Moong Dal Toast

Preparation :20 mins
Cook :30 mins
Total Time :50 mins
Servings :Makes 10 toasts

Ingredients :

3/4 cup yellow moong dal (split yellow gram)
1 1/2 tbsp roughly chopped green chillies
1/4 cup finely chopped cabbage
1/4 cup finely chopped onions
1/4 tsp pinch asafoetida (hing)
1 tbsp besan (bengal gram flour)
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp lemon juice
1 tbsp finely chopped coriander (dhania)
salt to taste
10 bread slices
oil for greasing and cooking

For Serving
tomato ketchup

Method :

Combine the yellow moong dal and enough water in a deep bowl and keep aside to soak for 2 hours. Drain well.
Combine the soaked yellow moong dal and green chillies in a mixer and blend to a coarse mixture using approx. ¼ cup of water.
Transfer the mixture into a deep bowl, add the cabbage, onions, asafoetida, besan, baking soda, lemon juice, coriander and salt and mix well.
Divide the mixture into 10 equal portions.Place a bread slice on a clean, dry surface and spread a portion of the mixture evenly over it.
Heat a non-stick tava (griddle) and grease it with oil.Place each open sandwich on the tava (griddle) with the topping side facing downwards and cook using oil, till it turns golden brown in colour from both the sides.
Cut each toast into 2 diagonally.Serve immediately with tomato ketchup.