Cheese Masala Dosa (Ultra-thin Crepe with Cheese Snow Mountain, Street Style)
鉄板を覆い尽くす巨大なクレープ！チーズとスパイスが溶け合う黄金の筒
Description
Mumbai stalls' junk devilish modification of South Indian rice flour crepe (Dosa). Melting mashed potatoes and massive cheese directly on griddle, rolling in ultra-thin batter into crispy street food.
Restaurants serving Cheese Masala Dosa (Ultra-thin Crepe with Cheese Snow Mountain, Street Style)
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Rice/bean batter
- Potato
- Cheese
- Butter
- Onion
- Tomato
- Coconut chutney
Instructions
- [For
- Servings/Ingredients]
- ladles fermented Dosa batter (rice/Urad Dal), 100g mashed potatoes (cumin/turmeric fried),
- tbsp butter, 50g processed cheese, chopped onions/tomatoes/cilantro to taste,
- tbsp coconut chutney,
- cup Sambar (bean soup).
- Heat giant >1m flat black griddle (Dosa Tawa), drop white fermented rice/bean batter in center with ladle.
- Stall vendor uses ladle bottom, spreading batter into ultra-thin giant circle outward from center 'swirl-swirl-swirl!' with splendid handwork.
- When batter starts drying crispy, place butter chunk, spicy mashed potatoes (Masala), chopped onions/tomatoes, red chili paste in center, frying messily directly on batter utilizing griddle heat.
- Grate massive processed cheese like snow mountain over that super-spicy potato paste. When cheese melts gooey from heat and batter back bakes beautiful golden, peel instantly from edge with special flat spatula, folding cylindrical (or triangular) wrapping inner cheese/potato. Plate on metal tray, serve alongside coconut chutney and piping hot Sambar. Tearing crispy crust overflows stringy violent umami of spices/cheese from inside—an exquisite dish.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Commercial crepe batter or galettes (texture changes but as wrapping batter sub)
Pairing
Masala Chai、Coffee
Trivia
[Trend] The ultimate fusion born when 'Dosa', originally a light South Indian breakfast menu, fused with Mumbai stall culture (putting butter/cheese in everything). Now enthusing youths across India, stall menus boast dozens of variations like 'Sichuan Dosa' or 'Pizza Dosa'.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Tear the crispy baked Dosa edge by hand, scoop up the piping hot cheese potato overflowing from inside, dive it into cold coconut chutney to eat!
Allergen
Dairy, Soy (Lentils)