Spicy Masala Powder Dosa

You can use this recipe as a substitute for Masala Dosa. You don't have a filling and you can use the Masala again for spicing up an otherwise plain Dosa.

Ingredients:

3 cups raw rice
1 cup parboiled rice
½ cup Urad dal
1 tsp fenugreek seeds
Salt to taste
Oil for roasting

Ingredients for Masala Powder:

2 tsp Coriander seeds
2 tsp urad dal
2 tsp Chana dal
1 tsp cumin seeds
½ tsp Asafetida
2 tsp sesame seeds
8 red chilies
Salt to taste
2 tsp grated dry coconut

For decoration:

½ cup Onions
¼ cup Coriander leaves

Direction:

Heats the pan with 2 tsp of oil and fry individually all masala ingredients, except coconut. Fry well. Lastly add dry coconut and switch off the stove. Stir the mixture a little. When this mixture cools down, add salt and dry grind to a slightly coarse powder.
Soak raw rice, parboiled rice, fenugreek seeds and urad dal together in water for 3 hours. Drain excess water. Grind these to a smooth batter. Add salt and allow the batter to ferment overnight. Next day, use this batter to make dosa on a pre-heated thick tawa.
Apply oil to the sides of the dosa and roast well. Sprinkle the Masala Powder (as above prepared) onions, and coriander leaves on the top of the dosa. Brush little oil on the dosa. Reduce the flame. Do not turn the dosa. Roast on only one side. Serve hot with coconut chutney.