Dosa Rosti

Name: Dosa Rosti
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 large potato (about 200 g/7 oz); ½ red onion; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp ground coriander; 1 tbsp hot lime pickle; 2 plain roti; 1 handful of coriander leaves; 1 tomato; 1 tsp mustard seeds; 2 tbsp groundnut oil; ¼ tsp turmeric; ¼ tsp chilli powder; sea salt; ½ lime

Preparation info

Serves
2

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
15 min

Appears in

Mighty Spice Express Cookbook

By John Gregory-Smith

Published 2013

About

My dosa rosti is a super-quick South Indian-inspired snack. The grated potato and onion cook down fast and take on all the flavour of the spices. I love the added layer of heat from the hot lime pickle slathered over the roti. This is fast food, Indian-style.

Ingredients

1 large potato (about 200 g/7 oz)
½ red onion

Asia
India
Snacks
Breakfast
Street Food
Gluten-free
Vegan
Spicy

Method

PEEL THE POTATO and onion, then grate both into a mixing bowl. Add the cumin, coriander, chilli powder and turmeric, and season with salt, then mix everything together well.

HEAT THE OIL in a large frying pan over a high heat and add the mustard seeds. Allow them to crackle for a couple of seconds, then tip in the potatoes and onion, and stir-fry for 3 minutes. Add