Sweet Potato Stuffed Dosa
This healthy and nutritious filling gives your favourite dosa a healthy twist and taste. A great alternative to your standard potato masala dosa, do try this sweet potato filling. Just mashed sweet potato is used instead of potato mash. It makes you crave for more.
Ingredients
- 1/2 kg sweet potato boiled and grated
- 1 medium onion chopped fine
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1/2 tsp mustard
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp chana dal
- 6 pieces Few curry leaves
- 1 tsp Ginger-Garlic Paste
- 1/4 cup thgreen peas
- 2 slit green chillies
- 1/2 tsp Red Chilli Powder
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder
- 1 pinch asofotida
- salt to taste
- 1 sprig Coriander to garnish
- 3 tbsp Ghee or Oil for dosa
Instructions
- Heat a pan and add the oil. Add the chana dal, mustard and cumin. Once they splutter add the curry leaves, green chillies and asafoetida. Sauté the ginger-garlic next with the chopped onions till translucent. Add the green peas, turmeric, and chilli powder next.
- Once they are done, add the mashed sweet potato and mix it well. Make a smooth mash to fill in the dosa. Garnish with the coriander leaves. Remove from fire and let cool.
- Heat a skillet or non-stick tawa.Once it is hot, pour a ladle full of Dosa batter and spread like a thin pancake. Take a spoon of ghee and drizzle along the edges and in the centre. Spread a little gunpowder to up the spice quotient.
- Add a spoonful of the sweet potato mixture in the centre. Fold one end over the other to close the dosa and transfer to a plate. Serve with chutney and sambar.
Notes
The dosa batter should be fermented overnight to make a really tasty dosa.
Sweet potato should be boiled just right or else the mixture would be too mushy and tasteless.