"Healthy" means different things to different people, but we aim to cater to all needs here. This time, to spice things up a little, we thought we'd share with you the famous recipe for "Pesarattu", a singnature dish from Andhra Pradesh. Here's the recipe for you!
INGREDIENTS
2 cups moong dal - cleaned and soaked for 1 hour
1/2cup rice - cleaned and soaked for an hour
Green chillies - chopped to taste
1/4 tsp asafoetida powder
1 tsp salt
1/4 cup coriander leaves - chopped
1/4 cup onions - chopped oil
Oil for pan frying
INGREDIENTS
2 cups moong dal - cleaned and soaked for 1 hour
1/2cup rice - cleaned and soaked for an hour
Green chillies - chopped to taste
1/4 tsp asafoetida powder
1 tsp salt
1/4 cup coriander leaves - chopped
1/4 cup onions - chopped oil
Oil for pan frying
METHOD
1. Drain the dal mixture and grind coarsely.
2. Mix in the chillies, salt, coriander and onions and enough batter to make a dropping consistency.
3. Proceed to make like Dosas--heat tawa or griddle, splash some water over it and immediately pour some batter and spread out. When edges start to rise, put oil all around and a little bit on top. Will come off clean when cooked.
4. Serve with coconut chutney.
2. Mix in the chillies, salt, coriander and onions and enough batter to make a dropping consistency.
3. Proceed to make like Dosas--heat tawa or griddle, splash some water over it and immediately pour some batter and spread out. When edges start to rise, put oil all around and a little bit on top. Will come off clean when cooked.
4. Serve with coconut chutney.
HEALTH BENEFITS OF MOONG DAL
CALORIES
A 100-gram serving of cooked mung beans has about 100 calorie. For a dish that is so filling and full of protein, this is a relatively low calorie count.
VITAMINS AND MINERALS
A 100-gram serving of boiled mung beans provides 40 percent of the recommended daily intake of folate (vitamin B9). Moong dal also provides significant amounts of thiamine (vitamin B1), as well as vitamin B5 and vitamin B6. In addition to this, it contains high levels of the minerals iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, and zinc.
FAT
A 100-gram portion of cooked mung beans contains only 0.38 grams of fat.
PROTEIN
Moong Dal is packed with protein. One cup of boiled dal provides 14 grams of protein. This is one of the reasons that moong dal is such a popular meal in India.
A 100-gram serving of cooked mung beans has about 100 calorie. For a dish that is so filling and full of protein, this is a relatively low calorie count.
VITAMINS AND MINERALS
A 100-gram serving of boiled mung beans provides 40 percent of the recommended daily intake of folate (vitamin B9). Moong dal also provides significant amounts of thiamine (vitamin B1), as well as vitamin B5 and vitamin B6. In addition to this, it contains high levels of the minerals iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, and zinc.
FAT
A 100-gram portion of cooked mung beans contains only 0.38 grams of fat.
PROTEIN
Moong Dal is packed with protein. One cup of boiled dal provides 14 grams of protein. This is one of the reasons that moong dal is such a popular meal in India.