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Home » DOSA RECIPES » Masala dosa recipe, south Indian breakfast

Masala dosa recipe, south Indian breakfast

September 27, 2012 by Raks Anand 62 Comments / Jump to Recipe

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Masala dosa recipe, basic south Indian potato masala dosai with step by step pictures. Simple and easy to prepare at home.

This is my favorite in my childhood days. I love the Potatoes cooked in a simple yet flavorful way that goes well as both stuffing for dosa and with puri/ poori. My dad takes us to restaurants only once in a blue moon. Even if we travel, my mom will pack idli or some variety rice. So we rarely get chance to restaurants.

If I get a chance, my order will be one and only the masala dosai.  And now, in contrast, now in Singapore, we eat out at least 2-3 times a month, thanks to Aj😉. He is just like me in that case, love restaurant food and he is also like me when it comes to taste. His order for breakfast will be always poori, masala dosa. That’s it. Every single time. But at home he asks for my vegetable masala dosa. He always wants something special😎.

I made it thick for making it possible to stuff the dosa. So if you want, you can adapt the same recipe for puri too, by adding a bit of water and leaving few pieces of the potatoes not mashed. Anyways I will also post a puri masala recipe in future, but just saying this can be used for puri too. My FIL actually likes it this way ~ thick and completely mashed potatoes for puri too. He says, see how it is mashed with no traces of potatoes at all, when we eat at Mathura restaurant at Mount road, Chennai. He loves that masala served there. It is so different from others. So here is my version of masala for dosai.

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Masala dosa recipe

Masala dosa is my favourite in my childhood days. I love the Potatoes cooked in a simple yet flavourful way that goes well as both stuffing for dosa and with puri/ poori.
Course Breakfast
Cuisine Indian
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings 4
Cup measurements

Ingredients

  • 3 Potatoes big sized
  • 1 Onion
  • 2 tbsp Carrot finely chopped
  • 2 Green chilli
  • 1 tbsp Finely chopped ginger
  • 1/8 tsp Turmeric powder
  • Salt as needed

To temper

  • 1 tbsp Oil
  • 1/2 tsp Mustard
  • 1 tsp urad dal
  • 2 tsp Chana dal
  • 5 Cashew nuts
  • 1 Curry leaves sprig

Instructions

  • Wash and cut each potato into 4 and pressure cook with 1/2 cup water for 3 whistles. Peel off the skin and mash it well. Heat a pan with oil and temper with the items given under ‘to temper’ table in order. Let the cashews turn golden.
  • Add chopped ginger, green chilli, onion, carrot and fry well for a minute. Add 1/4 cup water and turmeric.
  • Add the mashed potatoes and mix well. Fry for 2-3 minutes, add oil if needed more.
  • Spread dosa (refer tips page – dosa tips) thin , drizzle some oil or best ghee and when it gets cooked, no need to flip, just spread a ladle full of masala prepared in the middle.

Notes

  • Use 1/2 tsp ghee along with oil for each dosa , which makes the masal dosa smell divinely. Restrict yourself to one or two to take care of your health/ diet.
  • Adding finely chopped ginger not only enhances the flavour, also helps in digesting the potato.Just make sure to finely chop, then you wont even get it to know while eating.
  • Even If you don’t want that, you can also grind the ginger and green chilli with water mentioned in step 2 and use it.
  • I use coconut oil for making this masala, which adds more flavour.

Masala dosa method:

  1. Wash and cut each potato into 4 and pressure cook with 1/2 cup water for 3 whistles. Peel off the skin and mash it well. Heat a pan with oil and temper with the items given under ‘to temper’ table in order. Let the cashews turn golden.1-potato
  2. Add chopped ginger, green chilli, onion, carrot and fry well for a minute. Add 1/4 cup water and turmeric.2-potato
  3. Add the mashed potatoes and mix well. Fry for 2-3 minutes, add oil if needed more.3-potato
  4. Spread dosa (refer tips page – dosa tips) thin , drizzle some oil or best ghee and when it gets cooked, no need to flip, just spread a ladle full of masala prepared in the middle.4-potato

Fold the dosa into half, closing the masala filling and serve hot with chutney and tiffin sambar.
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Is it not tempting?
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  1. Divya Kudua

    September 27, 2012 at 4:40 am

    Sunday breakfast(more like brunch)alternate between Puttu-Kadala and Masala dosa for us.Love the full mashed version though I take the easier route and prepare the masala all together in a pressure cooker.Lovely yellow,I am sure this would make for a delicious spread!

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  2. Nithu Bala

    September 27, 2012 at 4:40 am

    Yum..yum..yum..My favourite. Perfectly made

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  3. Vimitha Anand

    September 27, 2012 at 4:42 am

    Love masal dosas and this looks way too tempting

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  4. Reshmi Mahesh

    September 27, 2012 at 4:46 am

    Who can say No to these yummy dosas..yummy..Love the tempting clicks..

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  5. Anamika Sharma

    September 27, 2012 at 4:57 am

    I love Masala Dosa, your pics look so tempting… my son only eats Masala Dosa when we dine out his anytime alltime FAV :)! Will check on your dosa batter recipe now.

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  6. Prathima Rao

    September 27, 2012 at 5:16 am

    Always a fav at my place too..Adding carrots is a nice idea 🙂
    Prathima Rao
    Prats Corner

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  7. Nivedhanams Sowmya

    September 27, 2012 at 5:24 am

    that is so delicious!!! love the color of the potato masala
    Sowmya
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  8. srividhya Ravikumar

    September 27, 2012 at 5:24 am

    looks awesome Raji…

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  9. Kalpana Sareesh

    September 27, 2012 at 5:34 am

    an all time fav looks like restaurant made..

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  10. Nagalakshmi V

    September 27, 2012 at 5:55 am

    love it! in fact, love all your dosha posts!

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  11. Nagalakshmi V

    September 27, 2012 at 5:55 am

    sorry! dosa*

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  12. Sudha Sabarish

    September 27, 2012 at 6:39 am

    OMG its too tempting and feel like grabbing from the screen.Perfectly made.

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  13. Ramya

    September 27, 2012 at 6:58 am

    Just love ur breakfast recipes Raks.I am always lost when i browse ur breakfast recipes.I was planning to try the Puli sevai and now comes Masala Dosa:-) Started craving for it now:-)

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  14. Roshan

    September 27, 2012 at 8:03 am

    yum

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  15. Swasthi

    September 27, 2012 at 8:17 am

    Looks great and perfect.

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  16. dassana

    September 27, 2012 at 8:41 am

    like you, masala dosa is the first thing i order whenever we go to any veg or south indian restaurant here. i liked your mashed potato version with carrots.

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  17. Shama Nagarajan

    September 27, 2012 at 9:35 am

    simply delicious

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  18. Sangeetha Nambi

    September 27, 2012 at 9:54 am

    Love it… All time favorite…
    http://recipe-excavator.blogspot.com

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  19. VineelaSiva

    September 27, 2012 at 11:43 am

    Masala Dosa looks very yummy dear.

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  20. jeyashrisuresh

    September 27, 2012 at 12:40 pm

    Drooling over here.Loved the way u made the masala and clicks are awesome too

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  21. Premalatha Aravindhan

    September 27, 2012 at 1:10 pm

    wow my fav dosa,luks delicious…Loved the last click raji,too gud.

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  22. Chitra

    September 27, 2012 at 1:44 pm

    Yummy masala dosa.. I too make the same way but add few coriander leaves too..Lovely clicks as always 🙂

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  23. Priya

    September 27, 2012 at 1:47 pm

    Cant take my eyes from ur masala dosa,i can die for it.

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  24. divya

    September 27, 2012 at 2:00 pm

    It's finger licking delicious & tempting..

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  25. Veena Theagarajan

    September 27, 2012 at 2:49 pm

    super clicks.. It has been ages since I did masala dosa.. now feel like some
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  26. DEESHA

    September 27, 2012 at 2:57 pm

    Been ages since I ate masala Dosa. Looks crunchy & yummy

    Reply
  27. Vanamala Hebbar

    September 27, 2012 at 3:29 pm

    wow yummy dosa … my all time fav…

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  28. Anonymous

    September 27, 2012 at 5:02 pm

    Hi Raji,
    Very tempting! I am a dosa fan and had been devouring a lot lately. Your beautiful pictures make it extra inviting! Keep the good work going. I have tried many recipes from your blog with excellent results. Thanks!
    Sridevi Ravi

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  29. a

    September 27, 2012 at 6:39 pm

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  30. Sanoli Ghosh

    September 27, 2012 at 6:53 pm

    Looks awesome, perfect as well as great.

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  31. Sreevalli E

    September 27, 2012 at 8:20 pm

    Yummy dosa.. My fav.

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  32. Spice up the Curry

    September 27, 2012 at 10:16 pm

    Masala dosa is also my fav. yours looks really delicious. I never added cashews in masala. I will try next time. and I make thin dosa because my husband like thin n crispy dosa.

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  33. Priti S

    September 28, 2012 at 1:45 am

    its 9+ now and so perfect for bfast ….tempting clicks ..yum

    Reply
  34. neetuchudda

    September 28, 2012 at 3:24 pm

    love it its divine simple things in life make ur whole day 🙂
    love ur blog and ur receipes thank u for sharing it with us 🙂

    Reply
  35. SUHANI

    September 28, 2012 at 4:45 pm

    nice dosa

    Reply
  36. GEETHA ACHAL

    September 29, 2012 at 12:24 am

    Love the masaldosai..Me too used to make it during the weekends..I posted your Cornflour halwa recipe in my blog…Thanks for sharing…

    Reply
  37. Shobha Kamath

    September 29, 2012 at 10:23 am

    Love Masala Dosa at any time of the day! Lovely pics.

    Reply
  38. Kadhyaa

    September 29, 2012 at 1:02 pm

    one of all time favourite 🙂 perfect looking great shots Raks..

    Reply
  39. Naqabi

    September 29, 2012 at 1:15 pm

    Tried it this morning 🙂 It Turned out very nice, Thank u for such a lovely post raks.

    Reply
  40. Anonymous

    October 1, 2012 at 2:35 pm

    You can publish the next "Samaithu Par" book 🙂 awesome clicks Raks..

    Reply
  41. k10

    October 2, 2012 at 2:21 pm

    My all time favourite!
    http://www.chatorediaries.com

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  42. Sharmilee! :)

    October 3, 2012 at 2:32 pm

    Looks so crispy and perfect, feeling hungry seeing this dosas now!!

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  43. Seethalakshmi Karthik

    October 3, 2012 at 2:36 pm

    Oh my God i was awestrcuk by your receipes 🙂

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  44. Asiya Omar

    October 3, 2012 at 6:28 pm

    Nice clicks.delicious.

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  45. suhaina aji

    October 5, 2012 at 5:36 am

    seeing ur post i am feeling hungry..let me have my luch first or i will die of salivating..perfect clicks..

    Reply
  46. Anonymous

    October 15, 2012 at 12:41 pm

    Lovely clicks of Masala Dosa. Makes you wanna eat it right away. 🙂

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  47. Suad

    January 16, 2013 at 12:48 am

    I have tried this today and it was just YUMMY!! My parents loved it, even though the dosa that I made didn't look like yours yet it's taste was divine. I'm proud to say this is my first time cooking Indian food and it was a great experience. Can't wait to cook more Indian foods and thanks for this wonderful website. Keep it up

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  48. Preeti Chourishi

    March 4, 2013 at 10:48 am

    Hey Rak… your recipes are so practicle. Even items and ingredients you used are easily available in our home and market. You satisfied my search of collection of recipes in one blog. Thanks a lot. 🙂

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  49. lakshmi

    March 8, 2013 at 4:47 am

    I tried this and everyone loved it..thanks

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  50. lakshmi

    March 8, 2013 at 4:47 am

    I tried this and it was yum everyone loved it..

    Reply
  51. Anonymous

    March 16, 2013 at 1:53 am

    if someone in family doesn't like ginger, u can grind it. They will never find out 😀 😉

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  52. Pooja S

    April 27, 2013 at 6:43 am

    normally in karnataka restaurants, if you order for masala dosa,they prepare dosa with another ingredient,which they call as khara chutney.after the dosa is done,they line the penultimate ring of the dosa with khara chutney and in middle they put potato masala.Served with coconut chutney and sambar. The same goes with podi dosa,where khara chutney is replaced by chutney podi/milaga podi.The sambar has a little bit sweet taste.I havent had a very good masala dosa outside karnataka.Its always best there.

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  53. Fawad Ahmed

    May 4, 2013 at 5:43 pm

    this summer i decided to cook Indian cuisines (which are not common in Pakistan) and start from masala dosa and surprise my family, and rakskitchen is going to help me 🙂

    Reply
  54. Anonymous

    June 10, 2013 at 7:07 pm

    I am a hotel management student and a big fan of your blog. Keep up the good work. God bless.

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  55. Anonymous

    June 10, 2013 at 7:07 pm

    I am a hotel management student and a big fan of your blog. Keep up the good work. God bless.

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  56. kokila balaguru

    September 12, 2013 at 2:00 pm

    Hi

    I have tried ur masala dosa receipe it really come out well. my husband loved it . He ate all the masala along with the ginger chutney.he liked it so much that he cannot resist with two, he generally don't eat potatoes.

    a very big thanks for you as i'm trying lots of dishes from ur site. i have learned lot's of cooking basics and techniques to cook each variety carefully and without loosing the taste of the dish.

    once again thanks for u, because ur blog i'm learned to cook and my family started loving all my dishes.

    Thanks and keep going this in my everyday recipe index. because i see the recipe according to what i have at my home and start cooking accordingly. so first thing for me to do in the morning is decide what to cook from ur blog and then start my cooking.

    thanks a lot for ur help and blog. keep rocking rak's.

    thanks
    Kokila

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  57. pardeep sharma

    October 9, 2013 at 5:28 am

    This comment has been removed by the author.

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  58. ali hyder

    October 27, 2013 at 4:53 am

    one of the best masala dosa recipies

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  59. super swad

    November 16, 2013 at 4:20 pm

    looks yummy…:)

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  60. Madhu Sharma

    September 2, 2014 at 5:09 am

    Nice

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  61. Unknown

    March 19, 2016 at 1:48 am

    Rak's makes cooking so easy. Have tried many recipes and all turned out to be good. Thanks.

    Reply
  62. Sita

    December 25, 2016 at 12:47 pm

    Hello,
    We are a franco-tamil cultural centre in Pondicherry and we are currently writting an article about what can be done out of an idli batter especially dosai and uttapam ! Your article's picture looks yummy! We would like to ask you if we can use the last one as an illustration ? We can put the photographer''s name on it of course and send you the link of the article once it is written !
    Sita team's best regards

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