HEALTHY MOONGLET RECIPE

Jul 22, 2022
By Mary Anthony
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MOONGLET RECIPE / MOONG DAL CHILLA/MOONG DAL OMELETTE /VEG FLUFFY OMELLETE / INSTANT HANDVO

Moonglet is basically a fluffy version of moong dal cheela or Indian pancake. Moonglet is a popular street food that you can have even while dieting. It is loaded with protein and is ideal for all the weight watchers out there.

Moonglet / Moong dal chilla or cheela is a delicious snack with just the ingredients at home. Soft and fluffy inside, crispy outside.

I can call this recipe as instant handvo also .In handvo , the batter is fermented .Most of the ingredients and process is same . HANDVO RECIPE – Healthy handvo

An easy and simple vegetarian omelette recipe made with moong dal batter. It is one of the famous street food breakfast recipes from the famous old streets of New Delhi. It is served as morning breakfast with a choice of spicy green chutney and tomato sauce .You can also it be serve as an evening snack.

A great source of fibre and protein, Moong dal is the healthiest way to load up these nutrients in your diet. This recipe of Moonglet ensures a healthy and guilt-free snacking .

INGREDIENTS

1 cup moong dal
2 green chilli
1 small piece of ginger
¼ teaspoon asafoetida
¼ tsp turmeric [ optional ]
1 onion finely chopped
¼ cup chopped capsicum
¼ cup sweet corn optional
¼ cup coriander leaves finely chopped
1 eno sachet or ¼ teaspoon cooking soda
2 tsp Lemon juice
1 tbsp Butter and 1 tbsp oil as needed
Salt as needed

PREPARATION

Soak moong dal for an hour or more or even over night will do .

Grind the soaked dal + green chilli + ginger to a coarse or smooth paste without making it watery. Just add 2 or 3 tbsp water while grinding .

You can make the moonglet immediately with the batter or even ferment the batter and use .

Add salt to the batter and beat the batter well in one direction using clean hands for 2 to 3 mins OR use a beater.

METHOD

Add the veges + 1 tsp oil + other chopped ingredients.

NOTE *Check the taste of the batter and adjust the taste .Remember the batter doubles because of eno so the spice and salt has to be little more , else it becomes bland after adding eno / baking soda .

Heat 1 tbsp oil in a non stick pan .Spread the oil all over the pan .

Add lemon juice + eno just to the batter just before making the moonglet .

Beat the batter well to make a fluffy batter.

Pour roughly 1 cup full batter and spread it .

Cook covered on low flame for 3 to 4 mins to give a golden crust.

Flip little and check after 3 mins.If not goledn the cook for more time.

Flip carefully . Give few slits with spatula /knife . [ run the knife on the the top , not till bottom .

Spread some butter all over . Continue to cook on the other side also for few mins .

When both sides are golden and crisp, take out and serve immediately.

Enjoy moonglet with green chutney and tamarind chutney or ketchup .

for making moong dal pizza – Pour half the batter to the hot pan .now spread a layer of grated chees in the centre – avoid the edges.No top it with more batter to completely cover the cheese .Serve it with ketchup.

NOTES

After adding eno don’t store the batter , finish the batter immediately .
We can add different veges of our choice like methi ,spinach ,boiled green peas ,beetroot ,cabbage ,zucchini ,kasoori methi etc.
Else you can divide the batter into 2 batches , add ½ eno at one time and use the batter.
Adding turmeric powder is optional. You can skip it if you don’t want.
You can add 2 tbsp rice flour also to the batter.
If you don’t want to use Eno then ferment the batter overnight and add veggies at the time of making moonglet.
You can add ¼ tsp baking soda in place of Eno fruit salt.
You can use butter in place of oil .
I made 2 big moonglets from 1 cup moong dal.
You can serve it with green chutney and sweet tamarind chutney.
Instead of using moong dal batter , we can use idli batter also ,just add little besan to it before using.
Cooking the moonglet on a low flame is must to get a crispy golden base .
We can make mini moonglets in small pans .