Spicy Moongdal Waffles

PreparationTime: 10 mins.
Cooking Time: 15 mins.
Serves 4.
Ingredients

• 1 cup chilkewali moong dal (split green gram)
• 2 green chillies, broken into big pieces
• 2 tbsp chopped fenugreek (methi) leaves
• 2 tsp besan (Bengal gram flour)
• a pinch of asafoetida (hing)
• 1/4 tsp soda bi-carb
• 2 pinches sugar (optional)
• 2 tsp oil
• salt to taste

To serve

• Green Chutney

Method

1. Soak the split green gram in water for 3 to 4 hours. Then wash it very well.
2. Blend the soaked dal in a blender with the green chillies and a little water to make a batter of pouring consistency.
3. Add the fenugreek leaves, gram flour, asafoetida, soda bi-carb, sugar, oil and salt and mix well.
4. Pour a little batter at a time in a pre-heated waffle iron and bake until crisp. Repeat for the remaining batter.
5. Serve hot with green chutney.