Moong Dal Waffles with Stir-fried Vegetables

Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 15 mins
Makes 4 waffles
Ingredients
For The Waffles

• 1 cup green moong dal (split green gram) with skin
• 2 to 3 green chillies , finely chopped
• 2 tbsp chopped fenugreek (methi) leaves
• 2 tsp besan (bengal gram flour)
• a pinch of asafoetida (hing)
• 1/4 tsp fruit salt
• 2 pinches of sugar
• 2 tsp oil
• salt to taste

For The Stir-fried Vegetables

• 1/2 cup capsicum , cut into thn strips
• 1 spring onion , thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup baby corns , thinly sliced
• 1/2 cucumber , thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup broccoli florets
• 1 small sized tomato , deseeded and sliced
• 3/4 cup bean sprouts
• 1 tsp nigella seeds (kalonji)
• 1 tsp oil
• salt to taste

Method
For the waffles

1. Soak the moong dal in water for 3 to 4 hours. Wash, drain and discard the water.
2. Grind the soaked dal with green chillies and little water in a mixer to get a smooth batter.
3. Add the fenugreek leaves, besan, asafoetida, fruit salt, sugar, oil and salt and mix well.
4. Pour a ladleful of batter in a pre-heated waffle iron and bake until crisp.
5. Repeat with the remaining batter to make 3 more waffles. Keep aside.

For the stir-fried vegetables

1. Heat the oil in a non-stick pan and add the onion seeds.
2. When the seeds crackle, add all the vegetables, bean sprouts and salt and sauté on a high flame till the vegetables are tender.
3. Remove from the flame, divide it into 4 equal portions and keep aside.

How to proceed

1. Place the waffles in individual serving dishes, top them each with a portion of the stir-fried vegetables
2. Serve immediately.