Moong Dal Chilla

by Shaheen Ali

A healthy day starts with a healthy breakfast. It is very important to take breakfast in morning and if you choose a healthy option, you stay fit and active the whole day. Among few healthy breakkie options , one of my favorite id Moong Dal ka Cheela. I often make this at home and enjoy it with my favorite chutney. The cheela or the crepes can also be made by using whole green lentils but the spilt lentils work well as they get easily ground and makes a fine batter. Whole green lentils are good for making dhokla or fritters as they get coarsely ground. Cheela is again a very common breakfast made in India, specially the North. The dish is also now included in various big restaurants and even in the menu of marriage parties. These crepes can even be filled with vegetables or cottage cheese. That gives an amazing taste as well. So let us proceed to check the basic version first along with the ingredients required and the method of preparing. 🙂

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MOONG DAL CHEELA / SPLIT GREEN LENTIL CREPES

Course
breakfast
Cuisine north indian
Prep Time 2 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Servings
number
Ingredients
Course breakfast
Cuisine north indian
Prep Time 2 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Servings
number
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Wash and soak moong dal in fresh water for minimum 2 hours or maximum over night.
  2. Drain water and wash the dal again before grinding.
  3. In a mixer grinder jar, add moong dal, green chilies, chopped coriander and cumin seeds.
  4. Grind them all together to make a fine batter by adding little water as required.
  5. The batter should not be too thick or too runny. It should be exactly like dosa batter.
  6. Transfer the batter in a large bowl and add ginger paste and salt and mix well.
  7. Heat a non stick tawa, add few drop of oil and as soon as the oil is piping hot wipe it off with a tissue paper.
  8. Take a scoop of batter with a ladle and pour in the center of the tawa and spread outwards in circular motion using the base of the ladle. Spread evenly like a dosa.
  9. Add few drops of oil from the sides and roast it till golden in color. Flip the cheela and roast from the other side as well.
  10. Transfer it on the serving platter and serve hot with your favorite pickle, sauce or any dip.
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