Name: Onion Pesarattu Dosa recipe by Bethica Das at BetterButter
Prep time: 1440 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 1460 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 cup whole moong dal; 1/4 cup rice; 1/2 tsp. methi (fenugreek seeds); 1 tbsp. ginger, grated; 2 green chilies; 1/2 cup coriander stem, chopped (opt); 1 tsp. roasted cumin powder; salt to taste; 2 onion. finely chopped; handful of coriander leaves, chopped; oil to shallow fry

ABOUT Onion Pesarattu Dosa RECIPE

This is a very popular Andhra breakfast. Nutritious and healthy, they are made of whole moong dal (green gram). It is prepared just as dosa and is relished with coconut chutney and sambar.

Ingredients Serving: 4

1 cup whole moong dal
1/4 cup rice
1/2 tsp. methi (fenugreek seeds)
1 tbsp. ginger, grated
2 green chilies
1/2 cup coriander stem, chopped (opt)
1 tsp. roasted cumin powder
salt to taste
2 onion. finely chopped
handful of coriander leaves, chopped
oil to shallow fry

Instructions

Soak the moong dal, methi seeds and the rice overnight. Next day grind along with the ginger, green chilies, the coriander stem and 1/2 cup water.
Let the batter be smooth of dropping consistency. Add more or less water as required. To the batter, add salt and cumin powder. (There is no need to ferment).
Heat a tawa and smear it with some oil. Sprinkle some water and let it sizzle. Then pour a ladle of the prepared batter into a circular motion. Spread some onion and coriander leaves over it and press lightly with a spoon.
Drizzle a tsp. of oil over it and fry till brown specs appear on it. Flip it over and fry on the other side too. Make similar pesarattus in the same way. Relish along with coconut chutney and sambar.

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