Moong dal chilla | Moong dal cheela -How to make-Step by step photos


Moong dal chilla By Guna selvi


Cuisine Style: Tamil nadu, Andhra, south india | Cooking Time: 15 minutes | To Serve: 4 | Take with: Coconut Chutney | Type: Breakfast, Weight loss & Easy diabetic recipes

Moong dal chilla / cheela/ dosa is simple, healthy and instant breakfast recipe. This is crispy and protein packed. Only 2 main ingredients & little bit seasoning will give perfect thin dosa. I have used my garden organic moong dal with skin. You can use yellow moong dal without skin. You can add any toppings.

Ingredients

  • Moong dal with green skin/ yellow moong dal- 1 cup
  • Rice - 1/4 cup
  • Ginger - 1 piece (1 inch peeled)
  • Green Chili - 3
  • Coriander leaves - 2 springs
  • Curry leaves - 1 spring
  • Cumin Seeds - 1 tbsp
  • Salt to taste
  • Oil - 2 tbsp
  • Water as needed

Preparation

  • Wash & soak moong dal for 4 to 5 hours. Then drain water.
  • Put soaked moong dal , rice, green chilli, ginger, cumin seeds, curry & coriander leaves in a grinder or mixer jar then finely grind with enough water.
  • In a bowl add ground batter mixture, salt mix well.
  • Heat iron dosa tawa, pour batter & evenly spread to round shape.
  • Then pour 1 tbsp of oil around the dosa cover lid & cook it for 3 minutes (medium flame).
  • Flip over and cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Then serve hot with coconut chutney.

Tips and variations

  • You can ferment batter & make soft moong dal idli also.
  • You can skip rice
  • You can make ragi moong dal chilla, rava moong dal chilla, atta moong dal chilla or egg moong dal chilla
  • You can make onion moong dal chilla
  • For paneer moong dal cheela add paneer bhuji or simple seasoned paneer
  • For another variation you can make cheese moong dal chilla
  • For pizza moong dal cheela:-Heat iron taw, pour batter, evenly spread, add pizza sauce, cheese, onion, capsicum, pizza seasoning & chilli flakes.
  • For tomato moong dal cheela add ground tomato puree
  • For spinach moong dal chilla:-Ground spinach & green chilli then add into batter, make cheela
  • For sago moong dal idli :-Add soaked sago, eno fruit salt in this batter, you can make super soft sago moong dal idli
  • You can make poha moong dal idli, semiya moong dal idli or oats moong dal idli
  • You can make moong dal paniyaram, paddu or appam
  • For sweet moong dal paniyaram, dont ad salt, ginger, green chilli & cumin. Add coconut, cardamom,& jaggery

How to make Moong dal chilla- Step by step photos

Take 1 cup moong dal [You can use yellow moong dal without skin]Take 1 cup moong dal

In a bowl add moong dalIn a bowl add moong dal

Add riceAdd rice

Wash and sok it for 4 to 5 hoursWash and sok it for 4 to 5 hours

After 5 hoursAfter 5 hours

Soaked moongdal readySoaked moongdal ready

Put moong dal and rice in a mixer ar/ blenderPut moong dal and rice in a mixer ar/ blender

Add gingerAdd ginger

add cumin seedsadd cumin seeds

Add saltAdd salt

Add green chilliAdd green chilli

Coarsely grindCoarsely grind

Add water, grind to fine batterAdd water, grind to fine batter

Batter is readyBatter is ready

Transfer batter to a bowlTransfer batter to a bowl

Add water if requiredAdd water if required

Heat iron dosa taw, pour batter, evenly spreadHeat iron dosa taw, pour batter, evenly spread

Pour 1 tbsp oil around the dosaPour 1 tbsp oil around the dosa

Cover lid, cook for 2 minCover lid, cook for 2 min

Flip overFlip over cook both sides

cook both sides till crispcook both sides till crisp

Now its ready, remove it from oilNow its ready, remove it from oil

Crispy moong dal chilla readyCrispy moong dal chilla ready

Serve hot with raita / chutneyServe hot with raita / chutney

Moong dal cheelaMoong dal cheela

Instant moong dal dosaInstant moong dal dosa

Crispy mung bean cheelaCrispy moong dal cheela

Pasi paruppu dosaiPasi paruppu dosai


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