How to Make Potato Masala for Dosa
November 22, 2015
Spiced Potato/ Potato Masala ~ a great side dish to your homemade dosa.

I have not heard from you for so long...., are you ok?'
Message I received from an old friend of mine, who lives on the other side of Australia.
It was Divali.
I made a mental note the night before that I must send her my best wishes on Divali. And so I did, hence the message above.
I remember celebrating every Divali with her and her lovely family when we were in Malaysia. I remembered that she too remembered that I loved her dosa and her mutton curry.
And without fail, these two dishes would be served as soon as I sat at her dining table.
Needless to say, I'd reached out for these two dishes before any other dishes or sweets that were served on that day.
Even when I visited her in her home across the Tasman overlooking the gorgeous snow-capped mountain and beautiful blue lake ever, despite her hectic schedule, she made sure I had my dosa and chicken curry fixed :D.
I miss your tosei...;P
‘ I ended my text to her.
I planned to have just that ... dosa with condiments.
I soaked rice grains and urad dhal for 2 nights. And it was about time to blend, this was where everything started to go downhill for me.
I successfully blended urad dhal, then proceeded with rice grains using the same method, but unsuccess... still grainy.
Time to swap to another gadget...this time I use my super good (so they say) for a super smooth liquid result ~ NUTRI-BULLET.
However, it failed to live up to its expectation, not only it did not pulse it to smooth rice liquid but I broke the whole damn cover cum blade in the process... it had a super burnt-out issue around the blade.
Not wanting to bite into bits and pieces of broken burnt plastic from the broken Nutri-bullet, I was left with no choice but to throw the lot. Instead of soaking, and blending rice grains again.... a packet of rice flour saved my day!
Mix it with water into smooth urad dhal paste...and start my fermenting process.
It was a yay moment :D
The mixture was good but had that sour-ish dosa taste.
We fired up the barbeque, oiled the hot plate, and I was excited, finally, I could have a nice warm dosa :D.... but lady luck was not on my side.
I had trouble with everything, from trying to make crepe-like dosa, I ended up with a blob of mess :(.
The mixture is too thick, the fire is too strong, the hot plate is too oily were among our grouses.
Change the method of cooking again... making dosa in a frying pan on an induction cooker, yields much better dosa than the barbeque but still not quite the same.
I gave up...
What we had for dinner was something that tasted like dosa...but looked nothing like one :(
Fortunately, my potato masala and coconut chutney (next post) saved the day :D


I have not heard from you for so long...., are you ok?'
Message I received from an old friend of mine, who lives on the other side of Australia.
It was Divali.
I made a mental note the night before that I must send her my best wishes on Divali. And so I did, hence the message above.
I remember celebrating every Divali with her and her lovely family when we were in Malaysia. I remembered that she too remembered that I loved her dosa and her mutton curry.
And without fail, these two dishes would be served as soon as I sat at her dining table.
Needless to say, I'd reached out for these two dishes before any other dishes or sweets that were served on that day.
Even when I visited her in her home across the Tasman overlooking the gorgeous snow-capped mountain and beautiful blue lake ever, despite her hectic schedule, she made sure I had my dosa and chicken curry fixed :D.

I miss your tosei...;P
‘ I ended my text to her.
I planned to have just that ... dosa with condiments.
I soaked rice grains and urad dhal for 2 nights. And it was about time to blend, this was where everything started to go downhill for me.
I successfully blended urad dhal, then proceeded with rice grains using the same method, but unsuccess... still grainy.
Time to swap to another gadget...this time I use my super good (so they say) for a super smooth liquid result ~ NUTRI-BULLET.
However, it failed to live up to its expectation, not only it did not pulse it to smooth rice liquid but I broke the whole damn cover cum blade in the process... it had a super burnt-out issue around the blade.
Not wanting to bite into bits and pieces of broken burnt plastic from the broken Nutri-bullet, I was left with no choice but to throw the lot. Instead of soaking, and blending rice grains again.... a packet of rice flour saved my day!
Mix it with water into smooth urad dhal paste...and start my fermenting process.
It was a yay moment :D
The mixture was good but had that sour-ish dosa taste.
We fired up the barbeque, oiled the hot plate, and I was excited, finally, I could have a nice warm dosa :D.... but lady luck was not on my side.
I had trouble with everything, from trying to make crepe-like dosa, I ended up with a blob of mess :(.
The mixture is too thick, the fire is too strong, the hot plate is too oily were among our grouses.
Change the method of cooking again... making dosa in a frying pan on an induction cooker, yields much better dosa than the barbeque but still not quite the same.
I gave up...
What we had for dinner was something that tasted like dosa...but looked nothing like one :(
Fortunately, my potato masala and coconut chutney (next post) saved the day :D

Potato Masala
Yield: 6
Prep time: 15 MinCook time: 30 MinTotal time: 45 Min
Aloo masala (potato masala) is a simple dish bursting with flavors and a great accompaniment for dosa
Ingredients
Potato masala ingredients
- 1 kg baby potatoes - washed, peeled, and cut into bite-size
- 20g garlic
- 20g ginger
- 250g brown onion - sliced
- 10g cumin seeds
- 5g dried chilies - deseeded and cut into 1/2 inch
- 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1 teaspoon chilli powder
- 1/2 teaspoon black mustard seeds
- 3 stalks curry leaves
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh coriander
- 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoon canola oil
Instructions
How to cook potato masala
- Wash, peel, cut into bite-size, and microwave***.
- Set aside to cool.
- Pound in pestle/ mortar garlic and ginger into a smooth paste.
- Add turmeric and chili powder.
- Heat up the wok, and add canola oil. saute cumin, and mustard seeds until fragrant.
- Add sliced onion, curry leaves, and chilies, sweat onion, and saute until the onion changes color to golden in color.
- Add pounded ginger and garlic mixture.
- Cook for 5 minutes.
- Add potato.
- Add salt.
- Stir to mix well.
- Cook for a further 10 minutes until potatoes are cooked through.
- Sprinkle with chopped coriander.
Notes
Place potatoes in a microwave-safe dish. Cover and microwave on high for 9-11 minutes depending on your microwave. Otherwise, just steam or boil until just cooked.
Nutrition Facts
Calories
207.08Fat (grams)
5.51 gSat. Fat (grams)
0.48 gCarbs (grams)
36.62 gFiber (grams)
5.22 gNet carbs
31.39 gSugar (grams)
3.6 gProtein (grams)
4.69 gSodium (milligrams)
603.84 mgCholesterol (grams)
0 mg
A wonderful dish! Such a great way to prepare potatoes.
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Rosa
thank you Rosa
DeleteSuch a lovely potato recipe. Those crepes are looking great too, Lisa.
ReplyDeletethank you Angie
DeleteLove a staple comfort food like potato masala, and really like the way you've styled the picture too! I have included your recipe in my weekly round up on my blog here http://www.theredlychee.com/the-weekly-round-up-11/
ReplyDeleteThank you Abida. Lovely page you have :D
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