Tomato Roast/Tomato Dosa

     I love stuffing dosa more...like my cauliflower roast,Paneer Potato masal roast n mushroom roast heres another special dosa variety...Tomato roast/Thakkali Roast.My cousin sister use to make this tomato dosa, but i forgot her recipe n tried it in my own way with freshly grounded spices...mild tangy,little spicy and was excellent with dosa.My kutties,like me they also love stuffed/spread dosa than regular dosa with chutney or sambar. Try this !!!

Nutritional Benefits of Tomato: One of the most well known tomato eating benefit is its' Lycopene content. Lycopene is a vital anti-oxidant that helps in the fight against cancerous cell formation as well as other kinds of health complications and diseases. Being a rich source of vitamin A, it is a dependable preventive against eye troubles.Tomaotes are rich vitamin C,that helps in cure of scurvy and also effective in heartburn and indigestion.

Ingredients

1. Dosa batter for making dosa
2. Onion   1 medium(sliced)
3. Tomato  2 large (diced)
4. Garlic   2 flakes(crushed)
5. Ginger   1" piece(crushed)
6. Curry leaves few
7. Chilli powder    1/2 tsp
8. Turmeric powder   a pinch
9. Coriander leaves    1handful (finely chopped)
10. Salt  to taste
11. Oil     2 tsp

To dry roast and powder

1. Chana dal   1-2 tsp
2. Cinnamon    2" stick
3. Clove   3 no.s
4. Fennel seeds   1 tsp
5. Poppy seeds   1/2 tsp
6. Jeera/Cumin seeds    1/ tsp
7. Pepper corns   10-15 no.s
8. Cardamom   1 no.(optional)
9. Dry coconut powder   1 and 1/2 tsp

Method

• Heat a pan and add all the ingredients under "dry roast n powder" one by one and roast them lightly till chana turns light golden color.

• And allow to cool and grind it to a fine powder and keep aside.

• Heat oil in a pan/wok,add mustard and 1/4 tsp fennel seeds and wait till it pop and add the crushed garlic and ginger,curry leaves and fry lightly .
• Then add sliced onions,sprinkle some salt and fry till onion turns pink .

• After that add,diced tomatoes,turmeric powder and chilly powder and saute till tomaot gets soft and mushy.

• And now add the roasted spice powder and enough salt,give a nice mix and cook covered for 1-2 minutes.

• Lastly add some finely chopped coriander leaves. 
• Tangy and spicy tomato masala is now ready for tomato Roast.

• Heat a tawa,when its hot pour a ladle of dosa batter and spread in circular motion, cover it with a lid for 1 minute then open the lid, now the dosa turns crisp n cooked and now keep 2-3 spoons of tomato masala in the center and spread lightly and fold the dosa and remove from the tawa n serve hot.
• Thats it...tomato roast is now ready ...serve with some finely chopped onion,cilantro and few lemon drops.