Moong Dal Chilla

Moong Dal chilla is a diet recipe. If you indulge in some high caloried food during this marriage season, a two days No-Cereal Diet (NCD) will help you compensate the extra calories and help you to maintain your weight.

Moong Chilla along with fresh fruits, salad, roasted chanas and butter-milk in your diet helps you to compensate the extra calories gained. The taste of chillas is also awesome. You may have it with plain curd also.

Ingredients:

2 cups split moong dal (chilti dal)
½ cup green moong (optional)

2 finley chopped onions

2 finely chopped green chilies
1 tspn ginger-garlic paste

½ cup finely chopped fresh coriander
1 sachet of Eno (Fruit salt) or A pinch of soda

Oil for frying

Salt to taste

Preparation:
Sprinkle pinch of soda on moong dal and moong
Soak moong dal and moong in water for 5-6 hours
(If you wish to use fruit salt / Eno, then do not add soda at this stage)
Remove the excess water and grind it into a smooth paste (medium consistency)
Add finely chopped onion, green chillies, coriander, ginger-garlic paste and salt to it.
Mix it well and set it aside for 15-20 minutes
If you have not used soda for soaking, add 1 sachet of Eno to the batter
Heat a non-stick pan on medium heat
Add 1 tspn of oil on the pan
Pour the batter on the pan and spread it evenly
Close the lid of pan and allow it to cook for 5 minutes
Now turn the chilla and drizzle some more oil drops.
Cook on both the sides, till it becomes brown in colour
Serve hot with tomato ketchup or chutney.

Note : You may add finely chopped cabbage or spinach to enhance the taste