Pesto Moong Dal Appe
A fusion appetizer that combines the Italian and Indian flavors! Wow your family with this unusual combination of flavors where Pesto provides a lot of flavor and color, the moong dal provides protein and it's super healthy because its made in a few drops of oil!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Moong dal yellow, washed and soaked overnight
- 1/2 inch ginger or 1/2 tsp minced ginger
- 2 Green Chilies or 1/2 tsp minced green chilies
- 2 tbsp Pesto add more if you like a stronger pesto flavor
- 1 Green chili chopped
- 2 tbsp chopped Cilantro/Coriander/dhaniya
- 2 tbsp chopped onions
- 1/4 tsp minced garlic
- 3/4 tsp Lemon/Lime juice
- salt as needed
- 3/4 tsp Eno/fruit salt
Instructions
- Grind Dal with Ginger and Green chili or add minced ginger and green chilies to ground dal
- Heat up Appe pan and add drops of oil in each cavity, heat the oil
- Mix all ingredients adding Eno/fruit salt in the end
- Put about a tablespoon in Appe pan, cover and cook on medium.
- Flip, put little ghee/oil on other side and continue to cook till both sides are golden
Notes
If you are unsure of the taste of Pesto, start with less and adjust according to preference. please do not skip on the Eno, that's what makes the Appe soft. Add Eno just before adding appe to the pan.
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