Pesarattu

Name: Pesarattu
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup whole green moong beans, soaked overnight; 2 tbsp rice, soaked; A thumb of ginger; 2 green chillies and 1 tsp cumin; Chopped onion and coriander; Ginger chutney and coconut chutney; Oil or ghee

పెసరట్టు/peh-sah-RAH-too/

Also known as: Pesarattu Dosa, Moong Dal Dosa, Green Gram Dosa, MLA Pesarattu

About this dish

A thin, crisp crepe made from soaked whole green moong beans, ginger and green chilli, often served with upma inside and ginger chutney.

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Ingredients

🫘1 cup whole green moong beans, soaked overnight

🍚2 tbsp rice, soaked

🫚A thumb of ginger

🌶️2 green chillies and 1 tsp cumin

🧅Chopped onion and coriander

🫙Ginger chutney and coconut chutney

🛢️Oil or ghee

Method

Serves 2

Grind the moong beans, rice, ginger, chillies and cumin with water into a smooth batter.

Season with salt; no fermenting is needed.

Spread a ladle of batter thinly on a hot griddle.

Sprinkle with onion and coriander and drizzle oil around the edges.

Cook until crisp, fold and serve with ginger chutney.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Pesarattu is a breakfast speciality of Andhra Pradesh; the 'MLA pesarattu' version is filled with upma.

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