Friday, March 5, 2010

Pesarattu/ Moong Dal Dosa recipe

Ingredients:
Moong dal/ Green gram - 2 cups
Green chillies - 6-8
Ginger - Small piece( Lemon size)
Onions - 1 med, chopped.
Corinader - Half bunch
Oil
Salt to taste

For the batter: 
1. Wash and soak the moong dal in water overnight ( 6-7 hours)
2. Grind the moong dal along with 3 green chilies, ginger ( 2 inch) and salt into paste. The consistency should be medium like idli batter

Making pesarattu:  
1.Take a pan, when it is hot, pour a tbs of batter and spread evenly in clock wise and anti-clockwise direction.
2.Add little oil along the edge
3.Sprinkle chopped onions, ginger pieces, chillies, coriander. Let it cook for a minute. Then flip the dosa.
4. Let it cook on another side, fold it and remove
5.Serve hot with chutney or upma.

Note:
1.Soak moong dal  in a large bowl with extra space, since the dal expands.
2. Oil the pan, before making  the first pesarttu, so that it won't stick to the pan.

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