take a vessel and add oil. When oil is heated add mustard and cumin seeds.

-Add dry redchillies and turmeric

-Add split bengal gram,curry leaves,green chilli paste , ginger paste and give a mix

- Now add onions and when onions are cooked add salt and boiled potato slices. Just give a mix and potato filling is ready for dosa.

NOTE:

-Pressure cook the potatoes and cut in to slices before starting curry preparation

-Take a wide pan and heat it. Pour the dosa batter on it and move in circular motion from inside to outside with the base of laddle ( Batter should be smooth and of pouring consistency) if needed add some water to batter if its too thick.

-Drizzle a tsp of oil around the dosa and wait till edges turn brown.

-once dosa edges turns brown put the potato filling inside dosa and fold the dosa.

-Remove from pan and serve hot.with chutney or sambar or you can have as it is.

-Take a cup of oats and blend in blender to powder. Add this to fermented dosa batter and adjust the consistency by adding water.Add little salt

-Prepare dosa in same way

-we all are pizza lovers. so i made try making pizza with dosa batter. I used same oats dosa batter for healthy pizza.

Ingredients:

-Dosa batter

-tomato puree

-capsicum slices

-oregano

-cheese

-chilli powder

-salt

-First pour 2 laddle full of batter on hot pan and dont spread. Let the batter spread by it self. it should be thick.

-cook on medium flame.When it is almost half cooked apply tomato puree and add all toppings along with cheese.

-cover and cook until cheese melts

-cut and serve slices :)