Special vegetable masala dosa is inspired from Hot chips restaurant menu that I tasted. A spicy and flavorful stuffing for special treat.

Planning a special sunday breakfast or dinner? Want to impress guests with special dish? Then try this out.
Check out my cauliflower masala dosa recipe in my website.
Ingredients
Idli dosa batter - I always use my idli batter for dosa as well.
- Take required portion of fluffy idli dosa batter.
- Add little water and mix well to dilute it for flowing consistency. Take care not to add too much of water.
Vegetables - I used cauliflower, cabbage, capsicum, beans, carrot along with onion and tomato.
Spices - This plays important role in the flavor. So add generously to balance the taste. Adding less may make the stuffing bland.
Ginger garlic paste - Important for flavor.
Variations
Deluxe - Use a tablespoon of cashew paste for richer stuffing with balanced taste. Also use your favorite masala spice mix - Biryani masala, pav bhaji masala, kitchen king masala anything!
Spicy - Add 2 slit or finely chopped green chilli along onion.
Kids friendly - Add some grated beetroot for lovely colour and reduce spice. You can add some cashews while tempering.
How to make vegetable filling for dosa
- Firstly, heat a pan with oil and temper with cumin seeds.
- Secondly, add finely chopped onion and saute till translucent.
3. After that, add ginger garlic paste, green chilli if adding. Then add finely chopped tomato, all spices powders and salt.
4. Continue cooking for 3-4 minutes in medium flame until it turns mushy. Add the vegetables, ¼ cup water and cook covered for 5-6 minutes.
Let the vegetable retain crunchiness.
Once the vegetables are done and water content reduces, continue cooking until the masala turns shiny. (oil oozes out)
Finally garnish with coriander leaves.
Now let's see how to make that special vegetable dosa!
- Prepare idli dosa batter as needed firstly.
2. Heat a tawa and spread thin dosa over medium heat. Drizzle oil or ghee generously. Then, smear the dosa with dosa spatula to ensure even cooking.
3. After that, put the flame to low to ensure crisp, golden dosa base. Then place 3-4 tablespoons of prepared masala over center of the dosa. Fold from three sides to close the dosa as shown below.
Serve immediately. Enjoy vegetable masala dosa hot with chutney, sambar.
Recipe card
Special vegetable masala dosa
Ingredients
- Idli dosa batter as needed
- 10 cauliflower florets
- 1 cup cabbage
- 1 carrot small
- 4 Beans
- 1 Capsicum tiny
- 1 Onion
- 2 Tomato large
- 1 teaspoon Ginger garlic paste
- 1 teaspoon Red chilli powder
- 2 teaspoon Coriander powder
- ½ teaspoon Garam masala or Kitchen king masala
- â…› teaspoon Turmeric
- 2 - 3 tablespoon Coriander leaves for garnish
- Salt
- 2 tablespoon Oil
Instructions
- How to make vegetable masala stuffing
- Heat a pan with oil and temper with cumin seeds.
- Add finely chopped onion and saute till translucent.
- Then add ginger garlic paste and give it a fry.
- Followed by finely chopped tomato, all spices powders and salt.
- Continue cooking for 3-4 minutes in medium flame until it turns mushy.
- Add the vegetables, ¼ cup water and cook covered for 5-6 minutes.
- Let the vegetable retain crunchiness.
- Once the vegetables are done and water content reduces, continue cooking until the masala turns shiny. (oil oozes out)Finally garnish with coriander leaves.
- Now let's see how to make that special vegetable masala dosa!
- Prepare idli dosa batter as needed.
- Heat a tawa and spread thin dosa over medium heat.
- Drizzle oil or ghee generously. Smear the dosa with dosa spatula to ensure even cooking.
- Put the flame to low to ensure crisp, golden dosa base.
- Place 3-4 tablespoons of prepared masala over center of the dosa.
- Fold from three sides to close the dosa as shown below. Serve immediately.
Notes
- You can make stuffing with your own choice of vegetables. Even add some mashed potatoes.
- Instead of cumin, you can use cinnamon, fennel for more strong flavor.
Pia
its really healthy dosa. Nice way to avoid aalo in dosa. love it
Cook Healthy
Mahi
Crispy dosa! Adding cabbage and carrots are really a nice twist. Will try it and let you know soon! 🙂
Gayathri Kumar
Vegetable masal is a very unique idea...
Priya Sreeram
aaha - it looks restaurant served !! yumm !
VineelaSiva
Wowwwwwwwwwwwww Rak u makes me hungry.Dosa came out very nice and inviting.
Laavanya
That is an unique filling for dosai - never tasted it before. Seems pretty easy and your pictures are perfect.
Rachu
Raks... beautiful masala dosa...
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sowmya's creative saga
looks yumm..just like the hotel ones..am first going to try that hot chips..hubby says its is good..
Nags
i am yet to try this restaurant, saw it last time we went to mussu 🙂
Akila
wow thats makes me feel hungry dear.....
aipi
That dosa platter looks like from a restaurant around the corner..very nicely done!
US Masala
Sharmilee! :)
Yummy looking veg masala dosa....Crispy and perfect dosas....apdiye hotela kudukara mari iruku
Priti
Looks yum and ur dosa is crispy n perfect ....
Premalatha Aravindhan
Wow raji,very tempting Dosa...
Radhika
Delicioius looking dosa. yummm...
Kanchan
Nice Variation to our regular masala, it looks perfect out of a restaurant.
Pavithra
Looks absolutely good and yumm 😉 Perfect.. please pass me one.
LG
it is tempting ....looks yummy!
notyet100
looks yum,..;-)
Sanctified Spaces
Super dosa Raks.
Prathibha
Lovey stuffing raji...we do different kinds of stuffing for dosa,I make one stuffing wid mixed veggies,this is some wat similar to that..will post my recipe too soon
sanjeeta kk
Love the way you have folded the dosa, will try this trick.
Lite Bite
Satrupa
I wish I could grab the plate. The dosa looks so tempting .... super thin and crispy and a great masala to go with it. Yummm n Drooooolzzzz
Cheers,
Satrupa
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Santosh Bangar
crispy healthy and attractive dosa
Cham
The stuffing is winner 🙂 Want to grab ur dosa!
Janu
More than the filling, I love the dosa color. Looks like the one which they give in the restaurants!! Will try soon and let you know!!
Apu
Looks so tempting!!
rekhas kitchen
Humm Realy different nice try Raji will try this for dinner....ur tempting meeeeeeeeeeee...........
Shanthi
Attractive and we get different varieties of masal dosa in Coimbatore annapurna hotel.. Nostalgic ..
jeyashrisuresh
Even i didnt try this hot chips yet. This dosa looks very yummy and adding up all veggies makes it so yummy and healthy,cute presentation
Padhu
I make somewhat a similar side dish for roti with cabbage and carrot .Dosa looks yummy with the stuffings
Padhuskitchen
PriyaVaasu
OMG!!!! Raks romba pasikarathu dosai paartha vudane!!!!! Dosa is so very inviting, i can even smell the aroma!!! seriously, not joking!!!
Divya Kudua
Wow,the first pic is making me drool.I like the way restaurants introduce new variety of masalas!!here,in Sangeetha,they have so many variety of masala dosas that I find it tough to order!!
Jayasri Ravi
Hey that's a new one!, looks gorgeous as always!, thanks for sharing, My kids love Masala dosa, this is so different I am going to give it a try
anu
Masala dosa is one of my all time fav Indian Snacks. The pic is tempting and mouth watering.
Vibaas
Raji, it looks sooooo yum!
Vibaas
btw, i went and got paneer to try to paneer tikka. 🙂
Vibaas
*that should be "to try **your** paneer tikka 🙂
swapna
This looks different than the usual potato masala...love the unique flavor from garam masala!!looks yummy!!
Smitha
wow...crispy and tasty filling...better and healthier than the regular potato filling!!...too good and tempting!
savitha ramesh
nice and crispy dosa....perfecty done
Kairali sisters
wow.wow..wow..Can i an order for this masala dosa with veggies, awesome Raks and very tempting pics too..
Seema Kamath alias Seema Abbas Ali
Masala is very innovative and looks delicoius. Will surely give it a try. Love your step by step pics. Just yesterday I made masala Dosa with Paneer Burji stuffed in between. It was a welcome change.
Regards,
Seema
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NithyaArun
will try and let u know
seems delicious and healthy
Sayantani
I envy all of you who can swirl up such perfect dosas. you make it look so effortless and when I try my hands its a big mess. love the stuffing idea.
Priya
Wowww yennaku udane saapidanam pola irruku..delicious masala dosai..
Chitra
Delicious masala dosa. i must try this 🙂 Lovely pics as usual 🙂
Deepa
Thanks Raji. Going to try this today! I am a very average cook, so wish me luck dear! 🙂
Happy Cook
If i ever come to you place i want this. Looks so so perfect, crisp and so so YUMMY. YOu are a eal professional 🙂
Sowmya
The dosa looks very inviting....great way to make kids eat veggies!
Vegetarian Cultural Creatives
Padma
Dosa looks so crispy and mouthwatering... loved the filling with coconut masala.
Saranya karthik
Nice.. i have a question .. why cant i c More kozhambu recipe?
kothiyavunu.com
Yummy looking dosa..loved the filling!
Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal
OMG, this is the best dosa pic I have ever seen. Very very beautiful click. I am simply drooling all over it.
RAKS KITCHEN
Hi saranya,sorry I think I missed to add the link in the recipe index,I will edit now,thanks for stopping by! 🙂
Deepa
Hey!! I tried this yesterday. Came out well. My 3 year old rewarded me by saying "masala nalla irukkummaa!" All credit goes to you. THANK YOU!
And I managed to fold the dosa just like u did 😉
Jay
wow...drooooooooling here...irresistable clicks..must have tasted delicious sure da.
Tasty appetite
Aruna Manikandan
looks delicious dear....
masala sounds different from the usual one.
got to try this soon....
lovely clicks 🙂
Bhamathy
Looks yummmy!! Will follow up ur website for new posts...
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RAKS KITCHEN
Hey deepa,thanks a lot for taking time to write here and thats so sweet of your kiddo,you made my day 🙂
Rachu
Raks, I am sharing the first award i received with you too. Please accept this. I am just a beginner, but please accept this as a token of appreciation for all your efforts and for inspiring me.
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Minu
Hi
Lovely stuffing.Will make a good sandwich filling too.
I have an award for you. Pl collect it.
Meena
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Ananda Rajashekar
Oh my my looks stunning now I'm craving for it, wish to dig into right away 🙂
Sangeetha Nambi
Wow !! Looks realistic. Mouth watery too 🙂
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archana
Wow, what a creative take on a masala dosa, loved it !
Anonymous
Looks very yummy raks and as usual i loved your macro clicks. Its 12 am here its cold outside and i am drooling at your masala dosai...YUM! Shall def try this the next time I make dosa batter!!! Should make a very filling masal WITHOUT the alu...dont u think???
Shobha
KALVA
yummoo.. looks so colorful and yummy toooo~
Poornima
Tried this and came out great.
Poornima
Tried this and came out great.
Priya Sreeram
loved the fun tutorial- good one
Radha
really nice 😉
Veena Theagarajan
Raks, I tried this and really nice alternative to traditional Potato masala dosa.. Potato masala something that we all dislike.. So it is good way to do masala dosa again in our house hold 🙂
http://great-secret-of-life.blogspot.in/2012/07/vegetable-dosa.html
nini
Miammm,super dosa!!