Moong Beans Sprouts Dosa and Disneyland Paris

Hi you all. I hope you all are doing fine. Well I am totally enjoying summers here and my weekend was super fun because I went to Disneyland Paris. I must say what a place it is. The park is loaded with cute little Disney things as well as big thrill rides. I just can’t get over the Disney sleeping beauty castle. Do scroll down for some Disneyland pictures :-)

Entrance to fantasy world

Me at Sleeping Beauty Castle

Childhood memories-The Mickey Mouse

Us with mouse-mini balloons 

Coming on today's post- it is a simple and very healthy dosa (pancake) made from green moong sprouts.  I do not make dosa often and it is not because I don’t like dosa, it is just that I like having it hot, right from pan to my mouth. Anyways, lately I found some spouted moong beans at a grocery store and I picked it up. I wasn't sure what to do with it as having it in form of a salad is a big no no for me. After some thoughts I decided to grind the beans sprouts with some green chillies, ginger and garlic and use it as a dosa batter.

I must mention this was the healthiest and quickest dosa ever (yummier too). We totally enjoyed the crisp pancakes with some spicy tomato chutney. Mr. Husband loved these dosas so much that he was ready to have it in breakfast, lunch and even dinner. A healthy choice is what he always wishes for. *Grin*.

Ingredients:

1 cup sprouted green moong

2 cloves garlic/lehsun

1 small peice of ginger/adrak

5 tablespoons semolina/rava/sooji

5 tablespoon gram flour/besan

3-4 green chillies/hari mirch

Salt to taste

1/8 cup oil/tel

Method:

In a mixer grind sprouts, ginger, garlic and green chillies coarsely. Use water only to reach at a dosa/pancake batter consistency.

Mix in salt, semolina and gram flour. 

Heat a pan/tava on high-meduim heat and spread one ladle-full of batter into a dosa.

Drizzle some oil and let it cook on one side. Flip over the other side and drizzle some oil again. Cook both the sides well.

Remove from tava and serve with chutney of your choice.

Notes: 

Use stuffing such as paneer, onions or potatoes for more filling dosas.

Do not grind to fine paste. The coarse texture is better and tastier.

Taste:

Crisp, spicy and healthy

Linking this for Recipe Contest - Cooking Healthy In Hurry

Moong Ki Daal Ka Cheela/ Pancake

Moong ki daal ka chilla or pancake is a very healthy snack. You can make them in breakfast and even during evening tea time.  My husband loves to eat them, so I make them quite often. My aunty told me that secret to this recipe is adding Suji/Semolina-it brings crispiness to the chilla. So here it is-

Ingredients:

• 2 cups split moong lentils without skin – the yellow one
• 2 dry red chillies
• 1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
• 1/4 tsp asafetida powder (heeng)
• 2" piece of ginger, finely grated
• 2 finely chopped green chillies (optional)
• 1/2 cup finely chopped fresh coriander
• Salt to taste
• 3-4 tbsp Semolina (suji)
• Vegetable/ canola/ sunflower cooking oil to pan-fry the Chilla

Preparation:

• Thoroughly wash the Moong under running water. Put it into a large bowl and add the dry red chillies, cumin seeds and asafoetida. Mix well and add enough warm water to cover the Moong fully. Leave overnight to soak.
• Next day, drain the water away; grind the moong mixture in a food processor with suji to get a fine paste. Add water only if required to get the pour-able consistency .Mix in it grated ginger, coriander and salt to taste.
• Heat the pan on medium heat. When hot, add a few drops of cooking oil and mix such that it coats all sides of the pan. Now pour a ladle full of batter onto the pan and spread the batter into a circular shape from the centre to outwards. Cook for 1 minute.
• Drizzle with a little oil to Cheela to allow oil to go under it. Flip now and cook till the other side is golden too.
• Remove from pan and serve hot with chutneys of your choice. I made garlic –tomatoes garlic chutney( I will upload the recipe soon)

Tip: You can add paneer in to make Paneer Cheela.

-Add shredded cabbage, carrot, onion; and your vegetable chilla is ready.