Plain Moong Dal Cheela/Chilla Recipe

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Ingredients & Steps

Ingredients & Steps

Moong Dal Cheela

Cheela is a crepe-like bread unique to Telugu cuisine that is similar to dosa. It is made with batter of green gram (moong dal), but unlike a dosa, it does not contain urad dal. Cheela is eaten both in breakfast and as snack that popular in Andhra Pradesh . It is typically served with ginger or tamarind chutney. Green chilies, ginger and onions are used in different variants of this snack.

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Preperation
15 Minutes

Cooking
15 Minutes

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Cooking Level
Easy

Meal Type
Breakfast

Ingredients for Moong Dal Cheela

Moong Dal 1 cup, washed & soaked in water for 1 hour
Onion 1/2 cup chopped
Ginger 1 tablespoon grated
Green chilies 2 to 3(adjust to your taste)
Hing 1 pinch
Cilantro 1 cup chopped
Turmeric powder 1/3 teaspoon
Salt to taste
Oil for frying

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Preperation steps for Moong Dal Cheela

Grind the soaked Moong Dal with about 1/4 cup of water in a grounder to make a smooth batter (thicker than a pancake batter).

Pour batter into a bowl and add onion, Chopped Chili, fresh cilantro and ginger, Salt, Turmeric, Hing. Whisk them all together. Lightly coat a heavy bottomed pan or nonstick tawa with oil.

Drop a ladleful of batter in the center of the pan and spread the batter with a spatula all over the pan or tawa. Sprinkle some oil at edeges of the Cheela to loosen the edges easily.

Cook each side till golden brown for at least 2 minutes, turning side by side. When both sides will looks good, fold the cheela and put onto plate.

Repeat the same process for the rest of the Cheelas. Serve them with Chatni or Dal.