This is one of the most traditional dish of Andhra pradhesh(South Indian State). My entire family visited our uncle in Vizhag during a summer break (1994). After our tiring day at Araku valley, with hunger pangs at its peak, we walked to a nearest roadside eat out to taste my first PESARATTU. I am madly.... deeply....truly... in love with it since then. :-))))))) As we entered the shop, we literally rushed to the place where he was making those yummy dosas. The beautiful aroma filled the May air and smelling the dish doubled our hunger.He made 4-5 dosas at a time and immediately served us with coconut chutney and hot sambhar. He had sprinkled raw onions over the dosa and this made every bite crunchy. Woooooowwww really irresistible taste!!!!
So everytime I visit Andhra, I would defenitely taste this dosa made from the humble whole green gram. I made a litttle variation to the original recipe by adding spinach along with the green gram paste.This makes it more nutritious and also enhances its green shade.
When the theme of the month was announced to be Green by Sunshinemom, the first thing I could relate to was Pesarattu and interestingly most of the ingredients (the green gram, green chillies, spinach , coriander leaves and curry leaves) used in the recipe are green too!!! So I am sure, it justifies her theme.
This is my entry for FIC Green hosted by Sunshinemom.
Ingredients
Method
Soak the green gram and raw rice in water for 5hrs. Drain the water and grind them to a fine paste with green chillies, curry leaves, coriander leaves, cummin seeds, spinach and coconut. Add salt. Keep aside for 2 hrs. Bring it to a rice batter like consistency.
To make the dosas:
Heat the iron tava or the non stick tava at medium. Place your hand just over the tava to check for the heat.The tava shouldnt be too hot.Drizzle few drops of oil over the tava and spread them around with a kitchen tissue paper. Ladle some batter at the centre of the tava and immediately spread them into a larger circle in a clockwise direction. Add few drops of oil along the outer sides of the dosa. Cook for 3-5min on low flame. Use a dosa spoon (flat square shaped ends) to remove it from the tava and flip it to the other side. Cook for 2-3min. Remove from heat.
Sprinkle freshly chopped raw onions over the dosa and serve hot with any chutney/ sambhar.
So everytime I visit Andhra, I would defenitely taste this dosa made from the humble whole green gram. I made a litttle variation to the original recipe by adding spinach along with the green gram paste.This makes it more nutritious and also enhances its green shade.
When the theme of the month was announced to be Green by Sunshinemom, the first thing I could relate to was Pesarattu and interestingly most of the ingredients (the green gram, green chillies, spinach , coriander leaves and curry leaves) used in the recipe are green too!!! So I am sure, it justifies her theme.
This is my entry for FIC Green hosted by Sunshinemom.
Ingredients
- 1 cup green gram
- 1/4 cup raw rice
- 3 green chillies
- 1/4 cup curry leaves + coriander leaves
- 1/2 tsp cummin seeds
- 1/4 cup spinach (palak)
- 1/4 cup coconut (optional)
- 1 finely chopped onion
- salt
Method
Soak the green gram and raw rice in water for 5hrs. Drain the water and grind them to a fine paste with green chillies, curry leaves, coriander leaves, cummin seeds, spinach and coconut. Add salt. Keep aside for 2 hrs. Bring it to a rice batter like consistency.
To make the dosas:
Heat the iron tava or the non stick tava at medium. Place your hand just over the tava to check for the heat.The tava shouldnt be too hot.Drizzle few drops of oil over the tava and spread them around with a kitchen tissue paper. Ladle some batter at the centre of the tava and immediately spread them into a larger circle in a clockwise direction. Add few drops of oil along the outer sides of the dosa. Cook for 3-5min on low flame. Use a dosa spoon (flat square shaped ends) to remove it from the tava and flip it to the other side. Cook for 2-3min. Remove from heat.
Sprinkle freshly chopped raw onions over the dosa and serve hot with any chutney/ sambhar.
Love pesarattus..have one in my blog too.looks great..adding spinach to pesarattu is really different.
Thanks for visiting my blog,your blog is pretty cool...pesarattu is one of my faves,I make this frequently..good entry for the event:)
I've never had this in a restaurant so far... only when I made it at home. I agree that this is a yummy dish.
looks yummy...yesterday me and my friend were talking about this...she said she makes this with mung sprouts...
thanks for your comment vij. i love pesaratu and yours looks yum. you've got a nice intro to your blog :-)
I too love this but mine does not come out as green. I like the addition of spinach - pesarattu looks inviting and tasty. Thank you very much for sending it to FIC-Green:)
Iam huge fan of pessara Attu. This looks welcoming and nice entry to the event dear.
Hi!Pesarattu looks delicious. I love it too. :-)
Thanks for leaving a line in my blog .. and do keep visiting.
I have had these only at the Andhra Stall in Delhi's Pragati Maidan, and they were delicious.Your spinach twist is very nice:)
I love them too...so healthy and tasty..gud entry
Hi Vij, thanks 4 visiting my blog. u hve a wonderful blog & i luv ur recipes fr s.india. i've eaten dosa but not the green variety. i'll give ur recipe a try coz it looks yummy.
i am a big fan of pesarattu... i usually make it with sprouted whole moong.. urs looks delicious :)
There is always something new for me to discover with Indian cuisine. So very tempting, Vij - green gram, chiles, spinach, curry and coriander. Dear Kermit was wrong; it is easy being
green. : }
oh yes, nutritious, healthy and tasty. nothing can beat it :)
Hey, thanks for stopping by my blog, Vij! The pesarattu looks yum! I've never tried to make them at home, though I really enjoyed it the one time I had it. Gotta change that soon! Am bookmarking your recipe.
Wow! That's one healthy dosa!!! so green and yummy!
Hi Vij, thanks for visiting my blog and leaving a comment. Glad you like my space:) Just came to check our yours. Great blog! I hope to learn a lot about Indian cuisine from you. These look fabulous! Green is good:) Cheers!
hey Vij, these look so green and simple.
Try sending it to the green event by sunshinemom. would be perfect.
this is my most fav. too. Love your version of pesarattu Vij! Looks so delicious and mouth-watering.
wow, these look delicious Vij!
thanks for visiting my blog girl:) and glad you liked the Espresso Brownies:)D
These are a favourite breakfast of ours. And my daughter (when little) used to ask for the "green" dosai.
Thank you all for visiting my blog and for typing in those lovely words!!
Thanks a bunch !
This is my first visit to your blog and yours look really cool too.
Thanks for dropping by.....nice work...hope you will entertain us all with innovative tamil recipes
I love Pesarattu.Looks yummy. You have a wonderful blog.
hai thanks for your visit in my blog pesarattu looks so yummy this is my all time fav.we make it with upma and ginger chutney that is the good combo for that but i like to have it with coconut chutney nice entry
thanks for commenting dear...so ur new to blogging and v all welcome u...pesarattu looks tempting ...
nice recipe. and nice space too. i can i link back to this recipe in my blog?
Hi Vij, thank you for stopping by my blog and for the comment.
Your blog is simple and well done. I love pesarattu and make it with sprouted moong. Your spinach touch is a good addition.
Welcome, to food blogging. I started this May and assure you that it's a rewarding experience :-)
All the best. Adding you to my list.
Hi Vij. Thanks for visiting. I'm glad you did. You have a lovely blog and lovely recipes to share with us. Shall add you to my blogroll and have subscribed to your blog. Your green dosa sounds so healthy and delicious.
hi thanks visited my blog, i shall link ur blog and for sure i'll be back again ;)
dosha is my hubby's fav breakfast, but green dosha something new, i'm gonna try this
First time at ur blog. U have nice and lovely blog.
Its my favorite one.Adding spinach to pesarattu is really different. Looks mouth-drooling and inviting.
Hii..
thanks for visiting my blog! :)Pesarattu photo is really beautiful!
saroja
Hi viji
Welcome to world of foodie blogs. Nice recipe pesaratu
Thank you all once again for the lovely comments!
Happy blogging!
I love pesarattu. Its one of the healthiest kind of Dosa.
Thanks for visiting my blog.u have a good collection of recipes with nice pics.We love pesarattu too,spinach and coconut is a new addition to me.
adding palak to pesarattu gives it a still more healthy twist and colour.
Your pesarattu looks really crunchy and yummy. Glad that we both have the same taste:)
simple and tasty..and it looks good as well