Name: Pesarattu recipe by Madhumati Bhagavatula at BetterButter
Prep time: 70 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Yellow lentils, not whole but half with skin(chilkewali Pili moon dal)-1 glass(200gm); Rice -1/4 glass; Salt - to taste; Cumin seeds (Jeera) - 1 tsp; Red chillies - 1 to 2; Green chillies - 3 to 4; Ginger - half lemon(small) sized; Refined oil - to make Pesarattu(dosa)

Ingredients Serving: 4

Yellow lentils, not whole but half with skin(chilkewali Pili moon dal)-1 glass(200gm)
Rice -1/4 glass
Salt - to taste
Cumin seeds (Jeera) - 1 tsp
Red chillies - 1 to 2
Green chillies - 3 to 4
Ginger - half lemon(small) sized
Refined oil - to make Pesarattu(dosa)

Instructions

In a wide utensil, take lentils and rice, thoroughly wash and soak it for 1 hour in 2 glasses of water. Lentils with skin take a little longer to completely soak!
Meanwhile keep the other ingredients like green chilies, ginger, red chillies etc ready.
In a mixie jar add this soaked lentils and rice , without transfering the water into the jar.
Add other ingredients too one by one !
Now add a glass of water and grind the mixture !
Ensure to check the mixture for enough water so as to get slightly thicker consistency than the normal dosa batter !
Transfer this mixture after its almost like dosa batter, into a utensil.
Add 2-3 drops if oil on a non-stick tava, smear it well and pour the Pesarattu Batter on it with the help of a flat based ladle.
Spread it like dosa.
Pour oil evenly all around this Pesarattu.
After a while, the edges of Pesarattu start to leave tava and turns brown , making it crispy!!
Carefully transfer this Pesarattu in a plate !
Yummy, hot and spicy Pesarattu is ready to be served !!
Serve it with dosa chutney!!!

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