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Mini Mixed Moong Dal Chila ( Baby and Toddler)
Tarla Dalal
13 December, 2019
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mini mixed moong dal chila recipe | mixed dal pancake for kids | moong dal pancake for toddlers | healthy snack for kids | with 19 amazing images.
Mini mixed moong dal chila is a healthy snack for kids above 1 year of age. Being made with 2 types of dals, it’s been named as mixed dal pancake for kids. Learn how to make moong dal pancake for toddlers in a step-by-step fashion.
There is an hour of soaking the yellow and green moong dal required in this recipe of mini mixed moong dal chila. Begin with it, blend it in a mixer with little water and then add salt and asafoetida and make nice mini pancakes on a mini uttapa pan.
This ever-popular Gujarati dish chila, in a mini-format, is brimming with protein. You can add any vegetable of your choice to this healthy snack for kids – be it a leafy vegetable like spinach, fenugreek leaves or cabbage or other vegetables like carrot, cucumber, zucchini etc. These will add a dose of fiber to their meals. Fiber in diet in necessary to keep the digestive tract of kids healthy.
This mixed dal pancake for kids recipe is a perfect example that children are capable of eating the same dishes you eat – just that you need to tweak them a bit to make them baby-friendly. Make them in a mini uttapa pan and serve them in colourful dishes and they are sure to finish it no time.
Enjoy mini mixed moong dal chila recipe | mixed dal pancake for kids | moong dal pancake for toddlers | healthy snack for kids | with step by step photos.
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Soaking Time
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Preparation Time
5 Mins
Cooking Time
10 Mins
Baking Time
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Baking Temperature
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Sprouting Time
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Total Time
15 Mins
Makes
7 mini chilas
Ingredients
For Mini Mixed Moong Dal Chila
2 tbsp yellow moong dal (split yellow gram) , soaked for 1 hour and drained
2 tbsp green moong dal (split green gram) , soaked for 1 hour and drained
restricted quantity of salt
a pinch of asafoetida (hing)
1 1/4 tsp oil for greasing and cooking
Method
For mini mixed moong dal chila
- To make mini mixed moong dal chila, combine the yellow moong dal, green moong dal and approx. 3 tbsp of water in a mixer and blend till smooth.
- Transfer the mixture into a bowl, add the salt and asafoetida and mix well.
- Heat a mini uttapa pan and grease it using ¼ tsp of oil.
- Pour a spoonful of the batter in each uttapa mould to make a 75 mm. (3") diameter round.
- Cook all the chilas, using 1 tsp of oil, till they turn golden brown in colour from both the sides.
- Serve the mini mixed moong dal chila immediately.
Mini Mixed Moong Dal Chila ( Baby and Toddler) recipe with step by step photos
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If you like Mixed Moong Dal Chila, then also try other healthy recipes for your growing kids like
- green pea and paneer tikki
- jowar golpapdi for kids
- oats bhel for kids
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If you like Mixed Moong Dal Chila, then also try other healthy recipes for your growing kids like
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- Mini Mixed Moong Dal Chila is a protein rich snack for kids and toddlers. Each chila provides around 2 g of protein.
- These colourful chilas are a finger food which kids find most tempting. Let them pick and enjoy them own their own.
- Add a handful of veggies to increase the fibre count of these chilas.
- Avoid serving these chilas with tomato ketchup.
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For mini mixed moong dal chila recipe | mixed dal pancake for kids | moong dal pancake for toddlers| healthy snack for kids, we first need to soak the dals. For that plcae the yellow moong dal in a bowl.
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To that add green moong dal.
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Wash both the dals with clean water.
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Strain the dals using a strainer.
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Add more water for soaking the dals.
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Cover with a lid and and allow them to soak for 1 hour.
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After 1 hour, again strain the dals of mixed dal pancake for kids. Add this strained dals to a mixer jar.
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Add 3 tbsp of water to it for blending.
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Blend in a mixer to a smooth paste. This is how the mixture of mini mixed moong dal chila looks like after blending.
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Transfer the mixture into a deep bowl.
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Add salt as per taste to it.
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Add a pinch of asafoetida also.
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Mix well using a spoon. The batter for moong dal pancake for toddlers is ready.
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Now to make a healthy snack for kids, heat a mini uttapa pan and grease it using ¼ tsp of oil.
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Pour a spoonful of the batter in each uttapa mould to make a 75 mm. (3") diameter round.
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Cook all the chilas, using 1 tsp of oil, till they turn golden brown in colour from one side.
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Turn them around and cook them till they turn golden brown in colour from other side also.
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Serve mini mixed moong dal chila recipe immediately.
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- If you like mixed dal pancake for kids, then also try other healthy snacks like Oats Lollipop, Zucchini Thepla and Beetroot and Sesame Roti.
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For mini mixed moong dal chila recipe | mixed dal pancake for kids | moong dal pancake for toddlers| healthy snack for kids, we first need to soak the dals. For that plcae the yellow moong dal in a bowl.
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If you like Mini Mixed Moong Dal Chilas, then also try other kid-friendly recipes like Multigrain Palak Paneer Roti. See detailed recipe of Multigrain Palak Paneer Roti.
Ingredients for Multigrain Palak Paneer Roti
2 tbsp jowar (white millet) flour
2 tbsp bajra (black millet) flour
4 tbsp finely chopped spinach (palak)
2 tbsp crumbled paneer (cottage cheese)
restricted quantity of salt
jowar (white millet) flour for rolling
2 tsp oil for cooking
Method for multigrain palak paneer roti
- To make multigrain palak paneer roti recipe for toddlers and kids, combine all the ingredients in a deep bowl and knead into a soft dough using enough water.
- Divide the dough into 4 equal portions and roll out each portion into a 100 mm. (4") diameter circle using a little jowar flour for rolling.
- Heat a non-stick tava (griddle), and cook each roti on a medium flame, using ½ tsp of oil, till golden brown spots appear on both the sides.
- Serve the multigrain palak paneer roti lukewarm.
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If you like Mini Mixed Moong Dal Chilas, then also try other kid-friendly recipes like Multigrain Palak Paneer Roti. See detailed recipe of Multigrain Palak Paneer Roti.
Nutrient values (Abbrv)per plate
| Energy | 36 cal |
| Protein | 2 g |
| Carbohydrates | 4.8 g |
| Fiber | 0.7 g |
| Fat | 1 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Sodium | 2.2 mg |
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n_katira
Jan. 4, 2016, 9:39 a.m.
with use of just minimal ingredients, these chilas are too flavourful and healthy too. Do give it a try for eve snacks to get your share of protein and iron.. and do not forget to make some green chutney as an accompaniment to these chilas.
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