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Moong ke Cheelay

Pancakes prepared from moongdal and stuffed with green chutney and cottage cheese.

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Main Ingredients Split green gram skinless (dhuli moong dal),soaked, Green chillies
Cuisine Indian
Course Snacks and Starters
Prep Time 26-30 minutes
Cook time 16-20 minutes
Serve 4
Taste Mild
Level of Cooking Easy
Others Veg

Ingredients list for Moong ke Cheelay

  • 1 cup Split green gram skinless (dhuli moong dal),soaked
  • 2 Green chillies roughly chopped
  • 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds
  • a pinch Asafoetida
  • to taste Salt
  • 100 grams Paneer (cottage cheese) grated
  • 1 medium Onion chopped
  • 1 medium Tomato chopped
  • 2 tablespoons Fresh coriander leaves chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon Red chilli powder
  • to shallow fry Oil

Method

  1. Grind moong dal with cumin seeds and green chillies. Dissolve asafoetida in two tablespoons of water and mix it into the dal batter. Add salt and mix well.
  2. Mix paneer with onion, tomato and coriander leaves. Season with salt and red chilli powder. Keep aside. Heat oil on a tawa or in a frying pan. Spoon a ladle full of batter onto the tawa and spread it to make a pancake with a diameter of about four to five inches.
  3. Shallow fry for about half a minute. Sprinkle about two tablespoons of paneer topping over the cheela. Spoon a little oil on the sides of the cheela and cook for fifteen seconds on medium heat.
  4. Turn the cheela over and let it cook on the other side for two minutes on low to medium heat. Spoon oil on the sides of the cheela and turn it over. Cook for another minute on moderately high heat. Serve hot with mint chutney.

Nutrition Info

Calories 1048
Carbohydrates 189.7
Protein 59.3
Fat 5.8
Other Fiber 34.7gm
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