Hi Friends!
As it’s said “Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper”. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day and I look forward to make easy, filling and healthier options for the same. Body needs a good dose of balanced diet in the morning after staying without food for about 8-10 hours. I surely try to concoct various pancakes or crepes as they are filling, nutritious and less time consuming.
Pesarattu is a crepe quite similar to dosa made from green gram without using the rice, it is quite a popular dish from Andhra Pradesh. It is either made with the husked or dehusked lentil and based on the type of lentil used it has a green or yellow colour.
This time when I made this I modified it to a large extent, instead of using the lentils I used the whole green gram (sabut moong) and sprouted them to make it a more nutritive option, to increase the protein content added split black gram flour (urad dal), to further it added the whole barley flour and to keep it crisp used rice flour too.
Sprouting the legumes increases the protein content which is very important for the growth and development of cells. Barley is a very good diuretic and aids in healthy functioning of the kidneys. So this pesarattu is full of health benefits.
Ingredients
about 4 cups of sprouted green gram
1 cup rice flour
1/2 cup barley flour
1/2 cup urad dal flour
5-6 green chilies
a handful of cilantro
1 tsp chili pwd
2 tsp cumin pwd
3 tsp coriander pwd
a tsp of cumin seeds
salt to taste
water to make the batter
Method
Make a coarse paste with sprouted moong, cumin, cilantro, ginger and green chilies.
Mix all the flours.
Add salt to taste, cumin pwd, red chili pwd, coriander pwd and add water to make a dosa like batter.
Smear some oil on a non stick pan and spread the batter in concentric circles. This is thicker than the normal dosa.
Cook it from one side till you get a golden hue and then flip and cook on the other side.
Serve it with roasted peanut and coriander chutney.
33 comments:
Very healthy bfast idea,thanx for sharing....
Well Pari My tummy is rumbling now! So lovely, I love this recipe.
Both ingredients sound good to me, looks delicious.
The pesarattu sounds wholesome. Sprout the bean is a great idea. I usually make the dosa with whole gram and rice.
Wow! This is really nutritious! I'd love to have some!
Hey Pari.. This pesarattu looks so crisp and delicious!! Will keep in mind.
very well presented and looks so yummy!!!
yummy and tempting.....gr8!
Interesting and healthy combination.. looks perfect dear.. thanks for the recipe.. :)
I love pesarattu and love your recipe. Bookmarking it.
Sounds wholesome..healthy combination...must try this..Thanks for the recipe...:)
I really love this type of dosas but hubby is against it and never get the enthu to prepare for myself only. now I think I should get over this guilt trip and make something. real temting healthy filling start to the day. looks absolute yum.
Pari, that is one great combo and lovely looking dosa. Please do send it to Kiran's event http://kiranjay.blogspot.com/2010/06/cooking-with-whole-foods-and-future.html
Very healthy..thanks for sharing this healthy dish..
Nice pesarattu with sprouted moong dal and barely.
Healthy and delicious recipe!!
Wonderful healthy dish. I have never seen it before, but it sounds healthy and delicious. Just what I need:)
I prepared a similar pesarattu long back, bet this would have tastes delicious, i love this pesarattu with spicy coconut chutney..
Its wonderful and healthy idea.. they looks soooooo yummy too.
Lovely healthy and delicious.
Thats a very healthy breakfast. Loved it.
healthy dish...lovely presentation
Hi Pari,
Love the addition of barley to the peasrattu and is perfect for my event CWF:Barley.Do send it to this event.
http://kiranjay.blogspot.com/2010/06/cooking-with-whole-foods-and-future.html
Thank you.
Dear Pari
This a very new type of Pesarattu, I know only the traditional one. But the sprouted things are so frightening ( you know the reason) , But I think this will be good use of it rather than eating with slices raw turmeric, ginger and jaggery.
Very nice photos.
Ushnishda
very healthy and delicious one!
yummy...healthy
Hey till now im unable to post any comments in ur blog...but all those recipes was too good dear.... i have never missed even one..too good...this pesarattu is somethng very good and new way...nice one...
looks yum!
Wholesome and healthy breakfast. Thanks for sharing....Very well presented
Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi
Love ur pink Bowl ;) and reaction buttons - great idea!
something nutritious and yummy... healthy breakfast indeed.
healthy and tasty dish, easy to make too!!
Very healthy recipe with the interesting combination. Love your space and happy to follow your blog.
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