Sunday, February 4, 2007
Masala Dosa:
Ingredients: 250 gms. Fine sooji; 2 tsps. Curds, 11/2 cups water (enough to make thick batter); 11/2 tsp. Soda bicarb; a pinch of salt and 2 tbsps. Ghee. For the filling: 4 potatoes; 3 onions; 2 green chilies; ¼ tsp. Turmeric powder; ½ tsp. Mustard seeds; a sprig of curry leaves; a small piece of ginger; salt to taste and 2 tbsps. Oil. Method: Soak the sooji in water, adding curds and soda bicarb. Blend well with an eggbeater until a creamy batter is formed. Leave batter in the mixing-bowl over-night. Boil 2 onions together with the potatoes till done. Peel and mash the potatoes and slice the onions. Mix together adding salt. In a saucepan, heat 2 tbsps. Oil and cook the mustard seeds till they begin to crackle, then add the remaining onion finely sliced, chopped ginger and the remaining spices. Fry till the onion is a golden brown. Then add the potato-onion mixture and blend thoroughly. Fry for 5 minutes and keep aside. |
