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Moong dal nashta | moong dal chilla | stuffed green moong dal cheela | moong dal pudla

Author Nehas Cook Book
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Soaking time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 25 minutes
Course Snack
Cuisine Indian
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
 

For chilla batter

  • 1 cup green moong dal
  • 3-4 green chilli
  • 1 inch ginger
  • 7-8 boiled palak leaves
  • ¼ cup coriander leaves
  • 1 tsp jeera
  • ½ tsp ajwain
  • Pinch of hing
  • Salt to taste
  • 2-3 tbsp water - as required to grind batter
  • ¼ cup coarse besan - gram flour
  • Water for making batter consistency

For stuffing

  • 3 medium size boiled and mashed potatoes
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1 tsp mustard seeds
  • ¼ tsp hing
  • 7-8 curry leaves
  • 1 tbsp green chilli paste
  • 1 tsp ginger paste
  • 1 tsp garlic paste
  • ½ tsp turmeric powder
  • ½ tsp garam masala
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • Some coriander leaves

Other ingredient

  • Tomato slices
  • Cheese slices or grated cheese
  • Oil for roasting

Instructions

Making moong chilla batter

  • Wash and soak moong dal for 2-3 hrs or till dal is properly soaked.
  • Discard water and add moong dal into mixture jar.
  • Also add green chilli, ginger, boiled palak leaves, coriander leaves, cumin seeds, ajwain, hing, salt and some water. grind it into smooth and thick batter.
  • Take out batter into mixing bowl, add coarse besan and mix well.
  • Add water if batter is thick. Cover and rest batter for 15 minutes.

Making aloo masala

  • In a mixing bowl, mash boiled potatoes and keep it aside.
  • Now in a pan, add oil, mustard seeds, curry leaves and hing. Sauté for a minute.
  • Then add ginger, garlic and green chilli paste. Sauté for a minute.
  • Now, lower the flame and add turmeric powder, garam masala and mix well.
  • Switch off the gas and add tempering into boiled potatoes.
  • Also add salt, lemon juice and some coriander leaves. mix well.
  • Aloo masala is ready. keep it aside.

Making moong dal  chilla

  • Heat a tawa and grease it with oil.
  • Lower the tawa temperature and Pour a laddle full of batter. Spread it into circular direction. spread some oil on sides of chilla
  • When upper surface of chilla become dry then flip and cook it on another side.
  • When chilla become slightly crisp, spread aloo stuffing on one side of chilla.
  • Fold the chilla and roast for 2 minutes,
  • Serve stuffed moong dal chilla with chutney or tomato ketchup.

Notes

  • Grind dal into a smooth and thick paste.
  • coarse gram flour gives binding to chilla batter.
  • you can use gram flour and rava instead of coarse gram flour.
  • whisk batter in one direction so air incorporates into the batter and chilla becomes soft and fluffy.
  • rest batter for 10 minutes so gram flour (besan) soaks properly.
  • chilla batter has a medium thick and pouring consistency.
  • spread chilla on low flame.