Moong Dal Chilla - is a nutrition packed yummy savoury Indian pancakes or crepes made with mung dal (split yellow lentils), spinach and spices. Palak Moong dal ka chilla is one of the easiest breakfast recipes to make. Being a powerhouse of nutrition it indeed keeps you energetic all day. Here is how to make moong dal chilla recipe step by step.
The other names for chillas are puda or polis or pudlas and they are extremely popular in North Indian, Rajasthan and even Gujarat.
Palak Moong Dal Chilla is an ideal way to include the palak (spinach) along with lentils to kids or toddlers meal or for their school snack box.
Of course it do require few preparations like soaking the dal and cleaning and chopping the spinach. But, the good news is, once we ready the cheela batter, you can easily store it in refrigerator for 3-4 days.
Moong dal chilla recipe is something that my nutritionist advised me due to the health benefits it contains.Also, not only for breakfast but we can enjoy this chilla for our meals or mid meal snacking as well.
Palak Mung dal chilla recipe has all the goodness of moong dal, spinach, yogurt and seasonings. Furthermore, if you are making this healthy meal for toddlers, adjust the spiciness as per the need.
Serve these palak moong dal chilla along with peanut chutney or tomato onion chutney or Dosakkai Chutney or any chutney of your choice.
How do you make moong dal chilla?
To make moong dal chilla recipe, firstly, clean, wash and soak the yellow mung lentils for 4 hours atleast.
Then, grind the strained dal to a fine paste and add all the other ingredients to combine well forming a thick batter of cream consistency. Finally, make cheelas or crepes on hot griddle greased with oil or butter or ghee and enjoy with chutneys.
NOTE: If you want to make vegan moong dal cheela recipe, then skip the yogurt and add water or you can also add non dairy yogurt or cream or some cashew cream to make it richer
So, now without wasting much time, let's quickly head on to see how to make moong dal chilla recipe at home.
Some of the breakfast recipes you may want to try
The other breakfast items like aloo tikki, parathas, upma, poha, sabudana khichdi bread rolls Paneer Kabab are some of the best breakfast recipes to enjoy.
Variations in Moong Dal Cheela
- You can also make stuffed moong dal chilla recipe by adding grated paneer into it, a high protein meal is on the go.
- Similarly, you can add cheese to make cheese moong dal cheela. Addition of cheese is great option for kids as they love anything cheesy to much on.
- Furthermore, you can add any veggies of your choice which will make it a complete meal with goodness of vegetable and mung dal. Isn't this an amazing option to make your breakfast dishes more healthy? indeed yes 🙂
How to make Moong Dal Chilla - step by step
To start with, firstly, clean, wash and soak the moong dal for 4 to 5 hours.
Then, drain the water completely and add the soaked moong dal in a grinder.
Grind it to fine paste, without using any water
Once moong dal paste is ready, add it to a large bowl. Then, add remaining ingredients and combine well.
Add little water and adjust the consistency to a creamy thick thats coats the back of the spoon.
Once the batter is ready, heat flat bottom griddle and grease it with oil.
Then, pour a ladle full or two of batter depending upon the size of the moong dal chilla you want to make. Let it cook well until the base gets light golden brown color and the top of cheela gets dried.
Now, drizzle oil on the top, flip it and cook on another side until done. Serve moong dal cheela hot immediately with any chutney of your choice.
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Palak Moong Dal Chilla Recipe
Moong Dal Chilla
Ingredients
to prepare moong dal chilla
- 250 grams split husked moong dal (yellow moong dal)
- ½ cup yoghurt whisked
- ¾ cup spinach finely chopped
- 1 nos onion medium size, finely chopped
- ¼ cup coriander leaves finely chopped
- 2 teaspoon ginger-green chili paste
- ¾ teaspoon cumin seeds
- ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
- ¾ teaspoon red chili powder
- Juice of 1 lemon
- Salt to taste
- Oil for cooking
Instructions
how to make moong dal chilla recipe
- To start with, firstly, clean, wash and soak the moong dal for 4 to 5 hours.
- Then, drain the water completely and add the sokaed moong dal in a grinder. Grind it to fine paste, without using any water
- Once the moong dal paste is ready, add it to a large bowl. Then, add remaining ingredients and combine well.
- Add little water and adjust the consistency to a creamy thick thats coats the back of the spoon.
- Once the batter is ready, heat flat bottom griddle and grease it with oil.
- Then, pour a ladle full or two of batter depending upon the size of the moong dal cheela you want to make. Let it cook well until the base gets light golden brown color and the top of cheela gets dried.
- Now, drizzle oil on the top, flip it and cook on another side until done. Serve them hot immediately with any chutney of your choice.
Elizabeth says
How long will they last in the fridge, or can you freeze them
Farrukh Aziz says
Hi Elizabeth,
Batter can last in fridge for 2 days. I haven't tried freezing the batter, so not sure if its worth to freeze.
Rachana Gandhi says
Hi, I had made many many months ago, and it came out awesome, thanks for sharing your recipe. Yummmm!!!
Farrukh Aziz says
Thank you very much Rachana 🙂
Rachel says
Hi Farrukh,
This looks delicious. Do you have a recommnedation for making this vegan (a plant based substitute for the yoghurt)?
Reshmi Basu says
Excellent recipe
Farrukh Aziz says
Reshmi Thank you so much 🙂
Caitlin says
Hi! Can I make the dal batter and refrigerate overnight, then add the veggies and cook in the morning? Thank you! 🙂
Caitlin
Farrukh Aziz says
Hello Caitlin, apologies for the delayed reply. Yes you can make the batter overnight and proceed with cooking in the morning.
Bhakti says
Hi. Can these be cooked and taken on a journey to last a 3-4 days? Obviously would make them minus the yogurt maybe with Cashew cream. Thank you.
Farrukh Aziz says
Apologies for the delayed reply Bhakti.
For a day's long journey, this palak moong dal chilli will remain perfect. I am afraid, it won't last upto 3-4 days.
Pramila says
It is green moong split dal I'd used right?
Farrukh Aziz says
It is split and husked moong dal (yellow moong dal)
Shweta Mishra says
Hi Farrukh,
This is best recipe of moong dal chilla with palak. I have been following from last 1 year. It is so yummy and very healthy. My family loves it very much. Thanks for sharing
Farrukh Aziz says
Thank you Shweta,
I am really happy to know that yur family love it so much 🙂
Rgards
Farrukh
Doris says
Oh boy, looks so yum. Will try today and let you know. Thank you.
Vyk says
This is my kind of food..your photos look stunning.
Do you break lentils down in a
Mortar and pestle or food processor?
Thank you
Jessica says
Are moong dal(yellow moong dal) the same as yellow slpit peas (matar dal yellow)? If not can they be a replacement? Thanks
And should they be cooked first or just soaked?
Farrukh Aziz says
Hi Jessica,
Moong dal ( split green gram dal (husked)) is different from matar ki dal ( split peas dal) 🙂
They should just be soaked, no cooking required before. you can make this cheela using bengal gram dal also
Regards
Farrukh
Brigid says
What quantity does this recipe make? And will it work if I use red split lentils instead?
Farrukh Aziz says
hello Brigid,
yes, it will work with red lentil too.
the quantity makles around 8-10 cheela depending upon the size you make 🙂
Regards
Seema says
I'm on a dairy free diet right now. What can I use instead of yogurt?
Farrukh Aziz says
Hi Seema,
You can skip it, if you wish to and add some more liquid/water and proceed.
Regards
Aby says
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Hi, I like your recipe & the way it's captured. Keep up the good work.
Annie says
Hi there - what is the purpose of the yoghurt? Would it still work if I omitted it? I don't tend to have yoghurt or yoghurt-like products in the house but I'd really like to make this! Thanks!
Kirti says
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I make it without yoghurt. It still tastes good.
Dolphia | Storyofcooks says
How did you play with light so well?
[email protected] says
Farrukh, I'm loving your new styling. Pics are gorgeous!
Farrukh Aziz says
thank you dear 🙂 <3