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Green moong nashta | moong dhokla recipe | moong appe recipe

Author Nehas Cook Book
3.67 from 3 votes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Soaking time 6 hours
Total Time 6 hours 30 minutes
Course Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine Gujarati, Indian
Servings 3

Ingredients
 

For batter

  • 1 cup-soaked green moong
  • ½ cup poha
  • 1 small bunch boiled palak leaves
  • ½ cup coriander leaves
  • 3 green chilli
  • 1 inch ginger
  • 4 tbsp curd
  • Pinch of hing
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 3 tbsp water or as required
  • 2 tbsp fine rava
  • 1 tbsp oil

For green moong dhokla

  • ½ portion of batter
  • ½ tsp Eno
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • for dhokla tempering
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 1 tsp mustard seeds
  • 1 tsp sesame seeds
  • 2 chopped green chilli
  • Some curry leaves
  • Pinch of hing
  • Garnish: Some coriander leaves

For green moong appe

  • ½ portion of batter
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • ½ tsp mustard seeds
  • ½ tsp chana dal
  • ½ tsp urad dal
  • Some curry leaves
  • ¼ cup chopped onion
  • Oil
  • Some sesame seeds

Instructions

Making green moong nashta batter

  • Wash and soak green moong for 5-6 hrs or overnight.
  • Then, add ½ cup poha, wash and soak it with 1-2 tsp water.
  • Add moong beans, soaked poha, boiled palak leaves, coriander leaves, green chili, ginger, curd, hing, salt, sugar, and water in a mixture jar. Grind it into thick and smooth batter.
  • Add batter into mixing bowl. Then add rava and oil. mix well and whisk batter for 2 minutes.
  • Now divide the batter into two equal parts.

Making mug na dhokla

  • in one portion of the batter, add Eno fruit salt and some lemon juice. Mix well.
  • Now grease a small bowl with oil. add 1 ladle of batter into it.
  • Then steam dhokla on high flame for 12-14 minutes.
  • Cool down steam dhokla and demould it.
  • Now in tadka pan, add oil, mustard seeds, sesame seeds, chopped green chili, curry leaves, and hing. Saute it.
  • Then add tempering on dhokla and spread it.
  • Garnish with coriander leaves and serve dhokla with garlic chutney.

Making moong appe

  • Take another portion of the batter.
  • Now in a tadka pan, add oil, mustard seeds, chana dal, urad dal, curry leaves, and onion. Saute it.
  • Then add the tempering to the batter and mix well.
  • Now add Eno fruit salt and lemon juice. Mix well.
  • Now heat and grease the appe pan with oil.
  • Then add some sesame seeds and pour the batter into molds. make sure to add little oil in each mold to get a crispy appe.
  • cover and cook for 3-4 minutes or until the appe is cooked well. further, flip gently and cook both sides.
  • Green moong appe is ready to serve with chutney or tomato ketchup.

Notes

  • The addition of some soaked poha helps to make soft nashta.
  • Do not add more water while grinding the batter.
  • Grind batter into a smooth and thick paste.
  • Whisk batter in one direction, so air-particle incorporate into the batter and become light and fluffy.
  • add fine rava if your batter is slightly thin.
  • Steam dhokla on high flame. Do not steam it on a low flame.
  • cook appe on a low flame; do not cook it on a high flame otherwise it becomes raw from the inside.