Masala dosa

Ingredients for dosa:
rice             :  3 cups
urid daal     :  1 cup 
methi seeds:  2 tbspn
channa daal:  3 tbspn
poha           :  1 fistful
salt             :   2 tbspn or to taste


Method:

• Wash and soak rice, methi seeds, channa daal together in water for 5-6 hours
•  Wash and soak urid dal in water separately for 5-6 hour.
• Soak the poha in water just 15 mins before grinding
• After around 6 hour grind the soaked ingredients like rice , urid daal,channa daal, methi and poha to a thick dosa batter. Mix the entire batter  and whip briskly preferably by hand.
• Allow to ferment at room temperature for 8-10 hours(Click here for Fermentation tips)
• After about 10 hours add in the required amount of salt and mix 

• Heat a non stick dosa pan on medium flame
• pour the dosa batter using a ladle or a round cup, spread in circular motion thin and evenly. Remove the extra batter using a flat ladle if required 

• pour about 2 tbspn oil all over the dosa, allow the dosa to turn dry on top and brownish at the bottom
• Sprinkle any chutney powder all over the dosa, place some potato bhaji, also knob of butter if you like. 

• When the dosa becomes dry and crisp , roll it slightly from both sides and serve with any coconut chutney

For the recipe of masala filling (potato bhaji) click here
http://nayana-homesweethome.blogspot.com/2011/11/potato-sukka-bhaji.html