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    Moonglet recipe, Moong dal chilla street food style

    Updated on July 24, 2020 by Raks Anand 7 Comments / Jump to Recipe

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    Moonglet, Moong dal chilla or cheela is a delicious snack with just the ingredients at home. Soft and fluffy inside, crispy outside.

    I have seen this moong dal chilla in instagram quiet a few times and it was too tempting for me. Somehow I relate it to adai or thavala adai. I was searching for recipe and all I could see were the cheela version, thin and soft. But the one I see in videos of Instagram is coarse batter. Only thing I knew was they were adding something like cooking soda or eno. So I referred this video for eno measurements.

    moonglet recipe

    It is such a delight to watch how they prepare the moonglet by adding sweet corn, onion, capsicum in it just for the batch. Top it with coriander leaves. As they flip they slit into 4 and pour the melt butter to add crispiness. Isn't it tempting? I was really wondering if I could recreate same thing at home.

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    Moonglet, moong dal chilla

    Moonglet is a delicious snack with just the ingredients at home. Soft and fluffy inside, crispy outside. This is a version of moong dal chilla. Quick video, step wise pictures.
    Course Breakfast
    Cuisine Indian
    Prep Time 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time 20 minutes minutes
    Soaking time 1 hour hour
    Servings 3 Moonglets

    Equipments (Amazon Affiliate links)

    • Lodge cast iron pan
    Cup measurements

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup moong dal
    • 1 onion
    • 1 green chilli
    • ¼ cup chopped capsicum
    • ¼ cup sweet corn optional
    • ¼ cup Coriander leaves
    • ½ teaspoon eno or ¼ teaspoon cooking soda
    • ¼ teaspoon asafoetida
    • Chaat masala Optional for sprinkling on top
    • Salt
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    Instructions

    • Soak moong dal for an hour. Grind to a coarse paste without making it watery.
    • You can make the moonglet immediately. Mix well with salt, other chopped ingredients. Add eno just before making.
    • Mix to make a fluffy batter.
    • Heat a heavy bottomed pan with generous oil or butter.
    • Pour 2 ladle full of batter to make a thick (adai/ uthappam/ pancake) chilla.
    • Cook covered patiently to give a golden crust.
    • Flip carefully and continue cook in the other side. Slit open with spatula itself into 4 and pour melt butter or oil.
    • When both sides are golden and crisp, take out and serve immediately.
    • For low calorie version, you can make thin cheela and just smear oil as needed.

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    Notes

    • For low calorie version, you can make thin cheela and just smear oil as needed.
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    Let see how to make Moonglet :

    1. Soak moong dal for an hour.
    2. Grind to a coarse paste without making it watery.
      moonglet
    3. You can make the moonglet immediately. Mix well with salt, other chopped ingredients.
    4. Add eno just before making. Mix to make a fluffy batter.
    5. Heat a heavy bottomed pan with generous oil or butter. Pour 2 ladle full of batter to make a thick (adai/ uthappam/ pancake) chilla. Cook covered patiently to give a golden crust.
      moonglet recipe
    6. Flip carefully and continue cookin the other side. Slit open with spatula itself into 4 and pour melt butter or oil. When both sides are golden and crisp, take out and serve immediately.

    Serve as such or with green chutney best. Sprinkle chaat masala if needed.

    moonglet

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    Comments

    1. meera

      July 23, 2020 at 12:04 pm

      5 stars
      1000 stars! Too good Rajeswari! Love it.

      Reply
      • Raks Anand

        July 25, 2020 at 10:36 am

        Thank you!

        Reply
    2. Mathangi

      September 10, 2020 at 5:32 am

      5 stars
      I made it last week, the only change i did was not adding eno to the batter...Tasted heavenly, very nutritious and filling.This recipe is a keeper!!!!

      Reply
    3. Snehal

      April 30, 2021 at 9:03 pm

      It tasted awesome..loved it

      Reply
      • Raks Anand

        May 01, 2021 at 1:06 pm

        Thank you 🙂

        Reply
    4. Arshiya

      June 09, 2022 at 8:35 pm

      5 stars
      Such an easy recipe and so creative!

      Reply
      • Raks Anand

        June 09, 2022 at 10:02 pm

        Thank you so much 🙂

        Reply

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