Ingredients
The following ingredients have 4 Servings
- Dosa batter - as needed
- Oil - as needed
- Potatoes - 3 or 4
- Onion - 2
- Green chilies - 4
- Ginger - 1/2 " piece
- Curry Leaves - 1 strand
- cilantro - handful
- Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
- Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tsp
- Chana dal - 1/2 tsp
- Urad Dal - 1/2 tsp
- Asafoetida - 1/2 tsp
- Turmeric powder - 1/4 spoon
- Green Peas - 1/4 cup (optional)
Instruction
- Boil the potatoes and mash them coarsely.
- In a kadai heat little oil, temper the mustard seeds, cumin seeds, urad dal and chana dal. Add some cashew pieces if you like its crunch in the masala,
- Add asafoetida, curry leaves, chopped green chillies, ginger and sliced onions. Saute it until the onion is transparent.
- Add turmeric to it. Add 1/2 a cup of water and salt to taste,let it boil.
- Add the mashed potatoes and green peas (if adding) to the mixture. Let it cook together for about 5 minutes until all the moisture is absorbed.
- Sprinkle some chopped cilantro on top and switch off.
- Pour a spoonful of batter on a hot dosa griddle. Immediately spread it using the back of the spoon using concentric circular motion.
- Add few drops of oil/ghee/butter on top.
- Once the bottom side is cooked, you can see brown spots appear.
- Now add the masala in the center as shown.
- Cover the masala with the dosa as shown in the picture.
- Serve with hot sambhar and chutney varieties.
