Moong Dal Chilla

Moong Dal Chilla

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Today's recipe is Moong Dal chilla.  Moong dal chilla is north Indian food which is very famous. It is like pancakes of moong lentils ablnd the combination of some spices and veggies.

Moong dal chilla is high in nutrition and easy to make recipe. I especially like this because it takes less time, very tasty and good thing about it is you can serve it to all weather children or adults.

If you are making chilla for children you can skip chilies. Chilla is made from moong lentils so the dish is full of protein which is compulsory element for your growing children. Chilla is high in nutrition and less in oil so you can make it for every member of your family.

You can make chilla in two ways. First one is paneer or potato stuffed chilla and second one is plain. I personally like plain chilla so I'll share the recipe of plain chilla here. 

You can make chilla for snacks or breakfast. If you are planning to make it for breakfast so you have to soak it overnight and if you are making it for snacks then soak it for 3 - 4 hours. Firstly we will wash the moong lentils and soak them overnight. Now wash the moong lentils 2-3 times and make paste of it in a grinder jar. Add turmeric powder and salt in it. Mix finally chopped onion and tomato. If you don't like tomatoes, you can skip it.  You can add more veggies according to your taste. Now batter is ready to make chilla. Hot a nonstick pan or tawa on a medium flame. Grease it with oil and spread it nicely. Flip the chilla and roast uniformly on the both sides. Serve it hot with tomato sauce or coriander chutney. Moong dal chilla can be made with both split & husked moong or whole moong. In this recipe I have used yellow moong lentils. Some spices and herbs are also added.

Let's start the recipe of plain chilla. 

PREPARATION TIME - 10  minutes

COOK TIME - 25  minutes
 
TOTAL TIME - 35  minutes

SERVINGS - 3


INGREDIENTS

Moong dal(split & husked moong lentils) - 2 cup

Water - 1/2 cup

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tbs

Chili powder - 1/2 tbs

Asofatida(hing) - one pinch 

Salt according to the taste  

Onine(medium size)  - 1 nos

Green chilies - 2 to 3 nos

Coriander leaves - one handful 

Oil for cook chillas

PREPARATION 

1- First of all rinse the moong dal 3 to 4 times.

2- Soak the moong dal with 3-4 cup of water for 4-5 hours or whole night. 

3- After 4-5 hours dal become swell and double up in the size. Now dal is ready to make batter of chilla.

4- Drain off the water from dal and grind it in a grinder jar with 1/2 cup of water. Don't add to much water as we required thick paste. 

5- Chopped onine and chilies.

METHOD 

1- To make chilla batter - Take grind moong dal in a bowl, add turmeric powder and salt in it. Mix it well. 

2- Add finally chopped onion, chilies and fresh chopped coriander leaves in it. 

3- Mix all the ingredients very well and keep it aside for rest about 15- 20 minutes. 

4- Moisture of Onine mix in batter and now consistency of batter become little thick.

5- Right consistency of batter is important otherwise chilla will be not come easily from tawa. Consistency of batter should be as like as I shown in picture.

6- At this stage we will add one pinch of asofatida in it. Now batter is ready to make chilla. 

7- To cook chilla -  Heat a nonstick pan or tawa on medium flame. Grease it with little oil.

8- Spread the batter on the pan. Make the chilla as thin as you can.

9- Cook it on low flame until it becomes golden brown and crisp. If you don't want too much crisp, cook it with less oil. 

10- Now flip the chilla and roast it from the other side.  Chilla is ready to serve.

 Serve it hot with tomato sauce or coriander chutney. 

I hope you like my recipe. If you like it, don't forget to comment me and share it with your friends and family.