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Green Moong Dal Dosa (Pesarattu)

Green Moong Dal Dosa also known as Pesarattu is a traditional South Indian delicacy made from whole green moong dal.
This is a popular breakfast recipe often served with coconut chutney.
This is a vegan, gluten-free, beginner-friendly, diabetic-friendly recipe.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Soaking Mung Beans 8 hours
Total Time 8 hours 30 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Course: Breakfast, Easy Dinner Recipes, Easy Lunch Recipes, Easy Tiffin Recipes, Main Course, Snack
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients Method Video Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup Whole Green Moong Dal (Green Mung Beans)
  • 2 tablespoons Besan (Gram Flour)
  • 1 Onion
  • 2 Green Chillies
  • 1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds
  • 3 tablespoons Coriander Leaves
  • Salt to taste
  • Oil, to cook the dosa

Method
 

Soaking Whole Green Moong Dal
  1. Soak 1 cup whole green moong dal (mung beans) in enough water overnight or for 5-6 hours.
  2. Moong dal will double in size when soaked hence use a big pan or bowl to soak the dal.
  3. Once soaked, discard the water and rinse with the dal a couple of times.
Making The Dosa Batter
  1. In a blender, add onion roughly cut into 4 pieces, add green chillies, coriander leaves (cilantro), jeera (cumin seeds).
  2. Add soaked moong dal, besan and some water to blend the batter to a fine paste.
  3. Transfer the blended moong dal mixture into a bowl.
  4. Add salt to tast and water if needed. Add water little by little, batter should be of pouring consistency. Not too runny or thick (Incase your mixture gets too liquidy, add some besan flour)
  5. Heat a tawa (skillet), grease with oil. Pour a ladleful of batter and spread it lightly using back of the spoon.
  6. Cook the dosa on a medium flame.
  7. Drizzle oil over the edges and cook till they are golden brown from both sides.
  8. This batter will make approximately 10 medium size green moong dal dosa.
  9. Nutritious Green Moong Dal Dosa (Pesarattu) is ready.
  10. Transfer to a serving plate and serve with chutney or sabzi.

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Notes

You can also add ginger and black peppercorns while blending which adds a nice flavour to this dosa.
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