Moong Dal Cheela or moong dal chilla is a delicious snack made with Split Green Gram. It is a Savory crepe filled with Ricotta Cheese. Moong dal cheela recipe is served in most North-Indian weddings.
These crepes transport me to a North-Indian Wedding. It is almost a must snack in most weddings.
And among the entire wedding fare, these are far more nutritious than others. It is protein rich and tasty too.
It is quite simple to make and requires only overnight soaking of the lentil, slightly sautéing or par-boiling peas and your are good to go. It is another one from my mother’s special recipes.
Moong dal cheela recipe or lentil pancakes are always a loved snack by me and post marriage, even V has started frequently requesting it.
Easy Recipe to Make Moong Dal Chilla (Lentil Pancakes)
Moong Dal Cheela
Healthy, Protein-rich Lentil Crepe for a perfect snack.
Servings: 6 people
Ingredients
- 1 cup split green gram moong da
- 1 cup peas shelled & par-boiled
- 2 tomatoes
- 100 gram cottage cheese homemade paneer, grated
- 1 tsp ghee clarified butter
- a pinch asafetida hing
- ½ tsp cumin seeds jeera
- ½ tsp red chili powder
- 1 tsp coriander powder dhania powder
- ¼ tsp turmeric powder haldi
- to taste salt
Instructions
- Soak dal overnight.
- Strain it & grind it fine in a grinder. Use as little water as possible for grinding. Add a pinch of asafetida & salt.
- Now use hand mixer to incorporate air into the batter. Keep adding little water & mixing for 5-7 mins.
- Add enough water to bring the batter to a spreadable consistency.
- Allow it to stand for few minutes.
- In the meanwhile, heat ghee in a thick bottom pan and saute all the ingredients except paneer and batter.
- Add chopped paneer to the prepared filling.
- Heat a skillet or dosa pan or any flat bottom crepes pan.
- Spread 1/2 cup batter on the pan, drizzle little oil around the edges of crepe. Allow the crepe to cook from one side. Using a flat spatula, turn over the crepe and cook the other side.
- Spread 1 tbsp of filling in the centre of the crepe and overlap the two sides, enclosing the filling inside the crepe. Remove from skillet carefully.
- Serve hot with chutney.
Notes
You can substitute filling of your choice.
My family’s favourite. we prepare these exactly same way :-)
Thank you Nidhi. :)
Thanks for sharing this recipe, best for breakfast. I love cheela, definitely try this moong dal cheela.