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Pesaratttu is an easy, healthy and very popular dosa recipe delicacy of Andhra cuisine is prepared from green gram pulse. Learn how to make pesarattu recipe | green moong dosa | Andhra style pesarattu dosa |

When you are in Andhra Pradesh, you must try their famous whole green moong dosas, known as Pesarattu. On the other hand, you can try it right away in your own kitchen!

These delicious green moong dosa include a little bit of rice for crispness, as well as green chillies and ginger for an elegant flavour.

This Andhra style pesarattu dosa is filled with sautéed onions, but some people like to use raw onions and coriander, instead. Yet others like to serve this Special Pesarattu, stuffed with delicious rava upma!

Tips to make Pesarattu: 1. Soak the moong and rice for minimum 4 hours and maximum 6 hours. 2. Make sure you grease the tava every time you make dosa. 3. Pesarattu tastes good when served hot immediately.

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Soaking Time: 4 hours Preparation Time: 10 mins Cooking Time: 20 mins Total Time: 2704 hours 30 minutes 8Makes 8 pesarattus (15 pesarattu )
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Ingredients

For Pesarattu
1 cup whole moong (whole green gram)
1/4 cup raw rice (chawal)
1/2 tbsp roughly chopped ginger (adrak)
1 tbsp roughly chopped green chillies
salt to taste
2 tsp oil for greasing
8 tbsp oil for cooking

For Serving With Pesarattu
sambhar
coconut chutney

Method

For pesarattu

To make pesarattu, in a big bowl, soak whole moong and rice in enough hot water for 4 hours.
Drain well and transfer to the mixer.
Add ginger, green chillies and salt and approx. 1¼ cups water, blend it to a smooth paste.
Transfer the dosa batter in a big bowl.
Heat a non-stick tava (griddle), grease it with ¼ tsp oil , sprinkle a little water on the tava (griddle) and wipe it off gently using a muslin cloth.
Pour a ladleful of the batter on the tava (griddle) and spread it evenly in a circular motion to make 175 mm. (7”) diameter circle.
Smear 1 tbsp oil around the edges and cook on a medium flame, till the pesarattu turns golden brown in colour.
When the lower side of the pesarattu is lightly browned, turn it over and cook on a medium flame on the other side using a little oil till it turns golden brown in colour.
Fold over to make a semi-circle or a roll.
Repeat steps 5 to 8 to make 7 more pesarattus.
Serve the pesarattu immediately with sambhar and coconut chutney.

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what is pesarattu made of?

pesarattu recipe | green moong dosa | Andhra style pesarattu dosa | is made using easily available ingredients in India: 1 cup whole moong, ¼ cup raw rice, ½ tbsp ginger chopped, 1 tbsp chopped green chillies and Salt to taste. See the below image of list of ingredients for pesaratttu.

how to make batter for pesarattu

To make Pesarattu, in a big bowl, soak 1 cup whole moong (whole green gram).
Add ¼ cup raw rice (chawal).
Add enough hot water for 4 hours.

Drain well.
Transfer to the mixer.
Add ½ tbsp chopped ginger (adrak).
Add 1 tbsp chopped green chillies.
Add salt to taste.

Add approx. 1¼ cups water.
Blend it to a smooth paste.
Transfer the dosa batter in a big bowl.

how to make pesarattu

Heat a non-stick tava (griddle), grease it with ¼ tsp oil.
Sprinkle a little water on the tava (griddle).

Wipe it off gently using a muslin cloth.
Pour a ladleful of the batter on the tava (griddle).
Spread it evenly in a circular motion to make 175 mm. (7”) diameter circle.
Smear 1 tbsp oil around the edges.
Cook on a medium flame, till the pesarattu turns golden brown in colour.

When the lower side of the pesarattu is lightly browned, turn it over and cook on a medium flame on the other side using a little oil till it turns golden brown in colour.
Fold over to make a semi-circle or a roll.
Serve pesarattu immediately with sambhar and coconut chutney.