Name: Pesarattu chicken quesadilla recipe by Nilanjana Bhattacharjee Mitra at BetterButter
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: For pesarattu; Green whole mung dal - 1cup; Boiled rice - 4tbsp; Green chili - 1-2; Ginger - 1/2 inch stick ,roughly chopped; For chicken filling; Chicken- 600gms cut into small cubes; Onion - 1 ,finely chopped; Tomato - 1 ,medium ,chopped; Ginger paste - 1/2 tsp; Garlic paste -1tsp; Salt - As required; Sugar - 1/2 tsp; Turmeric - 1/2 tsp; Coriander Powder - 1tsp; Black pepper -1tsp; Oregano - 1/2 tsp; Chili flacks - 1/2 tsp; Red bellpepper - 1 chopped; Green bellpepper - 1chopped; Mozzarella cheese - 8tbsp or as required

Ingredients Serving: 2

For pesarattu
Green whole mung dal - 1cup
Boiled rice - 4tbsp
Green chili - 1-2
Ginger - 1/2 inch stick ,roughly chopped
For chicken filling
Chicken- 600gms cut into small cubes
Onion - 1 ,finely chopped
Tomato - 1 ,medium ,chopped
Ginger paste - 1/2 tsp
Garlic paste -1tsp
Salt - As required
Sugar - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric - 1/2 tsp
Coriander Powder - 1tsp
Black pepper -1tsp
Oregano - 1/2 tsp
Chili flacks - 1/2 tsp
Red bellpepper - 1 chopped
Green bellpepper - 1chopped
Mozzarella cheese - 8tbsp or as required

Instructions

Soak mung dal and rice separately for 8hrs or overnight.
Then drain water.put mung dal and rice in blender along with ginger and green chili. Blend till smooth.
Pour it in a bowl .make a semi thick batter..Add salt to taste .mix well.keep aside.
Now heat a pan .Add 2 tbsp oil .Add onion .saute till light brown. Then add ginger ,garlic paste. Stir it for a minute.
Then chicken ,tomato,turmeric, coriander powder, salt to taste and sugar .mix well everything. Turn down flame .simmer it for 10mins or till chicken cooked well.
Then add red and green bellpepper .mix well .again cover it for 2 mins.
Add oregano and chili flakes. Mix well.if chicken seems too dry ,sprinkle some water. Ready chicken filling. Keep a side
Now a heat a tawa. Add 1/2 tsp oil.spread oil.Pour one laddle full dal batter centre of the hot tawa.
Spread it in a circular motion from the centre to outside of tawa .cover it for a minute.
Spread chicken filling one side of the pesarattu then spread chesse. Then cover chicken filling to close the opposite wing of pesarattu. Cut it from middle.
Fry both sides properly. .Ready protein pack pesarattu chicken quesadilla. Serve hot. Sprinkle some grated cheese over pesarattu quesadilla when serve.

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