Masaladosa

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Masala dosa is an South Indian delicacy, derived from the terms masala and dosa.Masala dosa is perhaps most sought South Indian delicacy in the world.

[edit] Preparation

Rice is grounded to a paste in water and kept for one day. The next day after it has properly fermented, it is fried on a pan and mashed potatoes (spiced, hence the term masala) are put in the middle. When the dosa is flipped over, it sandwiches the potatoes in between, similar to an omelette.

[edit] Creation of the Masala Dosa

The inventor of this masala dosa is purportedly Kadandale Krishna Bhat^{[citation needed]} of Hotel Woodlands, who belongs to the Kadandale village in Karkala Taluk of Udupi district, Karnataka state, India.

Before it was invented, plain dosa was served with potato curry (batata bhaji) without onions in a separate cup. During a shortage of potatoes, he innovated a method where potato was mashed and sauted with onions and other spices, placed in the dosa instead of a separate cup. He did this to hide the onions which are not eaten by some Hindus and Jains. people enjoyed this new dosa. Hence, he named it "Masala Dosa", from the sautéeing of spices (masala) during the preparation of the bhaji.

[edit] Variants of Masala dosa's

Due to huge popularity of masala dosa,many variants have come up to cater differing taste buds. The following are some of the variants :-

• Mysore masala dosa : Masala dosa with chutney spread inside along with bhaji .
• Vegetable masala dosa : Instead of potatoes ,peas and other vegetables are mashed to make bhaji.
• Rava Masala dosa : Here Rava (semolina ) is used to prepare batter instead of rice.
• Chinese Masala dosa : In this noodles and other chinese ingredients are added .

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