South Indian

Pesarattu (Andhra Green Gram Dosa)

Name: Pesarattu (Andhra Green Gram Dosa)
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: South Indian
Ingredients: 2 cups whole green gram (moong dal, skin-on), soaked; 2 tbsp rice; 2 green chilies; 1 tbsp grated ginger; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1 onion, finely chopped; 4 tbsp neutral oil; 1 cup water; 1 tsp salt

Lakshmi @lakshmi_chennai

Pesarattu (Andhra Green Gram Dosa) is South Indian home cooking, eaten at breakfast and dinner. On the plate it is the dish at the centre. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.

30 min Medium Heart healthy Low sodium High fiber Vegetarian Vegan Halal Gluten free Dairy free Pescatarian

Ingredients

Serves

The quantities follow this count.

2 cups whole green gram (moong dal, skin-on), soaked
2 tbsp rice
2 green chilies
1 tbsp grated ginger
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 onion, finely chopped
4 tbsp neutral oil
1 cup water
1 tsp salt

How to cook it

Soak the whole green gram and rice together for 4 hours, then drain and blend with the green chilies, ginger, cumin, and salt into a thick, slightly coarse batter, adding water as needed.
Heat a flat griddle over medium-high and pour a ladle of batter in the center, spreading it into a thin circle with the back of the ladle.
Scatter a spoonful of chopped onion over the surface and press it in gently with the ladle.
Drizzle oil around the edges and cook until the underside is golden and crisp, about 3 minutes, without needing to flip.
Fold and serve hot, straight off the griddle.

Watch how to cook Pesarattu (Andhra Green Gram Dosa)

Someone making it start to finish, so you can see what the steps look like.

Serve it with

A South Indian dinner is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Pesarattu (Andhra Green Gram Dosa), read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.

What it is eaten with
- Bajra Bhakri (Pearl Millet Flatbread)
  
  35 min
The sharp little thing
- Coconut Chutney
  
  15 min
Something cool and fresh
- Fried Vadam
  
  10 min

A course labelled with another kitchen's name comes from a cuisine in the same family, which is where this plate usually borrows it from.

Safe at your table

Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand. Pesarattu (Andhra Green Gram Dosa) carries none of them. That is a checked answer rather than an ingredient list nobody read.

Every tracked allergen in Pesarattu (Andhra Green Gram Dosa)
Allergen	In this dish
Peanuts	No
Tree nuts	No
Dairy	No
Gluten	No
Shellfish	No
Eggs	No
Soy	No
Fish	No
Sesame	No
Coconut	No

These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.

What it brings to the plate

Estimated, per serving

Calories: 330 kcal
Protein: 10 g
Carbs: 36 g
Fat: 16 g
Fiber: 5 g
Sugar: 2 g
Sodium: 380 mg
Saturated fat: 2 g

Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.

When to cook it

Pesarattu (Andhra Green Gram Dosa) takes about 30 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is a fair bit of work. It is eaten at breakfast and dinner. Nothing in the calendar rules it out, so it is a year round dish.