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Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Masala Dosa with Coconut Chutney


A few years ago I fell in love with dosa, a superthin crispy shell filled with spiced deliciousness.....
But I never even dreamt of attempting it. 
Then I saw Simon on The Cook and the Chef create the amazing Masala Dosa and before we knew it the ingredients were on my shopping list.


It is not a recipe for the faint hearted as it is essentially three days prior soaking rice and urid dal then blending and fermenting, then repeating the process.


The filling though is easy, precook some potatoes and lentils.


Bring your mustard seeds to a pop.


Add sliced onions.


Then add ginger, chilli, tamarind, turmeric and curry leaves.


Followed by your potatoes and lentils.


Fry with a little water for about fifteen minutes, then season with garam masala and salt.


Now this is the tricky bit, add a little of the rice/urid dal batter to a pan and spread out with the base of the ladle.


Mine is too thick, it took a few attempts to even get this and it doesn't even compare to a true dosa! 
But flavour wise it was not too bad.


Once it is crispy, fill with your potato curry and serve.


Accompaniments are a must with dosa and this coconut chutney made from coconut (I used frozen), ginger, lemon juice and mint was so refreshing.


Overall we loved it but I think next time we'll go down the street and order it :)



17 comments:

  1. Wow, I can't believe you made your own Dosa...impressive (it looks really delicious).

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  2. Looks great Muppy - you are definitely not faint-hearted! cheers Wendy

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  3. Ah the flavours here look amazing. I really admire that you took the time to make this and I am so interested in that coconut chutney!

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  4. It looks great :) its all about flavour anyway and awesome job for even giving it a shot! Sounds way too complicated for me haha. I could eat that coconut chutney all day!!!

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  5. You've done a great job - the masala dosa looks great!!

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  6. That looks delicious! I'd love that for dinner now!

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  7. It certainly looks delicous to me Muppy! I'm coincidentally posting an appam recipe next week that is quite similar, but I'll be cheating and using some yeast instead of fermenting it :) Congrats for going the whole nice yards Muppy!

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  8. Wow I had no idea that masala dosa was so involved! I will definitely look upon it with greater appreciation before scoffing it down (it's so delicious isn't it! :)).

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  9. I love The Cook and The Chef, they're so cute together! I'm impressed you made your own dosa, I've always been too scared to try it, lol.

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  10. Yum! One of my Indian friends introduced me to the wonders of dosa earlier this year but I had no idea that it was so involved in creating it! Good on you for making it at home - very cool!

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  11. That looks fantastic! The filling looks like it packs a spicy punch. Good on you for taking on the recipe!

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  12. You are such a champ!! I'm never game to try such involved recipes!

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  13. OMG so much work, but so delicious looking! I can't believe you made this at home! Well done!

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  14. Wow! Not sure I could hold out 3 days for the result! Great photos too. :)

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  15. What an undertaking! You have such patience. They look absolutely delicious!

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  16. This looks so good... going to have to try it.

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  17. Very impressive and looks divine too!

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