Moong Dal and Paneer Chila

Wholesome moong dal pancakes topped with paneer and spices. Moong dal flour used in this recipe is available at provision stores. If not available, substitute it with ½ cup of yellow moong dal (split yellow gram) soaked and finely ground .
Ingredients
- 1 cup yellow moong dal (split yellow gram) flour
- 1 tsp ginger-green chilli and garlic (lehsun) paste
- a pinch of asafoetida (hing)
- ¼ tsp sugar
- ½ tsp fruit salt
- salt to taste
- To be mixed into a topping
- ½ cup crumbled paneer (cottage cheese)
- 2 tbsp chopped corriander (dhania)
- ½ tsp chaat masala
- Other ingredients:
- oil for cooking
Instructions
- Combine the moong dal flour, ginger-green chilli paste, asafoetida, sugar and salt and add enough water to make a thick batter. Add the fruit salt and mix gently.
- Heat a non-stick tava (griddle), pour a ladleful of the batter on the tava and spread it evenly to make a thin pancake (approx. 5" diameter). Sprinkle with a portion of the topping mixture and cook on both sides over a medium flame, using a little oil.
- Repeat for the remaining batter to make 7 more chilas.
- Serve hot.