Spicy Moong Dal Waffles

Ingredients

• 1 teacup moong dal with skin,
• 2 to 3 chopped green chillies,
• 2 tablespoons chopped fenugreek (methi) leaves,
• 2 teaspoons gram flour (besan),
• A pinch asafoetida,
• 1/4 teaspoon soda-bi-carb,
• 2 pinches Sugar (optional),
• 2 teaspoons oil,
• salt to taste

Procedures

1. Soak the moong dal 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.
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 preheated waffle iron and bake until crisp. Repeat for the remaining batter.
5. Serves hot with green chutney.
6. Variation 1:
7. moong dal and methi Dhoklas:
8. Instead of soda bi-carb, use 1/2 teaspoon of fruit salt.
9. At step 4, pour the batter immediately into a 225 or 250 mm. diameter well greased thali and steam for 5 minutes. Serve as above.
10. Variation 2:
11. moong dal and methi Pankis:
12. Spread a little batter very thinly on a well-greased non-stick frying pan. Cook on both sides. Serve as above.