This easy recipe for a quick Masala Dosa works surprisingly well, and there's no soaking or blending involved. Serve it with a savory stuffing of potatoes and colorful bell peppers for a snack or a full meal.

As much as I wish I could spend all day in the kitchen cooking a slow and leisurely meal, there are times -- most times in my case-- when time is just not on my side. That’s when I start sniffing around for ideas for new meals, or very often reworking something old into something new, in 30 minutes or less.

One of my favorite recipes to make over is the delicious dosa. I love these crispy, flaky, healthy circles of lentil-and-rice goodness with a passion. Perhaps it's because I am an honorary Tamilian (believe me, I know more ingredient names in Tamil than Desi does, and Tamil’s his mother tongue. Ha!). Or maybe it’s just that dosas are a perfect combination of healthy meets delicious, which makes it the perfect food for a foodie health nut.

So when I came upon a quick masala dosa recipe by Jamie Oliver that needed me to do nothing more than mix two flours with a glug of water, I ran to my pantry without pausing to put my reader down.

To be completely honest, I was a tiny bit skeptical. There is a good reason why generations of south Indian cooks have soaked lentils and rice for hours, usually overnight,and then painstakingly ground them up into the perfect consistency -- and then fermented the batter for several hours more -- before ladling out the dosa batter on a sizzling griddle. All that soaking and grinding and fermenting is important to create dosas that are light, airy, and perfectly textured and flavored. And I still believe that is the best kind of dosa to make, when you have the time.

But quick dosas, lifesaving additions to our busy lives, can be just as delicious. What I really loved about Jamie’s recipe was that it was even simpler than most quick dosa recipes I’ve tried my hand at in the past. There's just one caveat-- eat this dosa pretty fast after it cooks, for it tends to stiffen up on standing.

To stuff into my quick masala dosa, I made a traditional potato subzi with a slight variation: I added to it a rainbow of bell peppers, to add more nutrition and because I wanted those lovely colors to contrast with the golden dosa.

I can't think of an easier recipe for breakfast: it probably will take you just as much time as it would to whip up pancakes out of the box, and the potato subzi, also quite easy, can easily be made ahead of time.

If you feel like adding some traditional flavor to your non-traditional dosa, dunk it in some onion chutney or coriander chutney. In fact, do it anyway. You'll be ecstatic.

Enjoy the weekend, all! You've earned it.

Looking for more dosa recipes?

Easy and Quick Masala Dosa Recipe

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