Moong Dal Chilla
This is a healthy and nutritious protein rich pancake recipe which can be made during breakfast, lunch or light dinner. It is easily digestible as it is low in calories. Eating it gives instant energy to the body. You can make it with your favorite vegetable filling. You can also make it with paneer or green chutney. This recipe is very good for small children.
I am making it for us elders so I am making it with some spicy vegetables and paneer.
Ingredients :-
- Moong Dal - 2 cups
- Green Chillies - 4-5
- Ginger piece - 1 inch
- Salt - 1/2 tsp
- Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
- Asafoetida powder - 1/4 tsp
- Coriander leaves - finely chopped
- Oil - for frying
- Semolina- 1 table spoon
For stuffing:-
Onion- 1 finely chopped
Carrot- 1 finely chopped
Capsicum- finely chopped
Fresh paneer- grated
Black pepper- 1/2 tsp
Salt- as per taste
Schezwan sauce- 2 tsp
Oil- 1 tsp
Cumin seeds- 1 tsp
Asafoetida- 1/4 tsp
Method:-
First of all, to make the batter, soak moong dal in a pan for 4-5 hours.
Then drain the water
Put it in the mixer jar and add green chillies, ginger and salt
If required, add water and make a smooth paste
Now take out the batter in a vessel and add turmeric powder, asafoetida, semolina
and finely chopped coriander leaves
and mix well We will take
To make the stuffing, heat oil in a pan and add asafoetida and cumin seeds
When it crackles, add all the chopped vegetables (onion, carrot and capsicum)
Add black pepper powder, salt and schezwan sauce to it
Mix it well and cook for some time and then turn off the gas
To make Chilla Pour a ladle full of the batter on the hot pan
And spread it slowly
Then add some oil or ghee and fry it from the bottom and flip it. Now spread the prepared vegetable stuffing on this side on half of the Chilla Spread it
And put grated cheese on half side
Then if you want you can add cheese or if you don't want to add it then don't. This is optional but everyone in my house likes cheese so I added it. Then let the chilla harden a little.
We will fold it once
And we will prepare it by making it crispy from both the sides. Semolina has been added in the batter of this chilla, due to which it becomes crispy well. Take out the ready chilla in a plate and eat it hot with green chutney
and tomato sauce