# Moong Dal Chilla with Seasonal Vegetables

A chilla is a savoury Indian pancake made from lentils high in protein, naturally gluten-free, and endlessly adaptable. This version uses sweetcorn and cavolo nero (black kale), but you can fold in whatever vegetables are fresh and in season.

- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Breakfast
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 200 g yellow moong dal
- 150 g sweetcorn, boiled and kernels sliced off
- 100 g cavolo nero or kale, stems removed and leaves blanched
- 1 small small onion, finely chopped
- 2 whole green chillies, finely chopped
- 1 handful fresh coriander leaves, chopped
- 0.25 tsp turmeric
- 0.125 tsp hing (asafoetida)
- to taste Salt
- to taste black pepper
- for cooking Oil

## Instructions

1. Wash the moong dal.
2. Soak the moong dal for 20 minutes.
3. Rinse the moong dal.
4. Blend the moong dal with a little water until smooth and creamy.
5. Add turmeric to the dal mixture.
6. Add salt to the dal mixture.
7. Add black pepper to the dal mixture.
8. Add hing (asafoetida) to aid digestion.
9. Add chopped onion, green chili and coriander leaves to the dal mixture.
10. Prepare the corn and cavolo nero.
11. Boil the corn.
12. Blanch the cavolo nero.
13. Add the prepared vegetables to the dal mixture.
14. Mix all ingredients together.
15. Loosen the batter with water until it is like pancake batter.
16. Heat a non-stick pan.
17. Brush the pan lightly with oil.
18. Pour a ladle of batter into the pan and spread into a circle.
19. Cook gently on the first side.
20. Drizzle with a little oil.
21. Flip and cook the other side until golden.
22. Serve hot with butter.

## Equipment

- bowl
- blender
- spoon
- pan
- ladle
- plate

## Tips

- Serve hot with butter or a green chutney.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPQ5IaDiB0Y/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/b7b968c0-dfc9-4d1e-94a3-8cad501550ca
- Extracted: 2025-11-19

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