Yellow Moong Dal Chilla - add variety to your chillas

Wellcure

Wellcure

01:00 PM | 03-10-2019
Prep Time
8 hours
Cook Time
30 minutes
Servings
8-10 chillas

Yellow moong dal chilla is a healthy breakfast food or even a good accompaniment to vegetable dishes like cauliflower, tomato, potato curry.

Traditionally, chilla is made using besan. But moong dal chilla is one of the several variations that can be made.

It is easy and quicker to prepare these chillas over dosa, as no fermentation is required. It tastes best with dhaniya-pudina or tomato chutney. Vegetables could be added for variation!

Ingredients

  • Yellow moong dal (Split green lentil): 1 cup
  • Water: about 3 cups
  • Ginger: ½ inch
  • Garlic: 3-4 cloves (optional)
  • Sendha namak:as per taste
  • Green chillies:1 finely chopped (optional)
  • Green coriander:a small bunch
  • Cold pressed mustard/ groundnut oil – only a few drops to grease the tawa

Method

  • Soak the yellow moong dal in water overnight. Rinse well.
  • Put the lentil, ginger, garlic, and water in the blender.
  • Blend till you get a smooth paste. Add only a little water as the batter needs to be of thick consistency (it will be coarser & thicker than dosa batter).
  • Add salt, green chilli & coriander to the batter.
  • Heat the tawa, sprinkle a little cold pressed oil to grease the tawa.
  • When hot, pour some batter on the tawa with a laddle & spread it into an even layer.
  • Cover with lid and cook on slow flame. The moisture will cook the chilla and you can flip over more easily.
  • Flip over and cook the other side.
  • Serve hot & enjoy with coconut chutney, tomato chutney, green chutney or any other chutney of your choice.

Eating guide

  • Food group: Legumes
  • Legumes provide the much-needed building and repair material to our body. The whole versions are better than the split version.
  • Moong dal chilla is a good option as a complete meal in itself or could be paired with your favorite sabzi/soup or even non veg.

Image credit for title pic: www.timesofindia.com

Help Vote (8)
Comments (0)


Disclaimer: The health journeys, blogs, videos and all other content on Wellcure is for educational purposes only and is not to be considered a ‘medical advice’ ‘prescription’ or a ‘cure’ for diseases. Any specific changes by users, in medication, food & lifestyle, must be done under the guidance of licensed health practitioners. The views expressed by the users are their personal views and Wellcure claims no responsibility for them.


Related Post

Lobhiya (raungi/black Eyed Pea) Dosa / Chilla

Raungi/Lobhiya chillas are delicious, packed with protein & a great re...

Bajra Roti - gluten free dinner option!

Explore alternatives to having just wheat roti for most meals. Nature ...

Yellow Moong Dal Chilla - add variety to your...

Yellow moong dal chilla is a healthy breakfast food or even a good acc...

Jowar Roti - add variety to your grains!

Explore alternatives to having just wheat roti for most meals. Nature ...

Stuffed Moong Dal Chilla - easy source of pro...

Moong dal chilla is a great healthy breakfast / snack food and even pe...

Besan Chilla Triangles - gluten-free, green d...

Chickpea flour or Besan has a high content of fibre as well as protein...

Millets and Lentils Adai

Oil-free, gluten-free, spicy thick pancakes from South India served wi...

Buckwheat Rotis for Gluten free Diet

As we are moving towards healthy eating it is important for us to cons...

Ragi Dosa - grain-free, gluten-free meal!

Ragi or Finger Millet is a whole grain, which is gluten-free. It is a ...

Red Rice Drum-Stick (Moringa) Leaves Dosa

Moringa leaves contain almost 92 nutrients and 46 antioxidants which a...

Red Rice Banana Dosa (Sweet)

This red rice banana dosa is a regional recipe or cusines of India. ...

Ragi masala roti- Dairy-free, gluten-free.

Ragi or Finger Millet is a whole grain, which is gluten-free. It is a ...

Kuttu Dosa - when you want to go grain-free!

Kuttu or buckwheat is a popular ingredient used during fasting days. K...

Plantain Pith Red Rice Dosa

Plantain pith is a very common vegetable in few parts of coastal India...

Veg. Masala Omelette - egg less!

Here is a simple recipe that you can try as a replacement for your reg...

Kathi Roll

Mooli and Singhade Ki Roti – gluten-free!

Non-gluten flours are very flavourful and have their own unique earthy...

Surti Papdi Lilva beans rice flour rotti ( Ak...

Akki rotti with lilva beans also called avarekai is a delicacy of karn...

Red Rice Tapioca Dosa

Tapiocais a starch extracted from cassava root. It consists of almost ...

Ragi Pancake with Spiced Syrup- toddler-frien...

Pancakes are usually liked by most. They usually contain wheat, milk, ...

Jowar (Sorghum) Uthappam- oil-free!

Traditionally uttapams were made with leftover batter after making dos...

Sorghum (Jowar) Dosa – From whole kernels!

Crispy dosas are welcome anytime of the day. Millets are a great way t...

Appam (Pancake) - without baking soda or yeas...

Appam a type of pancake, originating from the Indian subcontinent, mad...