You can make these soft and fluffy green savoury lentil pancakes and enjoy a quick breakfast in minutes.
Prepared with green moong dal or green gram, these are a protein packed vegetarian breakfast. These green moong dal cheela are healthy and tasty breakfast. you can pack cheela in your kids lunch box or office lunch. Also, this is a high fibre, protein rich diabetic friendly recipe for breakfast. These are ideal breakfast of low GI weight loss diet. Most cuisines from around the world have crepes or pancake recipes. In India we make many varieties of crepes and pancakes with lentils, grains or different kind of flours. This savory Indian crepe is made with lentils paste like moong, pink lentils, or chickpeas flour. In this case I am using moong dal paste to make these soft and fluffy moong dal cheela.
Ingredients Moong Dal Cheela
Very few ingredients are required to make these savoury moong pancakes. You need whole green moong or split green moong dal. If you want add any vegetables you can add that or skip that. I like to add green peas, which adds to the nutrition. Sometimes I add grated paneer which is another healthy addition to cheela recipe. Other than these You need onion, ginger, green chillies, coriander leaves and salt to taste. If you want fluffy pancakes like cheela, add baking soda otherwise you can make it without baking soda. Ghee or vegetable oil for cooking.
How to Make Green Moong Dal Cheela
Here is how to make moong dal cheela recipe video. For exact method and steps to follow I recommend watching this video. I feel it will help especially if you are beginner in cooking or never cooked this before.
Step by Step Method to Make Cheela
Grind washed and soaked moong dal and blend in a mixer using little water to make a thick paste. Blend green peas with 2-3tbsp water too to make a thick paste.
In a bowl, mix moong dal, peas paste. Add other ingredients except oil. Mix well and add water to make a thin batter.
Heat a large frying pan on medium-high heat and coat with little bit oil. When the pan is hot, scoop out the batter and make small pancakes like cheela. Cook for a few minutes until bottom is golden brown and then flip and cook on the other side.
Tips to Make Best Moong Dal Chilla
First and foremost, you need to soak moong dal for minimum 2-3 hrs. Do not add too much water while grinding soaked moong dal for making cheela batter. If you want to make crispy moong dal cheela, spread the batter thinly and evenly. For soft chillas, just pour the batter like pancakes and add a pinch of baking soda. To make a soft chilla always keep the heat from low-to-medium and covering them with lid ensures proper cooking. This way the chilla will cook from within and there will be no raw taste of moong dal.
Moong Dal Chilla Recipe Notes
A few tips to keep in mind while making moong dal chilla recipe.
Wash and soak moong dal dal for 3-4 hours prior to making the batter. Do not make a very thick batter, keep the batter to a medium consistency. Always add water in small batches while making the batter. You can make mung bean batter in advance and keep it in fridge. Make sure to add baking powder only just before cooking.
What To Serve with It
I love to serve moong dal chilla with pico de gallo or green chutney. You can even serve it as a snack or with any curry, raita or plain yogurt.
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