Sweet Potato Masala Dosai | Sakkaravalli Kizhangu Masala Dosai Recipe | Gluten Free and Vegan Recipe

Hi Supermoms,

We all know that 'Masala Dosai' is World famous. Boiled and lightly mashed potatoes are cooked along with green chillies, onions and peas. Turmeric gives the vibrant colour and green chillies gives the right amount of spice. Spread inside a dosai and folded, the masala dosai is simply irresistible. You can get the complete recipe of classic masala dosai here. 

To give a variety to the dosai and also make the tiffin more healthy, I have used sweet potato. Sweet Potato is so nutritious and this is another tasty recipe for you to use the sweet potato(sakkaravalli kizhangu in Tamil ). 

You can get the Sweet Potato Halwa Recipe here . You can get the Sweet Potato Chaat Recipe here. You can also try Sweet Potato Chips. 

Sweet Potato Masala Dosai :

Preparation time : 10 minutes

Cooking time : 15 minutes

Serves : 4-6

1 cup = 250 ml cup

Ingredients :

3- 4 cups Dosai batter 

For the masala:

1 large sweet potato ( boiled, peeled and cubed)

1 onion ( thinly sliced)

3 - 4 green chillies ( adjust according to the heat of the chillies)

1/4 cup fresh peas ( shelled)
1/2 " ginger ( grated)

1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder 

salt to taste

For garnish :

4-5 roasted cashew nuts ( halved)

handful of cilantro/coriander leaves ( finely chopped) 
1 teaspoon lemon juice

For tempering :

2 teaspoons oil 

1 teaspoon mustard seeds

1/2 teaspoon channa dal /bengal gram dal

1/2 teaspoon urad dal/husked and split black gram 

1 sprig curry leaves ( roughly torn)

Method :

1. Heat a kadai/pan with oil and temper with ingredients given under ' For tempering'. 

2. Once tempered , add thinly sliced onions, salt, turmeric powder and mix well.

3. When the onions turn transparent , add peas and 1/4 cup water.

4. Cover and cook for 2-3 minutes.

5. Now add the boiled sweet potato and mix well.

6. Cook over low flame for 5-7 minutes and switch off. 

Chef tip : Use the ladle to gently mash the sweet potato . The masala must be thick. 

7. Garnish and your sweet potato masala is now ready. 

8. Make dosai like regular dosai . 

9. Take two spoonfuls of the masala over the cooked dosai and spread it on one side.

10. Fold the dosai and serve.

11. Repeat the same process for the remaining batter.

Delicious and healthy sweet potato masala dosai .

Happy Cooking !

With love,

Masterchefmom