Andhra
pesarattu or green moong dal dosa is a delicious lentil based dosa recipe which
is best enjoyed with spicy ginger chutney or coconut chutney. This healthy
breakfast option is made by grinding soaked moong dal and is also relished in
combination with Upma.
Ingredients :
- (Serves-4)
- Green moong dal/ Pesalu – 2 cups
- Rice Flour – 1 tbsp
- Cumin seeds – ½ tsp
- Ginger- 1 inch piece
- Green chillies – 4 to 5
- Salt – to taste
For garnishing/topping :
- Chopped onion – 1
- Grated carrot – ½
- Cilantro/coriander – 2tbsp
- Chopped cashew nuts
Generally
only finely chopped onion is used for garnishing the pesarattu. Other toppings
are purely based on one’s own choice.
Procedure:
Soak the moong dal/pesalu for 6-8 hours or overnight.
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| Green Moong dal soaked overnight |
Drain
the excess water and grind the soaked dal, ginger, green chillies and cumin
seeds into a fine paste .
Collect the batter in a bowl and mix rice flour and salt. Little water can be added for the desired consistency. It should be little thicker than dosa batter.
.
Heat
a griddle/tawa and when it hot pour a ladle full of pesarattu batter to the
tawa and swirl
the ladle in concentric circles to
spread out the batter using very little pressure. When the batter is fully spread, spray or drizzle a few drops of
vegetable oil all over the dosa.
Sprinkle
onions and all the other desired toppings on the top and pat gently with a
spatula.
Cook
on medium-high heat till the bottom side of the dosa becomes lightly brown. When cooked on the top,
flip it over and smear with little oil.
Serve
hot with ginger/coconut chutney..
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