Pesarattu
- 50 min
- mild
- Serves 4
Pesarattu is a thin moong dal dosa made on a tawa with soaked whole green moong, ginger and green chilli. Mild, serves 4, about 50 minutes plus soaking.
Good for: Rainy Day
Ingredients
- Whole Green Moong, For Soaking160 grams
Water, For Soaking500 ml
Ginger, Peeled5 grams
Green Chilli, Chopped5 grams
Salt1 tsp
Oil, For Cooking2 tbsp
Nutrition
Per 1 person, and for all 4 people. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per 1 person | All 4 people |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 211kcal | 844kcal |
| Protein | 9.7g | 39g |
| Carbohydrate | 26g | 102g |
| Fat | 8.3g | 33g |
| Fibre | 6.4g | 26g |
| Sugar | 2.7g | 11g |
Method
Wash the whole green moong well. Peel the ginger and chop the green chilli. Soak the moong in the measured water for 4 hours, until it is soft when pressed. Drain it before grinding.
Grind the soaked moong, ginger, green chilli and salt in a mixie for 4 to 5 minutes. Add the grinding water little by little until the batter is smooth and spreads easily.
Heat a tawa on medium flame for 3 minutes. Sprinkle a few drops of water on it; they should sizzle and dry quickly, but the tawa should not smoke.
Pour one ladle of batter in the centre and spread it into a thin round. Drizzle a little oil around the edges and cook on medium flame for 2 to 3 minutes, until the bottom is golden and the top looks dry. Flip and cook for 1 minute, until no wet batter remains and the second side has light brown spots. Repeat with the remaining batter for 28 to 32 minutes in total, stirring the batter before each pesarattu.
Before you start
- How long does Pesarattu take?
- 50 minutes from start to finish. That is 15 minutes of preparation and 35 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Pesarattu serve?
- 4. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Pesarattu vegetarian?
- Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.
- Is Pesarattu spicy?
- It is mild: 1 on our scale of 3. Chilli scales gently when you change the servings, so doubling the recipe does not double the heat.
- What do I need to make Pesarattu?
- 160 grams Whole Green Moong, 5 grams Ginger, 5 grams Green Chilli, 500 ml Water, 2 tbsp Oil, 1 tsp Salt, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Pesarattu?
- No, it is cooked in an open pot.
- How many calories are in Pesarattu?
- About 211 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
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