Andhra Pesarattu

Name: Andhra Pesarattu
Prep time: 8 h
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 8 h 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Andhra
Ingredients: 250 g whole green gram (moong); 2 tbsp raw rice; 3 pieces Green chillies; 1 inch piece Ginger; 1 tsp Cumin seeds; 1 tsp Salt; 1 medium Onion; 4 tbsp oil

A crisp green savoury crepe made from whole green gram, a beloved Andhra breakfast usually paired with upma and eaten as 'upma pesarattu'.

🇮🇳India· Andhra Pradesh

Prep: 480 min
Cook: 20 min
Total: 500 min
Servings: 4
Difficulty: Medium
Calories: 210 kcal

Ingredients

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Servings

250 g whole green gram (moong) — soaked 6-8 hours
2 tbsp raw rice — soaked with the moong
3 pieces Green chillies
1 inch piece Ginger
1 tsp Cumin seeds
1 tsp Salt — to taste
1 medium Onion — finely chopped, for topping
4 tbsp oil — for cooking

Equipment

•Flat griddle (tawa)
•Blender

Nutrition

Per serving, approximate

Calories: 210 kcal
fat: 6 g
carbs: 30 g
fibre: 5 g
protein: 9 g
calories: 210 kcal

Instructions

1
Drain the soaked green gram and rice. Grind them with green chillies, ginger, cumin, salt, and a little water into a smooth batter.
2
Add enough water to make a smooth, pourable batter like a dosa (thin savoury pancake).
3
Heat a flat griddle or tawa. Rub a little oil over the surface.
4
Pour a ladle of batter into the centre. Swirl it outward in a thin circle.
5
Scatter chopped onion over the wet batter. Press it down gently.
6
Drizzle oil around the edges. Cook until the bottom turns golden and crisp.
7
Fold the pancake in half and serve straight away. Serve traditionally with upma (savoury semolina porridge) and ginger chutney.