Pesarattu- Indian Coconut And Lentil Snack

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 cup green lentil, washed and soaked for 1 hour (green moong dal)
• 1/2 cup raw rice, washed and soaked for 1 hour
• 5 green chilies
• 1 large onion, peeled,washed and finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons fresh grated coconut
• 3/4 cup fresh coriander leaves, washed and finely chopped
• 1 boiled and mashed potatoes
• salt
• 8 fresh curry leaves, washed
• 1 cup sesame oil

Recipe

• 1 grind the drained dal, rice, green chillies and salt to taste to a smooth paste.
• 2 transfer to a mixing bowl.
• 3 add the mashed potato, onion, curry leaves and corriander leaves and mix with your fingers{apply a little oil on your fingers before mixing to prevent the batter from sticking to your fingers} until you have a batter of semi-solid consistency.
• 4 heat a flat iron dosa tava{griddle}.
• 5 smear the griddle with 1/2 tsp.
• 6 of oil.
• 7 add a ladle full of the batter and make it in the shape of a dosa.
• 8 add 1/2 tsp.
• 9 of oil.
• 10 after 2 minutes, flip the pesarattu on the other side and again smear with 1/4 tsp.
• 11 of oil.
• 12 when the pesarattu turns golden and crispy on either side, remove it from the griddle.
• 13 serve hot with corriander-coconut chutney.
• 14 enjoy your snack!