Moong dal palak cheela is one of the healthiest breakfast recipe. Palak Moong dal Cheela is a nutrition rich tasty savoury pancakes and makes a complete meal. A healthy, nutritious and protein packed breakfast to keep you going for the day. Cheela is also known as “crepes” they are very versatile – many different lentils can be used to make Cheela, a wide range of different vegetables can be used and the spiciness can be adjusted accordingly. Cheela made with besan will also be so tasty, but moong has more nutritional benefits. Also adding palak makes this dish much more healthier. Serve with any chutney of your choice and enjoy!
Preparation and Yield:
Method:
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| Palak Moongdal Cheela | Spinach Moong Crepes |
Preparation and Yield:
| Soaking time | 3-4 hours |
| Cooking Time | 20 mins |
| Yield | 15-18 |
| Recipe Category | Breakfast |
| Recipe Cuisine | Indian |
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| Palak Moongdal Cheela | Spinach Moong Crepes |
Ingredients:
| Moong Dal | 1 Cup* |
| Finely Chopped Spinach | 1 Cup |
| Finely Chopped Coriander Leaves | 1/4 Cup |
| Salt | To taste |
| Red Chilli Powder | 1/2 teaspoon |
| Turmeric Powder | 1/4 teaspoon |
| Cumin Seeds | 1 teaspoon |
| Green chili+Ginger Paste | 1 Teaspoon |
| Curd | 1/2 Cup |
| Finely Chopped Onion | 1/2 Cup |
| Lemon | 1/2 |
| Oil | for cooking Cheela |
* 1 Cup = 250ml
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| Palak Moongdal Cheela | Spinach Moong Crepes |
- Wash and finely chop the spinach and set it aside
- Soak moong dal in water for 3-4 hours. After 3-4 hours, drain the dal and take it to mixer jar and grind it to a smooth batter
- To the batter, add salt, red chili powder, turmeric powder, cumin seeds, green chilli+ginger paste, curd, chopped spinach and chopped coriander leaves and mix everything well
- Add water to adjust the consistency. Finally add the lemon juice and stir well. Our Cheela batter Ready!
- Heat a tawa. The tawa should be medium hot when you pour the batter other wise the batter will gets stick on the tawa. So when the tawa is medium hot, pour a ladle of batter on the tawa and spread nicely to make a thin crepe
- Add a teaspoon of oil around the crepe and allow it to cook till light brown spots form on the bottom. Flip the cheela and cook on the other side and once done, remove the Cheela from the tawa. Repeat the same for the rest of the batter
- The delicious Palak Moongdal Cheela ready to serve!
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| Palak Moongdal Cheela | Spinach Moong Crepes |