Moong Daal Cheela Stuffed With Paneer, Stuffed Lentil Pancakes
Moong Daal Cheela stuffed with Paneer -Lentil pancakes stuffed with cottage cheese
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time15 minutes mins
Total Time25 minutes mins
Course: Breakfast, Brunch, Lentil/Daal
Cuisine: North Indian Cuisine
Keyword: Cheela, moong daal cheela, pancakes, paneer
Servings: 5 person
Author: Anjana Chaturvedi
- 1 cup Yellow Lentil / Moong Daal (dhuli huee)
- 3 Green Chillies / Hari Mirch chopped
- 1.5 inch Ginger / Adrak chopped
- To taste Salt / Namak
- 1/4 tsp Asafoetida / Hing powder
- 1 tsp Cumin Seeds / Sabut Jeera
- 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder / Haldi Powder
- 1/2 cup Green chutney (thick) (optional)
- 1/4 cup Cooking Oil
For making the Stuffing
- 2 cup Cottage cheese / Paneer crumbled
- 4 tbsp Fresh Coriander / Cilantro / Hara Dhaniya chopped
- 1 Green Chillies / Hari Mirch finely chopped
- To Taste Salt / Namak
- 3/4 tsp Chili flakes /Kuti hui laal mirch
Soak yellow moong daal in enough water for 4 hours.
Drain the water and rinse it with fresh water 2 times.
Now add green chili,ginger and asafoetida and grind to make a smooth paste.
Take out in a bowl and add salt,cumin and turmeric and mix.
Adjust the consistency by adding some water if needed,it should be of pouring consistency and then keep aside.
Filling- in a bowl add every thing listed in -for making the filling. and mix well.
Heat a non stick flat pan and drizzle few drops of cooking oil and wipe with a tissue.
Pour a ladle full of batter on it and spread it with the back of the ladle in a circular motion like we make dosa or pancakes.
Drizzle few drops of oil around and over the cheela and let it cook till it turns golden at the bottom.
Flip the side and cook again for few seconds.
Turn it again and spread some thick mint chutney on the half cheela.
Now put some paneer filling over the chutney and then fold it to make a half moon.
Press it gently and then serve hot.
Serving suggestions- serve with mint chutney,ketchup or any tangy dip of your choice.
Note- Adding green chutney is optional and if you are making cheela to pack in the tiffin boxes then can also avoid chutney .