A South Indian start to your day

With the weekend around the corner, serve your family this Andhra dish.

Pesarattu Dosa

A delicacy from Andhra Pradesh, it is sometimes served with plain upma (pesarattu with upma is know as MLA pesarattu) and ginger chutney. 

Prep Time: 15 mins (excluding soaking time)                                                              Cook Time: less than 5 mins per dosa

Ingredients needed
Whole Green gram – 1 cup
Raw rice – 2 tsp
Onion – 1 (optional)
Ginger – 1-inch piece
Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
Green chilies – 4-5
Salt to taste

Toppings 
Finely chopped onions

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Preparation
Soak green gram and rice together for 5-6 hours. Grind it to a smooth paste along with 1 onion, green chilies, ginger and needed salt. Add cumin seeds and mix well.

Method
Heat a tawa, pour a ladle of batter in the center and spread it in a circular motion from the center to the outside of the tawa.

Drizzle a tsp of oil around the dosa.

Sprinkle chopped onions on the top (see pic 2) and press it lightly with a ladle or spatula.

After it gets cooked, flip it over to the other side, drizzle a little oil and cook until done.

Serve hot with ginger chutney or coconut chutney.