Pesarattu

#Pesarattu #GreenGramPancake : This is an Andhra special tiffin prepared from green gram. The green gram is the best source of protein for vegetarians and also rich in fiber content. The mineral potassium is high in this legume and that helps to maintain the blood pressure. This legume is easily digestible and suitable for both children as well as old people.
Generally the Vitamin B is present at the outer layer just below the skin of a grain. When the skin is removed those important nutrients will be lost. Here green gram with skin has been used which keeps Vitamin B intact.
Pesarattu is an instant breakfast. It requires approximately an hour to soak the green gram.
Here let us see the method of preparing pesarattu.
Can make 5 to 6 pesarattu approximately.

Ingredients :
1 cup	Green gram split with skin
1 Tbsp	Raw rice
small piece	ginger
3/4 Tsp	Salt
To spread :
1 medium size	Onion, chop nicely
2 Tbsp	Coriander leaves

Oil to make pesarattu.
Method :

Wash and soak green gram split & rice together for an hour.

After one hour grind into a smooth batter in a mixer.

Add salt & coriander leaves and mix well.

Keep a tawa on a stove over a medium flame.

Grease the tawa with oil.

Keep a big ladle full of batter at the centre and spread evenly to make a thin circular pancake.

Spread nicely chopped onion over the pesarattu.

Sprinkle oil over and along the rim of the pancake.

Close with a lid until rims become golden color.

Then flip the pancake using a dosai ladle.

Take out from the tawa and keep on a plate.

Again do the same way to make another one.

Enjoy with hot rawa upma and any spicy chutney.

You can relish without rawa upma also.

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Kosambari - Lentil Salad

#Kosambari #LentilSalad : Kosambari is a salad prepared with lentils, cucumber, carrot & coriander leaves. It is served with meal for lunch in the state of Karnataka, India. It is the most simplest and tastiest dish prepared from #splitgreengram [ #moongdal ]. The salad comes out very tasty only if all the vegetables are finely chopped. Especially green chilli and coriander leaves are shredded finely just like hair strands.

Ingredients :
1/4 cup	Green gram split [ Moong dal ]
1/4 cup	Cucumber finely chopped
1/4 cup	Carrot finely chopped
1 Tsp	Coriander leaves finely chopped
1/2 Tsp	Green chilly finely chopped
1/4 Tsp	Lemon juice [ optional
1/4 Tsp	Pepper powder [ optional]
3/4 Tsp	Salt [ adjust ]

Method :
Wash green gram split [ moong dal ] in water and drain out water completely.
Take chopped cucumber in a bowl and add washed green gram split [ moong dal ].
Add enough salt and mix well.
Let it stand for 10 to 15 minutes.

After 10 - 15 minutes add all the other chopped ingredients into the same bowl containing green gram and cucumber.
Then adjust lemon juice and salt.
Just before serving add crushed pepper or pepper powder.
Tasty healthy lentil salad, the kosambari is ready.






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