Moong Chilla
Moong Chilla is a Maharashtra Indian breakfast dish made with yellow moong dal, ginger piece, green chillies, cumin seeds and other everyday ingredients. The full ingredient list and method are below.
- Total time (approx.)
- 25 min
- Calories (estimate)
- ~280 kcal
- Course
- Breakfast
- Cuisine
- Maharashtra (Indian)
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Ingredients
Quantities below are a guide for a typical household portion — scale them to the number of people you are cooking for and season to taste.
- 1 cup yellow moong dal (split yellow lentils)
- 1 inch ginger piece
- 2 green chillies
- 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
- Pinch of asafoetida (hing)
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- Salt to taste
- 2 tbsp chopped coriander
- Oil for cooking
Method
- 1Rinse moong dal thoroughly and soak in water for 4-5 hours.
- 2Drain the soaked dal completely. Blend it with ginger, green chillies, and cumin seeds, adding minimal water to make a smooth batter.
- 3Transfer the batter to a bowl, add asafoetida, turmeric powder, salt, and chopped coriander. Mix well.
- 4The batter should be of pouring consistency; adjust with a little water if too thick.
- 5Heat a non-stick griddle, lightly grease with oil. Pour a ladleful of batter and spread evenly into a thin circle.
- 6Drizzle a little oil around the edges and cook until golden brown and crisp on both sides.
- 7Serve hot with green chutney or yogurt.
About these numbers: the time shown is an approximate overall cooking time, and the calorie figure is a rough estimate for one serving of the dish as described — not a laboratory analysis. Both will change with your portion size, ingredients and how much fat you cook with. Dietary tags describe the dish in general terms; always check the labels on what you buy. Nothing here is medical or dietary advice. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we will fix it.
