Cauliflower masala dosa with a paper thin dosa wrapping inside gobi tossed in a lip smacking masala. the flavor lingers in your hands and mouth!
I had cauliflower masala dosa when I was studying +1 in a restaurant at Salem. It was a treat by my close friend.
Those days we rarely go to restaurants, may be yearly twice or thrice. That’s it!
And I will be totally flattered by all the masala smells we get in restaurants, as we use less of the masalas at our home which I had mentioned earlier too.
So this masala dosa was tasting and smelling like heaven to me. After that I never got a chance to eat cauliflower masala dosa there or anywhere else.
Then, after coming here to SG I happened to see cauliflower masala dosa on menu card in a restaurant. I forgot the name of the restaurant and was breaking my head to remember, but sorry I couldn’t.
But always wanted to try at home and post it here. I made this monday and immediately after clicking, just sat and ate it heartily.
In-fact, I hurried to finish clicking and ate it. Already my kid is very fond of cauliflower as well as dosa. So he just loved it.
The smell was lingering in my hands! I will sure make this very often here after.
- You can make masala stuffing of your own style.
Method
- Cut cauliflower into bite sized florets.
- Boil water with a teaspoon of salt and keep this florets immersed till need.
- Heat a pan with oil,season with fennel.
- Add chopped onion and fry till transparent.
- After that, add chopped tomatoes, coriander leaves. Fry till mushy and add all the masala powders along with salt.
6. Grind the cashews with little water,add it to the onion tomato and give it a fry for 2 minutes in medium low flame.Add the cauliflower drained from water.
7. Sprinkle some water and cook covered until the cauliflower gets cooked. Let the masala be neither too dry nor too runny.
8. To make dosa, spread the dosa thin and cook until crisp in medium flame with little oil drizzled over..
No need to flip the dosa, just spread little masala over one half and close by covering the other half of the dosa over the masala.
Tips for making perfect dosa
- For making dosa with the batter, I always take required amount of the batter in a bowl and mix ¼ cup water.
- This makes it easy to spread the dosa in the dosa pan and also gets easily cooked as its thin, lacy and need not be flipped.
- If you flip the dosa the crispness gets reduced.
- Always wait for the dosa pan to get hot, spread the dosa,then drizzle oil. If you grease with oil first, it's not that so easy to spread the dosa evenly/smoothly.
- Cook in medium flame to make the dosa crisp.
- I have used Kitchen king masala powder you can skip that and use garam masala and use ginger garlic paste while making the masala.
Serve hot with any flavoured coconut chutney!
Recipe card
Cauliflower masala dosa
Ingredients
- Idli dosa batter as needed
- 1 Cauliflower Small head
- 1 Onion chopped
- 2 Tomato chopped
- 8 Cashew nuts optional
- 1 teaspoon Red chilli powder
- 2 teaspoon Coriander powder
- ½ teaspoon Garam masala powder
- ¾ teaspoon Kitchen king masala powder
- ⅛ teaspoon Turmeric powder optional
- 1 teaspoon Fennel seeds
- ¼ cup Coriander leaves chopped
- 2 tablespoon Oil
- Salt
Instructions
- Cut cauliflower into bite sized florets. Boil water with a teaspoon of salt and keep this florets immersed till need.
- Heat a pan with oil, temper with fennel.
- Add chopped onion and fry till transparent.
- After that, add chopped tomatoes, coriander leaves.
- Fry till mushy and add all the masala powders along with salt.
- Grind the cashews with little water, add it to the masala and give it a fry for 2 minutes in medium low flame. (If you want, you can skip this step)
- Add the cauliflower drained from water.
- Sprinkle some water and cook covered until the cauliflower gets cooked. Let the masala be neither too dry nor too runny.
- To make dosa, spread the dosa thin and cook until crisp in medium flame with little oil drizzled over..
- No need to flip the dosa, just spread little masala over one half and close by covering the other half of the dosa over the masala.
Notes
- Make dosa and wait for it to get cooked. Then place masala lastly.
Vani
Wow, delicious!! Lovely clicks!
Gayathri NG
Hey the cauli.dosa looks very tempting.....i am big fan of this c.f.m.dosa and one of my fav restaurant dish...thank u for sharing Raji...
Hamaree Rasoi
Cauliflour dosa looks very crispy and delicious.
Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi
Smitha
That's quite a treat! Wonderfully clicked!
Shanthi
A treat for the eyes and stomach as well.
Rekha shoban
cauliflower masala dosa wow thats sounds gud never had this dosa...delicious masala with crispy dosa...nice presentation raji!
priya ravi
wow, dosai's look so crispy and the cauliflower masala stuffing would be a perfect treat.. First click is very nice aptly showing the crispness of yummy dosai's 🙂
Pavithra
Just now I finished my dinner and now still I am drool and feel like eating it right away.. as this is fav too...
Priti
Yum ...looks so crips n perfect ..I have made this too and loved it
Santosh Bangar
wow what a new ideafor crispy dosa
meeso
Yummy, I haven't had a dosa in SO long!!! It looks awesome!
Sarah
its looks so delicious!
Hari Chandana
Wowww.... inviting dosa.. looks absolutely delicious.. thanks for the recipe dear 🙂
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Divya Kudua
Ooh the last click is so tempting!!Cauliflower masala in a dosa is something I've never heard before!!
Radhika
This is one of the most made during the season in my home. The cauliflower season is yet to start here. Dosa is so crisp Raji. Nice clicks. I can understand why had to hurry up clicking.
gais
wow mouthwatering dosa. nice clips too
Chitra
Wow, dosas look very crispy and i can smell the masala here 🙂
Sharmilee! :)
Woowie...supera iruku pakave. The cauliflower itself is so tempting..no doubt why ajay liked it...my fav too in restaurants, luv the fennel flavour very much
Premalatha Aravindhan
wow super dosai morumorunu cauliflower masalavoda...yummy and tempting recipe..clicks are amazing,btwn blue tissue nallairruku...ikea thane:)
Sudha Sabarish
Wow a yummy masala dosa that too cauliflower as the main ingredient.Sure will give a try.
Paaka Shaale
Yummy Dosa Raks!!! ,Bookmarking this 🙂
Janu
wowowww!! Super!!! Exactly like the one we get in the restaurants!!
Bharathy
Professional shots! I make peas masala dosa. This is really YUMMY!!!
Kaveri
Mmmmm...Kalakitinga Ponga! Looks too tempting!
Kalpana Sareesh
i love this yummy murugal dosa.. oru 4 - 5 ulla pogum..
Jayasri Ravi
Beautiful clicks, just now saw one in sharmi's blog and here, now I have to make Masala Dosa, my kids will be over the moon, never made it cauliflower though, made it with peas and potatoes, will give this a try next time
Rinku Naveen
Cauliflower dosa looks superb! So crisp and yummy. Sure to try it this week. I love changes in my breakfast menu. Thanks dear for sharing..
And I just loved your clicks.Perfect!
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RAKS KITCHEN
Yes prema IKEA dhan :)) thanks all 🙂
indosungod
Reminds me of college. We used to order all the time at Annapoorna. It used to be a evening tiffin item I think and if we were not there at a certain time it will be gone.
Yours looks so much better than theirs though.
Prathima Rao
This looks sooooo.... good!!!! Im craving for one right now :))
Btw for your shahi paneer recipe u fried the tomato paste till nice & thick..Whwenevr we try to wait for too long when frying a paste..it splatters all over..then we have to cover with a lid but cant stir it as its all jumping inside the pan..And then finally we end up adding the next ingredient earlier than req?? How did you go about it???
Prathima Rao
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jeyashrisuresh
Stunning clicks and flavorful dosa. Never tried stuffing with cauliflower. Makes me hungry
Nitha
crispy dosa.. yumm....
Priya
Makes me hungry, seriously am craving for this masala dosas..
RAKS KITCHEN
prats, you are right. But when we fry the tomatoes and onions before grinding, it wont splatter much as when we do it raw. But still it splatters a lot. I do cover and cook until the paste it thick enough to not get splattered 🙂 After adding the masala powders esp dhaniya powder,it thickens faster...
divya
Looks mouthwatering !!
VineelaSiva
Yummy dosa and nice idea.
Suja
Mouthwatering..crispy and delicious dosa..love it
sangee vijay
this was one of my earlier post...i make cauliflower in different way...yours masal sounds interesting and yummy...clicks were too tempting..love it !!
Archana
Yummy! what I will give for one of these. Will make it tomorrow as I have plans to make dos in the evening. Thanks.
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aipi
Oh my ~ that looks amazingly delicious n appetizing ~ rocking recipe n pics 🙂
USMasala
Now Serving
nice idea for stuffing - for me, any day preferable to aloo - I am not a fan of potatoes!
Poornima Nair
Dosas look awesome...love the last pic!
Hyma
yummy dosa...actually yummy site:-)! every link takes me to the next on ur index...too tempting...love the 2nd click!
Uma
My favorite dosa here. How can I go without even a bite? It is making me drool much ....
Cheers,
Uma
Sush
Last picture is too tempting to resist!
S.Menaga
காலிபிளவர் மசாலா தோசை ரொம்ப நல்லாயிருக்கு...நானும் இப்போ இந்தியா போனபோது இந்த தோசையை சாப்பிட்டேன்,ரொம்ப பிடித்துவிட்டது.சீக்கிரம் செய்து சாப்பிடனும்..
Suhaina
perfect and crunchy looking masala dosai..cauliflower is my fav. will surely try it out soon..
wonderful clicks..love the blue colour in the picture..very soothing to the eyes..
Shobha Kamath
The dosas look very crisp and tempting! Cauliflower is a healthy option!
LG
Cauliglower masala looks yumm..Dosa is so versatile that we can add any stuffing. My mom used to stuff left overs like lemon rice, upma, sambar vegetables and so many more. We as children never complained once it was within dosa! 😀 Now, I follow moms foot steps ehehhee..
Laavanya
I had trouble posting comments earlier... 🙁 not sure why though.
But that is one fabulous dosa and such a different filling... i don't think i've ever tasted cauliflower masala. Can't wait to try!
Nalini's Kitchen
I too make the same way,one of my favorite dosa.
Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal
Yum, that sounds mouth watering, what a great color and texture of dosa. Love the stuffing.
julie
Amazingly wonderful recipe with cauliflower,very new to me!
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Aruna Manikandan
wow...
looks perfect and very tempting dear...
dosa's looks very crispy 🙂
Muskaan at A2Z Healthy Vegetarian Cuisine
Perfect crunchy looking cauliflower dosa..
wonderful napkin there...
cookingvarieties
hi raks kitchen, this is new to me, never seen or tasted this before..looks very appetizing tho
Kurryleaves
drooling here..dosa looks really yummy...love all the clicks.
deepsrecipes
Waw..yummy Dosa..
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Robin
Raji, thank you for the technical tips on making the dosa!
Priya Gurusamy
delightful dosa receipes......mouthwatering......
awesome click and nice presentation.
Priya Gurusamy
delightful dosa receipes......mouthwatering...... awesome click and nice presentation.
Priya Gurusamy
delightful dosa receipes.... mouthwatering...awesome click and nice presentation.
Aiswarya Seshadri
Great recipe!! Tried it the same day, turned out really well.. Thanks so much 🙂
The Mad Jammer
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yamuna sridhar
Raji, fortunately I got the recipe of cauliflower masala dosa bcoz of u. I ate this dosa in a leading restaurant but I don't know method of doing it. But the taste is mouth watering. I will try this recipe send u the comments soon.
Sudha Sreedhar
Hi cauliflower masala i tried and it tasted awesome and liked by kids as well as hubby very..... much. I did it in the kadai in which i melted butter. So flavourful it was.... thx yaar....
Lakshmi
This brought back some old memories. The first time i had cauliflower roast was in a small hotel called Cheran in Vincent, Salem probbaly run by a owner who was malayali/palakkad. the taste stuck to my mind and i could never find that dosai anywhere else.
Raks Anand
The taste of the masala dosai still in my mind too, and never tasted such dosa again!