Whole Mung Dosa(Protein Dosa)

Whole green Mung beans are used for making this beautiful green, protein packed dosa. This dosa can be made instantly without fermentation, and tastes just as good if you ferment the batter, a hasty, healthy, and tasty dosa. This dosa can be served with a chutney of your choice. Sometimes, I also serve this with potato bhaji - Mung Masala Dosas. This could be vegan if you don't use ghee for roasting the dosas. There are many variations of this dosa, which I have included in the notes below.

Whole Mung Dosa

Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 cup whole mung beans

• 1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)

• 1 green chilli (or more depending on your taste)

• 1 tsp Salt (adjust to your taste)

• about 1 and 1/2 cup water (for grinding the batter)

• any oil or ghee for roasting the dosa (coconut oil is a good vegan option too)

Steps:

1) Wash the mung beans well and soak in a bowl of cold water for atleast 4 or 5 hours (or

overnight)

2) Drain the beans well. In a blender, grind the beans, cumin, and chilli to a smooth batter with

about a cup of water, adding little more only of needed. The batter should be of a

spreadable consistency.

3) Heat a griddle pan till hot, reduce heat to medium, and pour in a ladle full of batter onto the

griddle, and spread it into a circle using the back of the ladle. Drizzle little ghee or oil on it,

and cook on medium heat for about 2 or 3 minutes till its nice and crispy, and turn the dosa.

4) Cook it for another minute or so, on the other side, and serve it hot with your favorite

chutney, and with a nice, hot filter coffee/kaapi. Now that's a perfect combo!

Notes:

Many variations of this dosa can be made.

- you can soak 1/4 cup of rice along with the mung beans and grind the batter for an extra crispy

dosa.

- you and also add some cilantro leaves, and a small piece of ginger while grinding for an added

flavor.

- for another variation, you can add some boiled or steamed and drained spinach leaves too,

while grinding for more flavor and added green color.

- you and prepare a filling of potato bhaji and make moong masala dosa. Other suggestions for

fillings are chopped onions or a combination of finely chopped cabbage and grated carrots for a

spring dosa.