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Moong Dal Toast

Aanchal Gupta
A high protein and healthy breakfast made with dal and bread, both readily available in every household. Taste is similar to Moong dal vada without the extra fat! This quick and easy breakfast will keep you full for hours. Kids love it in their lunch boxes and it makes for great finger food for toddlers.
5 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Appetizer, Breakfast, Dinner, finger food, lunch
Cuisine Asian, Bihari, Fusion, Gujarati food, Indian, jain, Jharkhand, Maharashtrian food, North Indian, Punjabi
Servings 4 toasts

Equipment

  • 1 bowl
  • 1 Knife
  • 1 chopping board
  • 1 measuring cups and spoons
  • 1 pan

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup Yellow Moong Dal/lentil soaked for 6-8 hours or overnight
  • 1 tsp minced ginger
  • 1 tsp minced green chili/jalapeno
  • 2 tbsp diced onion
  • 2 tbsp chopped cilantro/coriander leaves/hara dhania
  • 1 Jalapeno/green chili chopped optional
  • 1/4 tsp Eno/Fruit salt or a pinch of baking soda
  • salt as per taste
  • 4 slices bread can use gluten free bread
  • oil/ghee/butter for pan frying the toast Use oil for vegan option

Instructions
 

  • Drain the soaked dal/lentil and grind smooth with very little water
  • Add minced ginger,green chilies,diced onions,chopped cilantro and jalapeno to the ground dal/lentils
  • Add salt and eno/baking soda to the dal mix
  • Warm the pan/griddle/tava on medium/medium high and put a little oil/ghee/butter on the pan
  • On one side of the bread put enough dal/lentil mix to completely cover the bread with a thin layer of dal/lentils
  • Put dal/lentil side face down on the hot greased pan
  • On the other side of the bread, apply the dal/lentil mix with a spoon(we want to cover both sides of the bread with dal/lentil mixture)
  • Apply oil/ghee/butter to the side facing up and carefully flip the bread so that both sides turn crisp and golden
  • Cut into thin strips or desired shape and serve hot with chutneys

Notes

1/2 cup soaked dal yields 1 cup ground dal. You can grind ginger and green chilies/jalapenos along with the dal/lentils. You can add grated carrots,cabbage,finely chopped colored peppers to make it more nutritious. I have also made it with ground green moong dal/pesarattu batter and left over Mixed Dal dosa batter and they turn out very good.I would not recommend this with hard bread like ciabatta. It tastes great with brown bread. Do not skip the Eno/baking soda. Eno is preferred.
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