Dad's Food Post 1: Masala Dosa during Lockdown

My dad is an avid writer. A great cook himself. A good food reviewer. An avid foodie. And he is active on Facebook; active is an understatement, really. He has been posting food write ups with pictures on Facebook for some time now, which many of his friends and family members love and appreciate. I thought it'll be nice to capture those, and put them up here. Here goes [I'm merely copying and pasting, with perhaps a few edits here and there]:

Note: He mentions LOH in many of his posts. In case you are wondering what that means, it means Lady of (the) House- his significant other, i.e. my Mom ;)

May 20 2020
Writer: Anand Lakshminarsu

"After ages the LOH dished out top notch Crispy Mysore Masala Dosais. Yum is not enough to to express my satisfaction. 

Mysore Masala Dosai will have no Red Chutney smeared inside. Red Chutney normally has Garlic and Dry Red Chillies ground together with salt . Bangalore Masala Dosai will have this Red Chutney smeared inside.

Yes, the LOH ground the Dosai batter at home using the trusty Preet Mixie. Earlier we had a 1978 make Sumeet bought from Ahmedabad which gave us a fantastic 32 years service before conking off! Yup, Preet is with us for the last 10 years. Just to answer beforehand, we had a Mini-Bajaj Mixie from ‘74 to ‘78. Yeah got married in ‘74!

Would like to mention the Dosai batter this time was Rice, Urad Dal and Methi Dana. For the last 6 years + we avoided Rice and used Millets like Little- Kodo-Barnyard- Foxtail- Proso instead of Rice. 

Yeah you guessed right! Potatoes were bought after a long long time and was converted  into the Masala for the filling into the Dosais. The Masala (Filling) was Potatoes, Onions and Peas with Chillies and Vaggarane (Chonk/ Bagaar). 

How will the Dosai plain or Masala be eaten without Chutney? Yeah some great Coriander-Coconut -Chilli Chutney with Curry Leaves+ Mustard Seeds Chonk  was accompanied while eating the heavenly Dosais. Just for information Kannadigas don’t need Sambar to eat their Dosais. 

Yeah the Dosais were made using Nandini Brand Ghee only (No oil veeil). Also watch the melting Nandhini Butter on the Dosai! 

PS: Thanks to Lock Down we are eating healthy, clean and fresh food because Food is prepared at Home. As for me, I really don’t care if the Restaurants in Bangalore/ Karnataka stop their “Take Away Service” also!" 

                                                                                                                               

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