Masala Dosa Recipe and Paneer/Cottage Cheese Butter Masala Dosa

This is my version of masala dosa I like the filling spicy buttery and all things delicious. I hate eating masala dosa in a restaurant just because the aloo is so bland followed with a tasteless chutney come on not trying to be a critic tasteless chutney works for a fiery hot dosa okay done with my rant...moving on to the recipe...

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Masala Paste:

1 Inch Ginger

5 to 6 Fresh Green Chilies 

1 Sprig Curry Leaves

1/4 Tsp Cumin Seeds

• In a mixer jar add all the above ingredients and grind to a semi coarse paste reserve.

The magic is in the masala friends...:D

Potato Filling:

3 Medium Size Potato(boiled peeled and crumbled)

2 Medium Size Onion(Finely Chopped)

1/2 Cup Peas(Frozen or Fresh)

1/4 Tsp Mustard Seeds

1/4 Tsp Split Black Gram

1/4 Tsp Split Chick Pea Dal

A Pinch Of Asafoetida 

Prepared masala paste

1 Cube Paneer for cheese dosa

Butter 

1/2 Tsp Turmeric Powder

1 Tbsp Ghee

1 Tbsp Oil

Salt as per taste

• Heat oil and ghee in a wok on medium flame add mustard seeds allow to splutter add asafoetida and fry a bit add split black gram and chick pea dal fry a bit add masala paste and fry.
• Add onion and fry till transparent add salt and water add fresh peas and cover allow the peas to cook till well done.
• Add crumbled potato and stir and mix all the ingredients till well combined.
• Make sure the water has evaporated completely from the potato remove from flame and reserve. 

Please click here for dosa batter recipe

Please click here for Chutney Powder Recipe

Lets Prepare Masala Dosa:

• Heat a nonstick tawa or Iron tawa spread few drops of oil and place on medium flame.
• Ladle out batter on tawa spread into dosa drizzle oil over the dosa and cover for few seconds till the upper portion has cooked.
• Spread some onion chutney or chutney powder over the dosa place the filling in the center and fold the dosa and serve hot with chutney...Enjoy...:)

Lets Prepare Paneer Masala Dosa:

• Follow the same step as before and prepare a dosa spread onion chutney and butter then grate paneer and place aloo masala in the middle fold and serve hot topped with butter and chutney...Enjoy...:)