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Hotel style masala dosa | crispy dosa with dosa batter | masala dosa recipe | masala dosa with tips and tricks

Author Nehas Cook Book
3 from 4 votes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Soaking & fermentation 10 hours
Total Time 10 hours 20 minutes
Course Breakfast
Cuisine Indian
Servings 12 dosa

Ingredients
 

For crispy dosa

  • 2 cup dosa rice
  • 1 cup regular rice
  • 1 cup urad dal
  • 1 tsp methi dana
  • Water for soaking and grinding
  • ¼ cup idli rava - for crispy dosa texture
  • Salt to taste
  • Oil and butter for roasting dosa

For dosa masala

  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 1 tsp mustard seeds
  • 1 tsp urad dal
  • 1 tsp chana dal
  • 4-5 curry leaves
  • 2 chopped green chilli
  • 1 tsp chopped ginger
  • Pinch of hing
  • 1 medium size onion slice
  • 1 tsp turmeric powder
  • 2 cups boiled and mashed potatoes
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • Some coriander leaves
  • 2-3 tbsp water to sprinkle

For tomato chutney

  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 1 tbsp chana dal
  • 6-7 dry kashmiri red chilli
  • 3 ripe tomatoes
  • 1 onion pieces
  • 1 piece tamarind
  • Salt to taste
  • ¼ cup water for grinding

For chutney tempering

  • 1 tsp oil
  • ½ tsp mustard seeds
  • ½ tsp chana dal
  • ½ tsp urad dal
  • ½ tsp jeera
  • Some curry leaves
  • 2 dry red chilli

Instructions

Making dosa batter

  • In a mixing bowl, add 2 cup dosa rice and 1 cup small grain rice, 1 cup urad dal and 1 tsp methi dana. Wash and soak it for 4-5 hrs.
  • Now remove water from the soaked grain and keep it aside. Use water while grinding the batter.
  • Then in a mixture jar, add soaked grains and some water. Grind batter into a smooth and ribbon-like consistency.
  • Take out batter into mixing bowl and whisk batter in one direction.
  • Cover and ferment batter to keep it in warm place. You can cover the batter with a thick blanket or keep it in oven or instant pot.
  • After 6-7 hrs, the batter is properly fermented.
  • Now add ¼ cup idli rava and mix well.
  • The Dosa batter is ready.

Making potato stuffing

  • In a pan, add oil, mustard seeds, urad dal, chana dal, curry leaves, chopped green chilli, chopped ginger and a pinch of hing. Saute it.
  • Now add the onion slice and saute till it is slightly transparent.
  • Then add turmeric powder and mix well.
  • Now add 2 cups boiled potatoes, salt to taste, some coriander leaves and lemon juice. Mix well.
  • Then sprinkle some water and cook masala on low flame for 3-4 minutes.
  • Switch off the gas and the potato masala is ready. Keep it aside.

Making tomato chutney

  • In a pan, add oil and chana dal. saute till the dal is slightly golden brown.
  • Now add Kashmiri red chilli and tomatoes. Saute on high flame.
  • Then add onion slices and tamarind pieces. Saute it.
  • Switch off the gas and cool down the mixture.
  • Add the chutney mixture into the mixture jar. Also, add salt and water.
  • Grind it into a smooth paste and take it out into a bowl.
  • Now in a tadka pan, add oil, mustard seeds, chana dal, urad dal, jeera, curry leaves and dry red chilli. Saute it.
  • Add the tempering to the chutney and mix well.
  • Spicy and tasty tomato chutney is ready.

Making masala dosa

  • In a dosa batter, add salt and water. Mix well.
  • Now heat, tawa and grease it with oil. Spread dosa batter with a ladle.
  • Spread some butter and oil on the dosa.
  • Cook dosa on low to medium flame till it is crispy.
  • Remove some extra batter with a ladle (refer to video)
  • Place masala on dosa and fold cooked dosa.
  • Masala dosa is ready. Serve hot with chutney and sambar.

Notes

  • Using dosa/idli rice in dosa batter gives a perfect result.
  • 3 cups of rice with 1 cup of urad dal is the perfect rice-dal ratio for dosa.
  • use soaked grain water while grinding the batter.
  • Grind batter into a smooth paste, do not grind it coarse. Also, the consistency of the batter should be ribbon-like.
  • whisk batter in one direction so air particles incorporate in it.
  • keep the batter in a warm place for proper fermentation.
  • addition of a little Idli rava gives crispiness and a perfect result to the dosa.
  • do not add more water to the dosa batter. Dosa becomes perfect with medium-thick batter.
  • lower the temperature of tawa before you spread the dosa.
  • cook dosa on low-medium flame.