🇮🇳 Indian Vegetarian

Moong Dal Chilla

Name: Moong Dal Chilla
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: to taste Salt; 1, chopped Onion; 1 inch Ginger; 1 Green Chili; 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder; 2 tbsp Fresh Cilantro; 1/4 tsp Ajwain; 1 cup Yellow Moong Dal

🇮🇳 Indian

The Indian answer to the pancake: moong dal chilla — savoury, herby, ready before the chai cools. 25 minutes of mostly hands-off cooking.

Prep 10 min Cook 15 min Serves 2 Easy

Ingredients

Saltto taste
Onion1, chopped
Ginger1 inch
Green Chili1
Turmeric Powder1/2 tsp
Fresh Cilantro2 tbsp
Ajwain1/4 tsp
Yellow Moong Dal1 cup

Instructions

1
Whisk the flour with water, salt and spices into a smooth, pourable batter; rest 10 minutes.
2
Heat a non-stick tawa on medium; ladle in the batter and swirl to a thin round.
3
Drizzle oil at the edges and cook until the top dries and the base turns golden.
4
Flip for a minute, fold and serve with chutney or pickle.

Chef's tip

Thin batter, medium flame — thick batter steams instead of crisping.

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