# Everything, in one place

Source: https://howtomakedosa.com/recipes/
Updated: 2026-09-25

Every recipe starts from the same batter, and every guide fixes something that goes wrong with it. Start with [plain dosa](https://howtomakedosa.com/) if you have never made the batter.

## Recipes and guides

### Dosas

- [Plain dosa](https://howtomakedosa.com/): The master recipe: batter from scratch in grams, fermentation by kitchen temperature, and the pan in °C.
- [Masala dosa](https://howtomakedosa.com/masala-dosa/): The potato masala in grams, and when to fill and fold so the shell stays crisp.
- [Ghee roast dosa](https://howtomakedosa.com/ghee-roast-dosa/): The same batter spread thinner and roasted slower in ghee until it snaps.
- [Rava dosa](https://howtomakedosa.com/rava-dosa/): The instant one: no soaking or fermenting, and a watery batter poured from a height to make the holes.

### From the same batter

- [Idli](https://howtomakedosa.com/idli/): The same batter, not thinned, steamed for 10–12 minutes. What makes idli soft instead of dense.

### Chutney and sambar

- [Coconut chutney](https://howtomakedosa.com/coconut-chutney/): Fresh, frozen or desiccated coconut, in grams, with a tempering that takes 60 seconds.
- [Sambar](https://howtomakedosa.com/sambar/): Tiffin sambar: toor dal, tamarind and shallots in grams, thinner than the sambar you eat with rice.

### When it goes wrong

- [Batter not fermenting](https://howtomakedosa.com/dosa-batter-not-fermenting/): The seven causes, most likely first, with a test for each and a way to save the batch.
- [Fermenting in cold weather](https://howtomakedosa.com/ferment-dosa-batter-in-cold-weather/): Oven light, proof setting, Instant Pot or a cooler: the temperature each one holds and how long the batter takes.
- [Dosa sticking to the pan](https://howtomakedosa.com/dosa-sticking-to-pan/): Heat, seasoning and batter checks, plus how to re-season a cast iron tawa that has stopped releasing.

### Tools

- [Batter calculator](https://howtomakedosa.com/dosa-batter-calculator/): How many dosas, and how warm is your kitchen? Get every weight in grams and every wait in hours.
- [Dosa equipment](https://howtomakedosa.com/gear/): Scale, tawa, thermometer, grinder: what each recipe here assumes, and what to look for when buying.