Lauki Moong Daal Cheela
Lauki Moong Daal Cheela- Healthy ,delicious and easy to make bottle gourd and yellow lentil crepes
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time10 minutes mins
Total Time20 minutes mins
Course: Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Lunch box Recipe
Cuisine: Uttar Pradesh Cuisine
Keyword: Cheela, lauki, moong daal cheela
Servings: 4 people
Author: Anjana Chaturvedi
- 1 cup Yellow Moong Daal
- 2 cup Bottle gourd/ Lauki Grated
- 3 Green Chilies
- 1 inch Ginger/ Adrak
- To Taste Salt
- Pinch Turmeric
- 1/4 Tsp Asafoetida
- 1 tsp Cumin/ Jeera
- 1/4 cup Fresh Coriander/ Hara Dhaniya
- 3 tbsp Ghee or Cooking Oil
- 1 tbsp Chili Flakes
Wash and soak yellow lentil/moong daal in enough water for an hour minimum.
Drain the water and grind it with 2 chopped green chilies and ginger and make a thick and fine paste.
Peel and grate bottle gourd and add in the ground daal ,add salt,asafoetida,cumin and turmeric, mix well.
Grease a non stick or a cast iron heavy griddle/ tawa and spread the batter to make a thin cheela and cook on medium heat. sprinkle some chopped green chilies, chopped fresh coriander and chili flakes.press gently.
Drizzle ghee or oil over the cheela and around the edges and when it dries on top and get a nice golden colour at the bottom ,flip it gently.
Drizzle some ghee and oil and roast from the other side and cook it become nice golden and crisp.
When done from both the sides then remove from the griddle and serve hot.
Serve with mint chutney , tomato ketchup or any tangy dip of your choice.