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30g/1oz red chilli, chopped
1 dried red chilli
35g/1oz mild green chillies, chopped
1 sprig curry leaves
7 curry leaves
7 fenugreek seeds
1 tsp fresh coriander, finely chopped
30g/1oz garlic, chopped
1 tsp lemon juice 45g/1½oz onions, sliced 225g/7½oz cooked potatoes (peeled, diced and boiled) 200g/7oz red onion, chopped 400g/14oz tomatoes, chopped Tins, packets and jars 155g/5½oz basmati rice 1 tsp chana dal coconut and coriander chutney 100g/3½oz tamarind paste 70g urid dal (split black gram) 7g/⅓oz urid dal (black gram split) 1 tsp urid dal Cooking ingredients ½ tsp asafoetida green chilli paste red chilli powder 100g/3½oz dates, stones removed ½ tsp garam masala 1 tbsp gram flour 3g mustard seeds 1 tsp mustard seeds oil, for cooking salt, to taste 2 tsp salt salt, to taste 2 tbsp sunflower oil 1 tbsp sunflower oil ½ tsp ground turmeric ½ tsp ground turmeric vegetable oil
Recipe Dosa with potato filling
Although often called a type of lentil, urid dal is actually related to cowpeas and mung beans. This is what forms the dosa base to this recipe, along with parboiled rice. Serve with a spiced potato filling and chutney.
Dosa with potato filling
Persons
4
Prep Time
12 hours
Cook Time
1 hour
Total Time
13 hours
Ingredients
- For the dosa batter
- 155g/5½oz basmati rice
- 70g urid dal (split black gram)
- 7 fenugreek seeds
- 1 tbsp gram flour
- oil, for cooking
- salt, to taste
- For the tomato chutney
- 400g/14oz tomatoes, chopped
- 200g/7oz red onion, chopped
- 30g/1oz red chilli, chopped
- 100g/3½oz dates, stones removed
- 30g/1oz garlic, chopped
- 100g/3½oz tamarind paste
- 2 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp sunflower oil
- 3g mustard seeds
- 7g/â…“oz urid dal (black gram split)
- 1 dried red chilli
- 1 sprig curry leaves
- ½ tsp ground turmeric
- For the potato filling
- 1 tbsp sunflower oil
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 1 tsp chana dal
- 1 tsp urid dal
- 7 curry leaves
- ½ tsp asafoetida
- 45g/1½oz onions, sliced
- 35g/1oz mild green chillies, chopped
- 225g/7½oz cooked potatoes (peeled, diced and boiled)
- ½ tsp ground turmeric
- ½ tsp garam masala
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp fresh coriander, finely chopped
- salt, to taste
- To serve
- red chilli powder
- green chilli paste
- vegetable oil
- coconut and coriander chutney
Instructions
- To make the dosa batter, wash the rice under cold running water and soak in a bowl for 3–4 hours. Drain the rice and, using a food processor or blender, blend to a smooth paste, adding about 4 tablespoons of water while blending.
- Wash the urid dal under cold, running water and soak for 3–4 hours in a bowl. Drain the urid dal and blend it with the fenugreek seeds to make a smooth paste (add about a tablespoon of water while blending).
- Combine the rice and urid dal paste in a large container. Cover and allow it to ferment in a warm room for 6–8 hours.
- Add 120ml/4fl oz of water to the rice and dal, stir in the gram flour and salt, to taste. The batter is now ready for preparing dosas.
- To make the tomato chutney, add the tomatoes, red onion, red chilli, dates, garlic, tamarind and salt to a pan over medium heat, and cook until soft. Once cooked, remove from the heat and blend to a smooth paste using a blender or food processor.
- Add sunflower oil to a pan, once hot add the mustard seeds, urid dal, dried red chilli, curry leaves and turmeric and allow the seeds to crackle and splutter. Remove from the heat and pour the hot oil and spices over the tomato paste. Mix together and set aside – the chutney can be served warm or cold.
- Meanwhile, for the potato filling, add the oil to a pan on medium heat. Add the mustard seeds, chana dal, urid dal, curry leaves and asafoetida and allow the seeds to crackle and splutter. Add the onion and green chillies and fry until soft and the onions are translucent.
- Add the cooked potatoes, turmeric, garam masala, lemon juice and salt, to taste. Finally add the coriander leaves. Keep warm.
- To cook the dosa, heat a large non-stick frying pan on a medium heat and drizzle in a little oil, remove from the heat and wipe the pan with kitchen paper to remove any excess oil.
- Sprinkle a little water on the hot pan to cool it, dry it with kitchen paper and then pour a ladle of the dosa batter into the pan. Allow the batter to spread to the edge of the pan to make a thin pancake.
- Spinkle with a pinch of red chilli powder, a squeeze of green chilli paste and a light drizzle of oil. When it starts to brown, add the potato filling to the middle of the pancake and fold the pancake over the filling. Remove from the plate and cut into four. Serve with the tomato and coconut and coriander chutneys.
Shopping List
Fruit and vegetables30g/1oz red chilli, chopped
1 dried red chilli
35g/1oz mild green chillies, chopped
1 sprig curry leaves
7 curry leaves
7 fenugreek seeds
1 tsp fresh coriander, finely chopped
30g/1oz garlic, chopped
1 tsp lemon juice 45g/1½oz onions, sliced 225g/7½oz cooked potatoes (peeled, diced and boiled) 200g/7oz red onion, chopped 400g/14oz tomatoes, chopped Tins, packets and jars 155g/5½oz basmati rice 1 tsp chana dal coconut and coriander chutney 100g/3½oz tamarind paste 70g urid dal (split black gram) 7g/⅓oz urid dal (black gram split) 1 tsp urid dal Cooking ingredients ½ tsp asafoetida green chilli paste red chilli powder 100g/3½oz dates, stones removed ½ tsp garam masala 1 tbsp gram flour 3g mustard seeds 1 tsp mustard seeds oil, for cooking salt, to taste 2 tsp salt salt, to taste 2 tbsp sunflower oil 1 tbsp sunflower oil ½ tsp ground turmeric ½ tsp ground turmeric vegetable oil
Notes
Although often called a type of lentil, urid dal is actually related to cowpeas and mung beans. This is what forms the dosa base to this recipe, along with parboiled rice. Serve with a spiced potato filling and chutney.
April 3, 2025
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