Green moong dal dosa

 Green moong dal dosa 

Moong dal dosa are healthy and nutritious crepes made from whole green moong dal. This dosa requires no fermentation. This dosa is prepared by soaking and grinding green moong dal along with green chilli, ginger, onion and coriander leaves. Then this batter is mixed with rice flour and besan. These dosas can be served with chutney or any sabzi.  

Ingredients -

1 cup sabut green moong dal

2 green chilli

1 tsp ginger

1 cup coriander leaves

1 tsp salt

1 onion 

1/4 cup water

1 tbsp rice flour

1 tbsp besan

1/2 tsp oil 

Method -

1. Wash green moong dal. Soak it in 2 cups of water for 2 hours. 

2. Drain it. Add soaked dal in air tight container and leave for 4 hours. 

3. After 4 hours you will see small sprouts on the dal. 

4. Take a mixer jar add green chilli, ginger, coriander leaves and onion. 

5. Grind it coarsely. Add sprouted moong dal. 

6. Add coriander leaves, salt and water little by little. Grind it to a smooth paste. 

7. Remove this paste in a bowl. Add rice flour and besan. Mix well. 

8. If needed add water to adjust the consistency of the batter. 

9. Heat tawa/ griddle on slow flame. When it is moderate hot, add ladleful of batter on it and spread. 

10. Drizzle few drops of oil. Cover and cook on medium slow flame for 2-3 minutes.  

11. Open the lid. Change the side and cook for 1-2 minutes. 

12. Cook until it is properly cooked from both sides. 

13. Green moong dal dosa is ready. Transfer to a serving plate and serve with chutney.

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Moong dal onion chutney dosa

 Moong dal onion chutney dosa 

Protein packed moong dal dosa is an instant thin dosa which is prepared by grinding yellow moong dal along with ginger and green chilli. This crispy dosa does not need any fermentation. This is a super easy and a quick breakfast dosa recipe. 

Prep : 30 minutes

Cook time : 3 minutes for each dosa

Makes : 13 dosa 

Ingredients for dosa :

Yellow moong dal : 2 cups

Ginger : 1 tbsp

Green chilli : 2

Salt to taste

Water as needed 

Oil : as needed  

For Red Chutney :

Oil : 2 tbsp

Chana dal : 1 tbsp

White urad dal : 1 tbsp

Green chilli : 3

Dry red chilli : 3

Garlic : 4

Coconut powder : 5 tbsp heaped

Imli paste : 1 tbsp

Sugar : 1/2 tsp

Salt to taste

Red chilli powder to taste

Water as needed 

Topping :

Oil : 2 tbsp

Onion : 1 big size 

*Half onion for cleaning tawa before making dosa 

Method for preparation of dosa batter : 

1. Take yellow moong dal in a big bowl. Wash properly and soak in water for 20 mins. Drain it.

2. Take mixer jar. Add drained moong dal, ginger, green chilli and salt. 

3. Add water little by little and beat it to a smooth batter.

4. Consistency of the batter should be like a normal dosa batter. 

5. Keep aside till use. 

Method for Red chutney : 

1. Heat oil in a small pan. Slow the flame. Add chana dal, urad dal, green chilli, garlic and dry red chilli. Let them splutter for few second on slow flame. Switch off the flame.

2. Add coconut powder and mix. Let it cool properly. Add this mixture in a mixer jar. Add imli paste, salt, sugar and red chilli powder.

3. Add water little by little and beat it to a smooth paste. Transfer it to a bowl and keep aside. 

For topping :

1. Take onion. Peel it, wash it and thinly slice it lengthwise.

2. Heat oil in a pan. Add onion and fry till light golden on high flame. Switch off the flame and keep aside. 

Making dosa : 

1. Heat oil on tawa on high flame.

Slow the flame. Take half onion and clean the tawa.

2. Pour a ladlefull of dosa batter on the tawa. Spread it very thinly and in round shape with ladle. Drizzle oil on sides.

3. Keep cooking on slow flame for few minutes till the top dries up. Turn the side of the dosa.

4. Cook for few seconds, then again turn the side. Take a spoonfull of red chutney and spread on dosa. Top it with fried onion. Fold dosa from the middle.

5. Transfer to a serving plate. Repeat the same process for all the dosa. 

6. Before pouring dosa clean tawa with same onion which was used for the first dosa.

7. Serve as it is or with sambhar. 

8. Moong dal onion chutney dosa is ready to serve.

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