Pesarattu or Moong Dal Dosa Recipe
Pesarattu or Moong Dal Dosa Recipe
Pesarattu Recipe or Moong Dal Dosa is a popular breakfast dish from Andhra Pradesh. In Telugu, the regional language, whole moong dal is termed as ‘Pesalu’. This crispy, thin and tasty dish is usually served with ginger chutney and upma. Making of pesarattu recipe as fine as it can be, takes real practice and time. But, it is not a difficult dish and requires few steps to keep in mind. Pesarattu preparation doesn’t require rice or rice flour in big quantities, as it alters the taste. Over soaking the green gram can also result in changing the real flavour. However, one tablespoon of rice can be used while soaking or rice flour for grinding, which could result in thin and crispy dosa. Have a look at the list of ingredients used and the making of this traditional Pesarattu Recipe or Moong Dal Dosa.
Ingredients Used
- 1 cup of Green Gram / Whole Moong Dal.
- Ginger ( ¾ inch)
- 3-4 medium sized Green Chillies
- Cumin Seeds ( ½ -1 teaspoon)
- Ghee or oil as per the requirement
Ingredients used on top
- 2-3 medium sized chopped Green Chillies
- 2 finely chopped Onions
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Preparation Method
- Take the green gram or Moong dal in a flat vessel and remove the impurities like stones.
- Wash it several times and soak it in water for 4-6 hours.
- Heat 1 teaspoon of oil in a frying pan and add the chopped pieces of onion and green chillies. Saute it to a light golden colour. (Optional)
- Take a blender and add the green gram, cumin, ginger, chillies, salt and a little water. Grind it to a thick batter.
- Heat a tawa or non-stick pan and grease it with some oil. Check whether the tawa is hot enough by sprinkling some water over it. If the water sizzles rapidly, the tawa is ready.
- Once the water fully evaporates, pour ½ to ¾ cup of prepared batter and spread it quickly to a round shaped dosa. Make sure that the dosa has a very fine even thickness.
- Use ½ to ¾ teaspoon of ghee on the sides and flip it to the other side once it is cooked well. If it is very thin, there is no need to flip the dosa.
- Sprinkle the fried onions and chillies over the top and fold the Pesarattu. Take it away from the pan and keep in on a plate.
- Sprinkle some water over the pan before making the next Pesarattu.
- Serve this hot,tasty Moon dal dosa with chutney.
