Palak Moong Dal Chilla Recipe

Moong Dal Chilla – is a nutrition packed yummy savoury Indian pancakes or crepes and one of the easy breakfast recipes. Moong dal ka chilla with Spinach is a powerhouse of nutrition such as proteins, vitamins and iron making it a healthy and best morning breakfast recipes to keep you energetic all day. 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. Here is how to make moong dal chilla recipe step by step

Moong Dal Chilla

Most for the time, we are out ideas about what to cook for breakfast or school snack box. Well, this moong dal ka cheela a perfect quick breakfast recipe to go for. ofcourse 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. Indeed, moong dal ka chilla keeps you full for longer time. Also, not only for breakfast but we can enjoy this moong dal cheela recipe for our meals or mid meal snacking as well.

Palak Moong dal cheela 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. The size of the moong dal cheela particularly, is your choice, I preferred making them big, you can make as per your need. You can also make stuffed moong dal chilla recipe by adding grated paneer or cheese or any vaggies of your choice. Isn’t this an amazing option to make your breakfast dishes more healthy? indeed yes 🙂

Palak 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. Oh, i have to tell you, that my husband is a great fan of this moong dal cheela recipe. Very often i make chilla for him , because he says, it’s so delicious filling and undoubtedly so healthy. Our sunday morning breakfast recipes has this moong dal chilla on the top.

The other breakfast items like bedmi pooris, parathas, idlis, dosas, upma, poha, moong dal chilla recipe, sabudana khichdi are some of the best breakfast recipes to enjoy. Indeed these are loaded with health benefits keeping you energetic all day and keeping you full for longer time.  Furthermore, 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

Palak Moong Dal Chilla Recipe

Moong Dal Chilla

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• Author: Farrukh Aziz
• Prep Time: 4 hours
• Cook Time: 30 minutes
• Total Time: 4 hours 30 minutes
• Yield: 8-10
• Category: Breakfast, Snacks
• Cuisine: Indian

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Moong Dal Chilla – is a nutrition packed yummy savoury Indian pancakes or crepes and one of the easy breakfast recipes. Palak Moong Dal Chilla recipe is an ideal way to include the palak (spinach) along with lentils to kids or toddlers meal. A healthy wholesome meal for all ages.

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Ingredients

to prepare moong dal chilla

• 250 grams, split husked moong dal (yellow moong dal)
• 1/2 cup, whisked yoghurt
• 3/4 cup, spinach, finely chopped
• 1 nos, medium onion, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup, coriander leaves, finely chopped
• 2 teaspoon, ginger-green chili paste
• 3/4 teaspoon, cumin seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon, turmeric powder
• 3/4 teaspoon, red chili powder
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 1/2 cup, water (you may require few tablespoons more of water more to get thick cream consistency batter)
• Salt to taste
• Oil for cooking

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Instructions

how to make moong dal chilla recipe

1. To start with, firstly, clean, wash and soak the moong dal for 4 to 5 hours.
2. Then, drain the water completely and add the sokaed moong dal in a grinder. Grind it to fine paste, without using any water
3. Once the moong dal paste is ready, add it to a large bowl. Then, add remaining ingredients and combine well.
4. Add little water and adjust the consistency to a creamy thick thats coats the back of the spoon.
5. Once the batter is ready, heat flat bottom griddle and grease it with oil.
6. 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.
7. 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.

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How to make moong dal chilla recipe 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 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 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.