PESARATTU

Green gram dal dosas spiked with onion, green chillies and ginger.

Cooking Time : 20 min.
Preparation Time : 15 min.
Soaking Time : 4 hours.

Makes 6 to 8 pesarattus.

Ingredients

1 cup split green gram (green moong dal)
1 onion, finely chopped
2 to 3 green chillies, finely chopped
1 teaspoon grated ginger
salt to taste
oil for cooking

Method

1. Wash and soak the split moong dal in water for at least 4 hours.
2. Drain and grind to a coarse paste.
3. Add the onion, green chillies, ginger and salt and mix well.
4. Heat a non-stick tava and grease it lightly with oil.
5. Spread a ladleful of the batter on the tava to make a 2 mm. thick dosa. Smear a little oil from the sides.
6. Cook on both sides till light brown. Put a potion of the vegetable stir fry recipe given below on each dosa.
7. Repeat with the remaining batter.
8. Serve hot.

Tips
Variation : Pesarattu With Vegetable Stir Fry : Fill the pesarattu with a veggie stir fry given below or a stir fry of your choice and serve it with coconut chutney.

Veggie Stir Fry for the Pesarattu
1 tsp olive oil
1/2 chopped green capsicum
1/2 chopped red capsicum
1/2 chopped yellow capsicum
1 chopped tomato
1 cup chopped broccoli , blanched
1 cup chopped mushrooms
1 tsp red chili garlic chutney
salt to taste

For the Veggie Stir Fry
1. Heat the oil and fry the capsicumes for a minute.
2. Add the tomato, broccoli and fry again for a minute.
3. Add the mushrooms and fry for a minute.
4. Add the red chili garlic chutney and salt and cook for a minute.