Andhra Pesarattu

Pesarattu is a breakfast style crepe made with ground green gram batter. A favorite if Andhra cuisine, this is a healthy protein rich breakfast made with pesara pappu(green gram).

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Prep Time 20

Cook Time 30

soaking time for the green gram 4

Total Time 4 50

Course Breakfast, Main Dish, Traditional

Cuisine diabetic friendly, gluten free, Indian, Summer, Vegan, Vegetarian, Winter

Servings 6 people

Equipment

blender
flat pan (tawa)
mixing bowls and spoons.

Ingredients

to soak together

2 cup Green gram (sabut moong)
6 cup drinking water

to grind along

1 small green chilli
1 tsp cumin seeds
salt to taste

to make the crepe

2-3 tbsp Sesame oil or ghee to smear the pan

Instructions

Clean, wash and soak the green gram with 6 cups of water for the soaking.
After about 3 hours the beans will have swollen and easy to grind.
Drain and use fresh water to grind.
Into the blender add the salt, chilli, cumin seeds and the soaked green gram.
Blend to a smooth paste.
Stir the batter well and it will have the consistency of a pancake/ dosa batter
Bring a flat pan to heat up and smear oil or ghee over the pan.
Pour one ladleful of the batter and spread out in even concentric circles, but not too thin on the pan
Once the flat side is golden flip over and cook the other side as well.
When both sides are cooked ( easy to remove from the pan) the crepe is ready.

Keyword beans and legumes, dosa recipes, Indian breads, Indian vegetarian dinner, recipes with sprouts