What’s crucial component in your favourite Masala Dosa? In fact, it’s the savory, spiced potato (or aloo) preparation or curry that’s the essence of your entire dish. So, this time I’ve bought the loveliest recipe of the Aloo Masala for dosa that you just’ve been searching for and has restaurant type style and flavors. The Potato Masala may also be used as a filling to make yummy sandwiches, rolls and wraps as effectively.

About This Potato Masala Recipe

Earlier than I share the nitty gritties of this Aloo Masala, let me share a variation too that I’ve of the identical dish – the Batata Bhaji.

Whereas it’s best to make use of an genuine and conventional recipe of the potato filling for Dosa, typically, you’ll be able to experiment by stuffing your dosas with this different model too. You can even use this Potato Masala recipe as a facet together with your pooris. Strive it!

My recipe of constructing this potato stuffing is a tried and examined one. I’ve additionally talked about about all of the doable variations on this recipe of the Aloo Masala. I’m telling you; you’re quickly going to be hooked on this model as effectively.

It’s fairly a no brainer that masala dosa is a favourite breakfast or brunch dish at house. So, each time I put together the Dosa Batter, I additionally make Coconut Chutney and this Potato Masala to go along with the dosa.

Whereas the potatoes are steaming or boiling, I prep up the remainder of the elements for the Potato Masala. I additionally put together the chutney with the coconut. I normally freeze the grated coconut. So, I simply must take the required amount and use it to make the chutney.

Extra On My Recipe

I add sliced onions to the Aloo Masala which impart a slight candy undertones to the preparation. I additionally add chana dal (husked and cut up Bengal gram).

Earlier than utilizing the lentils, I make certain to soak them in sizzling water for about ½ hour. This helps to melt the dal and after cooking too, the feel is mushy.

Nevertheless, on some events once I’m operating out of time or don’t have time in hand in any respect, I add the chana dal instantly within the tempering. This manner, a slight crunch is also retained within the lentil grains. You may select whichever methodology fits you.

One other component of selection that I add on events on this Potato Masala is steamed inexperienced peas. You may even skip the Bengal gram if you’re including inexperienced peas. Typically, I additionally add tomatoes to the aloo combination.

Beneath is the photograph of the potato masala preparation made with inexperienced peas. When utilizing inexperienced peas, you both boil/steam them along with the potatoes or you’ll be able to boil them individually.

This Aloo Masala not solely tastes nice in your typical plain smooth or crispy dosa, but additionally is superior with a Rava Dosa, Set Dosa, Neer Dosa or a plain Uttapam.

As I additionally talked about earlier, you will need to strive the mixture of this Aloo Masala with poori or roti/phulka as effectively, or use it for sandwiches and related dishes.

Step-by-Step Information

Find out how to make Potato Masala

Preparation

1. First, boil water in a bowl or in an electrical heater or microwave. Take the new water in a bowl.

Rinse after which soak 2 tablespoons husked and cut up Bengal gram (chana dal) within the sizzling water.

Cowl and hold apart for half-hour. Later, drain all of the water with a small strainer and hold the soaked lentils apart.

You may skip including chana dal and nonetheless make the dish with out these lentils.

2. Subsequent, steam or boil 4 medium-sized potatoes in an electrical cooker, steamer or stress cooker. The potatoes needs to be totally cooked.

You probably have boiled the potatoes, make certain to empty all of the water from them. There shouldn’t be any water logged in them.

If you wish to add inexperienced peas to the preparation, then take about ⅓ to ½ cup of inexperienced peas and steam or boil it with the potatoes.

3. When heat, first peel the potatoes. Chop the potatoes into cubes and hold apart.

Additionally put aside the spices and herbs you can be needing. Peel, rinse and thinly slice 1 giant onion. You have to about ¾ to 1 cup of sliced onions.

Make Potato Masala

4. Warmth 2 tablespoons oil in a frying pan or a kadai and crackle 1 teaspoon mustard seeds in it.

5. Then, add ½ teaspoon cumin seeds and fry until they splutter and alter coloration.

6. Add the drained and soaked chana dal.

7. Fry chana dal for about 3 to 4 minutes or until the lentils turn into gentle golden.

8. You can even add chana dal instantly with out soaking them first. On this case, it’s important to brown them as proven within the photograph under.

9. Add 1 teaspoon finely chopped ginger and sauté for half a minute.

10. Add 1 giant thinly sliced onion. Stir and sauté until the onions flip translucent and are softened.

11. Add 8 to 10 giant curry leaves, 1 or 2 chopped inexperienced chilies, ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder and 1 pinch asafoetida (hing). Stir and sauté for just a few seconds.

12. Then, add the boiled/steamed potato cubes. Season with salt as required and ½ teaspoon sugar.

Including sugar is optionally available and provided that you want a barely candy style within the potato filling.

13. Stir and add water. About ⅓ to ½ cup. The water makes the potato masala moist, mushy and never dry. That is an optionally available step.

14. If you happen to like the feel of potatoes to be barely crisp and never smooth, then don’t add water. On this case, simply stir the potatoes and sauté for two to three minutes on low warmth. That is how the potatoes will seem in case you don’t add water.

15. After including water, simmer the potato bhaji for 3 minutes on low warmth. Stir at intervals. Then, add some chopped coriander leaves. Stir once more.

16. Serve Potato Bhaji with dosa, butter rava dosa or rava uttapam. It additionally goes effectively with poori, roti or as a filling for sandwich.

Skilled Ideas

1. Including sugar is completely your name. If you happen to just like the slight sweetness within the dish, then add it or else skip it.
2. Whereas cooking the aloo masala, add about ⅓ to ½ cup water. This can assist the potato masala to be mushy and moist, and never be dry. Though, that is optionally available.
3. You may add some boiled or steamed inexperienced peas in case you like. You may even add some tomatoes within the potato bhaji.
4. Attempt to embrace chana dal, curry leaves, ginger, mustard seeds, onions, chillies and coriander leaves to get actually restaurant type taste on this dish.
5. Alternatively, in case you like the feel of potatoes barely crisp, don’t add the water.
6. This can be a versatile potato sabzi that you should use for various kinds of dosas, have with uttapam or chapati or poori and even stuff in sandwiches, wraps, rolls or frankies.

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This Potato Masala recipe publish from the archives first printed in November 2014 has been up to date and republished on 3 September 2022.