Recipe- Popular South Indian Breakfast Masala Dosa With Sweet Potato

Sweet Potato Masala Dosa or Dosai is a popular South Indian breakfast recipe. This easy dosa recipe is nutritious, vegan, gluten-free, and very filling. Dosa is an extremely popular South Indian delicacy served mostly for breakfast or as a snack. It is served in Indian restaurants and is a popular type of street food in India. The basic dosa is a simple, no-fuss recipe. You soak the rice and lentils, then grind and ferment it overnight. Prepare thin crepes with that fermented batter and serve.

Ingredients

To Make the Stuffing

1 sweet potato
1 tbsp oil
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tbsp urad dal
1 tbsp chana dal
2 green chillies (minced)
5 curry leaves
1 tbsp ginger paste
1 tbsp garlic paste
1 cup onion chopped
1 tsp turmeric powder
1/4 cup cilantro
Salt

To Prepare the Masala Dosa

1 cup Dosa Batter
Oil or vegan ghee

Method

To Make the Stuffing

- Wash the sweet potato and then prick it all over with a fork. Then microwave it for 5 minutes. Check if it's cooked and peel and mash it with a fork. Set it aside for now.

- Heat oil in a pan. Temper mustard seeds and cumin seeds. Then add and fry urad dal and chana dal along with minced green chillies and curry leaves.

- Saute till the lentils turns golden brown. So this over a medium flame.

- Add ginger and garlic paste to the pan. Continue to saute till the raw smell of garlic goes away.

- Next add the chopped onions, part of the cilantro along with salt. Saute till they turn translucent.

- Add the mashed sweet potato along with turmeric powder and give it a good mix. Cook for 3-4 minutes.

- Make sure the mixture is not watery. Check the seasonings and adjust as needed.

- Lastly garnish it with cilantro, mix and take it off the flame.

To Prepare the Masala Dosa

- Heat a skillet/tawa over a medium flame. Pour a dollop of dosa batter and spread it like a pancake but thinner.

- Drizzle oil around the edges. When you see the base has become golden, and the edges separate from the pan, flip it to the other side.

- Add a spoonful of the sweet potato mixture in the center, spread it and let it cook for a minute.

- Fold and close the dosa. Take it off the skillet. Repeat the steps to make as many as you need.