Pesarattu (Whole green gram dosa) - An Andhra delicacy

Whole grains, especially green gram is very nutritious and easy to digest. It is recommended for many diabetics for its fibre and nutrition. Today I am going to give you the recipe for a "dosa" or "crepe" made with whole green gram, soaked and grinded to a coarse batter. It is very simple to make and very nutritious.

This is one of the signature dishes from Andhra Pradesh where I grew up. The other components used are ginger, onion and green chillies that add the unique taste to the dish.

Pesarattu - Whole green gram dosa
Ingredients
Whole green gram (Akha Moong)
Onions
Green chilli
Ginger
Salt to taste

Directions
Soak the green gram overnight. Next day, decant and grind it using a blender into a coarse batter. The outer shell of the green gram brings the coarseness to the batter. You can grind some ginger, chilli and salt in this batter or leave it for later to add from top.

Finely chop the onions, ginger and green chilli and keep it aside for the stuffing of the dosa.

Making the Pesarattu (dosa)
Take a ladle and spread the batter smoothly on the flat pan into a circle. You could either take just enough batter to spread it thin OR shave the extra batter off the pan by the spatula (as shown in the picture).

If the layer is thick, you need to cook the dosa on both sides. If it is spread thin, you could cook only on one side. Even if you flip the dosa, the other side should only be half cooked.

Spread the onions, chilli and ginger mix on the half cooked side of the dosa and make a sandwich by placing the other side on top. Squeeze the spatula on top of the dosa so the layers join together and make a good sandwich. If the batter is completely cooked, the sandwich will not stick together and cook and the onions will come out. Roast both sides well and serve with hot chutney or gun powder or dosa molagapodi :-) 

 

Gun powder (Spicy dosa powder)
Ingredients
Black gram dal (urad dal) - 1 cup
Yellow split pea (chana dal) - 1 cup
Sesame seeds - 1/4 cup
Red chillies - 10-12
Salt to taste

Dry roast above ingredients and grind into fine powder. To serve with oil with snacks such as dosa and idli.