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Pesarattu Dosa recipe – Pesarattu recipe – Green gram dosa

September 15, 2010 by PadhuSankar 65 Comments

Pesarattu is not only easy to prepare but also very nutritious as we are using green gram to make this dosa . A delicacy from Andhra Pradesh, it is sometimes served with plain upma (pesarattu with upma is know as MLA pesarattu) and ginger chutney. Today we will learn how to make pesarattu following this easy recipe.

Pesarattu-Green gram dosaPesarattu with ginger chutney

Pesarattu Dosa recipe-Andhra Pesarattu


Pesarattu

 Prep Time : 15 mins (excluding soaking time)

 Cook Time : less than 5 mins per dosa
 Recipe Category: Breakfast
 Recipe Cuisine: Andhra Cuisine
 Author:Padhu Sankar

   Ingredients needed

   Whole Green gram – 1 cup
   Raw rice – 2 tsp
   Onion – 1 (optional)
   Ginger – 1 inch piece
   Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
   Green chillies – 4-5
   Salt to taste

   Toppings

   Finely chopped onions

Andhra Pesarattu
Preparation

Soak green gram and rice together for 5-6 hours. Grind it to a smooth paste along with 1 onion, green chillies, ginger and needed salt. Add cumin seeds and mix well.

Method

Heat a tava, pour a ladle of batter in the center and spread it in a circlular motion from the center to the outside of the tawa.

Drizzle a tsp of oil around the dosa.

Sprinkle chopped onions on the top (see pic 2) and press it lightly with a ladle or spatula.

After it gets cooked, flip it over to the other side, drizzle a little oil and cook until done.

Serve hot with ginger chutney or coconut chutney.

More Dosa varieties

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Adai 

Oats uttapam 

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Comments

  1. Gulmohar

    September 15, 2010 at 5:11 pm

    My hubby's fav …looks perfectly yumm

    Reply
  2. Kairali sisters

    September 15, 2010 at 5:51 pm

    Lovely dosa…Nice presentation…

    Reply
  3. Pushpa

    September 15, 2010 at 6:07 pm

    Pesarattu looks very tempting….I love eating it with spicy chutney and yogurt.

    Pushpa @ simplehomefood.com

    Reply
  4. Lyndsey

    September 15, 2010 at 6:16 pm

    It looks great! I have made moong dal dosa and it worked really well. I want to try so many others. I am going to check out your chutney recipes too! Thanks!

    Reply
  5. GEETHA ACHAL

    September 15, 2010 at 6:16 pm

    My favorite…Nice presentation…

    Reply
  6. aipi

    September 15, 2010 at 6:25 pm

    oh my that dosa looks just gorgeous…

    US Masala

    Reply
  7. Subhashini

    September 15, 2010 at 6:45 pm

    wow looks yummy

    Reply
  8. Sayantani

    September 15, 2010 at 6:51 pm

    most days this is my lunch. love pesarattu with chutney. you made a perfect one Padhu.

    Reply
  9. Krishnaveni

    September 15, 2010 at 6:59 pm

    dosa looks healthy and yummy

    Reply
  10. San

    September 15, 2010 at 7:51 pm

    No wonder why my mom loves it a lot,i never tried it.Thanks for sharing such a real delicacy .

    Reply
  11. Shabitha Karthikeyan

    September 15, 2010 at 8:34 pm

    Lovely dosa. It is a very healthy tiffin. Loved the pics too !!

    Reply
  12. Indie.Tea

    September 15, 2010 at 9:34 pm

    Wow, those look delicious.

    Reply
  13. SavithaRaj's Spice Land

    September 15, 2010 at 9:47 pm

    Yummey dosa..i like this with upma !

    Reply
  14. An Open Book

    September 15, 2010 at 10:06 pm

    that is absolute comfort food for me

    Reply
  15. Ananda Rajashekar

    September 15, 2010 at 11:33 pm

    My fav variety of dosa, they very simple and taste great…thanks for the reminder will soon make it 🙂

    Reply
  16. Rachana

    September 15, 2010 at 11:59 pm

    Green gram dosa looks lovely. So healthy and yumm!

    Reply
  17. ♥LOVE2COOK♥

    September 16, 2010 at 1:05 am

    Hi dearie Padhu…how U been???

    So sorry for have not visiting U lately…;)

    Pesarattu thosai? Really new to me. U know a secret??? I dunno how to make even a plain thosai. Just began, but using the readymade flour. hehehe 😉

    Reply
  18. Abhilash Pillai

    September 16, 2010 at 1:05 am

    Wow! thats an easy one. No big works. Simple as a simple dosa. I need to taste it… Thanks for sharing the recipe.

    Janardhanan, my roommate purchased a normal tava and it goes sticking all the way. Now I am accostumed to it. I think it is always better to start with the hard things and you get to learn a lot.

    I will try and let you know the feedback.Now when I say I will let you know, it actually means if there is any problem I faced while preparing I will report it. 🙂

    Its nice trying new recipes everyday. Now I am on a protien diet by my dietesian. They are going to make me the new suriya 🙂 kidding… it's a part of gaining power and reducing fat. But I like to try dosa as it is never harmful to health.

    If I keep writing I will continue for the whole day and you will be bored reading al these Abhilash kahani… so thanks for sharing and have a nice day.

    Regards,
    Abhilash

    Reply
  19. Vivarjitha

    September 16, 2010 at 1:25 am

    alrite…lemme' tell ya, ur innovations are gr8….awesome cool!!!:-)

    Reply
  20. புவனேஸ்வரி ராமநாதன்

    September 16, 2010 at 1:31 am

    Superb.

    Reply
  21. Hamaree Rasoi

    September 16, 2010 at 1:49 am

    Green Gram dosa looks so tasty and healthy. Great Pics.

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

    Reply
  22. Sushma Mallya

    September 16, 2010 at 3:04 am

    Should try this once, seems very healthy and yummy…

    Reply
  23. alwayswinner786

    September 16, 2010 at 6:33 am

    Pesarattu is very tempting and healthy too!
    Love to try it!

    Reply
  24. Shanthi

    September 16, 2010 at 6:54 am

    Perfect and colourful.
    http://shanthisthaligai.blogspot.com/

    Reply
  25. chaitrali pathak

    September 16, 2010 at 8:03 am

    very nice and healthy colourful looking dosa

    Reply
  26. Priya

    September 16, 2010 at 8:45 am

    Healthy and my all time favourite dosa, looks aboslutely prefect..

    Reply
  27. jeyashrisuresh

    September 16, 2010 at 1:01 pm

    my mil makes pessarattu with yellow moong dal. I never tried with green moong.Looks nice

    Reply
  28. Suja Sugathan

    September 16, 2010 at 1:07 pm

    beautiful presentation..so inviting, say's Good morning have a yummy and healthy breakfast.

    Reply
  29. kanthi

    September 16, 2010 at 2:19 pm

    Pesarattu,a yummy recipe tastes goooood with upma

    Reply
  30. Silence Sings

    September 16, 2010 at 4:26 pm

    Lovely dish dear…but I am missing your designs…I truly love them….

    Reply
  31. Arti

    September 16, 2010 at 4:35 pm

    Looks easy to make and delicious too…
    The chutney looks very nice…
    Have a nice day:)

    Reply
  32. Lav

    September 17, 2010 at 8:36 am

    these are delicious and simple…i make them quite often, and what a coincidence, i have just soaked lentils today to make pesarattu 😀

    Lavanya

    http://www.lavsblog.com

    Reply
  33. GEETHA ACHAL

    September 17, 2010 at 9:21 am

    Please look to this link …for grits..http://geethaachalrecipe.blogspot.com/2010/05/grits-idly-hotel-coconut-chutney.html

    Reply
  34. Jagruti જાગૃતિ

    September 17, 2010 at 12:29 pm

    Just love d it..bookmarking it..will make tomorrow..

    Reply
  35. MAYAN CHOCOLATZ

    December 2, 2012 at 7:40 am

    http://www.mayanchocolatz.blogspot.com

    That was a pretty nice Dish !
    I tried and it came out delicious. Thanks for sharing this 🙂

    Reply
  36. Shanmuga Priya

    February 14, 2013 at 1:49 pm

    I tried Ven pongal,Channa masala, Pesarrattu,Chana Dal Paratha, Toordal dosa,Pallak Paneer Gravy.. My husband,my aunt n my uncle loved it very much. Especially they loved the Chana dal paratha.My husband s now awaiting for my next preparation. Thanks a lot Padhu.(wonderful women)

    Reply
  37. The Conqueror

    July 19, 2013 at 9:59 am

    Hi Padhu,

    Could you please let me know the number of pesarattu which can be made out of the measurement you have specified?

    Reply
  38. Vishwanath Bhagat Sharma

    October 2, 2013 at 6:15 am

    Dear Madam,

    Thanks for the recipe. I am a working professional and find it time consuming to make one dosa at a time.

    Is it possible to steam the batter and make idlis?
    Do we have to change the proportions a bit.

    Do let me know.

    Reply
  39. Padhu Sankar

    October 2, 2013 at 8:37 am

    Vishwanath -You can try steaming it like dhokla. You do not have to change the proportions. But dosa tastes best.

    Reply
  40. nayana.b.n Anil

    January 20, 2014 at 6:29 am

    Do we need to allow batter to ferment….

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      January 21, 2014 at 2:58 am

      No, not necessary to ferment.

      Reply
  41. Swati Gaur

    February 2, 2014 at 3:54 pm

    i use 1 cup rice with 1 cup whole moong this ratio is true.

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      February 3, 2014 at 7:02 am

      Swati – follow the above recipe exactly. You will get very good pesarattu. I have written only 2 tsp raw rice.

      Reply
  42. Geethapriya V

    June 19, 2014 at 4:52 am

    Hi Padhu….

    Its a nice breakfast and yesterday I have prepared it. So yummy and came well…
    I have got good name from my in-laws for preparing new dishes. Also I have tried Poha…

    Thanks a ton !!!!!

    Reply
  43. Kumuda J

    June 29, 2015 at 12:27 pm

    Can dal be soaked overnight? say 8-10 hrs?

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      June 29, 2015 at 2:25 pm

      Not necessary. If you soak overnight, you must use the batter on that day itself as it might smell.

      Reply
  44. Giana Philip

    July 29, 2015 at 10:43 am

    Hi,

    can I prepare & keep the batter in fridge and use the next day?

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      July 29, 2015 at 12:48 pm

      Yes, you can refrigerate the pesarattu batter and use it the next day.

      Reply
  45. Lhage

    August 5, 2015 at 12:32 pm

    Is it possible to make the batter a little thicker and prepare like utthapam?
    Thanks!

    Reply
  46. Malathi Ulaganathan

    November 16, 2015 at 9:04 am

    Dear Padhu,
    I tried this dosa and i get a raw smell of green mong while making the dosa.. is something wrong in my making of the batter.

    Please advise

    Regards
    Malathi

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      November 16, 2015 at 10:08 am

      May be you soaked it for too long. If you cook it well, you will not get any raw smell. Even yesterday this was our dinner. It was very good. Also use good quality green gram.

      Reply
  47. Unknown

    July 17, 2016 at 6:41 am

    Thanks padhu mam. I have tried this dosa today and it came out well.very happy that I have prepared healthy dose. Thanks alot

    Reply
  48. lakshmi mohan

    August 27, 2016 at 1:23 pm

    Very nice receipe

    Reply
  49. Unknown

    November 16, 2016 at 2:03 pm

    Should I grind this in grinder or grinding in mixe s enough

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      November 16, 2016 at 2:24 pm

      Grind it in mixie – that is enough- no fermentation also required.

      Reply
  50. Unknown

    March 10, 2017 at 1:04 pm

    Hi Padma, nice blog. While grinding the batter for pesarattu, I add a handful of fresh coriander leaves. You will get a nice flavour and green colour.

    Reply
  51. Unknown

    March 30, 2017 at 3:03 pm

    Is it one onion or one shallot?

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      March 31, 2017 at 7:34 am

      It is onion. If it is shallots, I will mention it clearly as shallot or pearl onions. Instead of grinding, you can also mix finely chopped onions with the batter.

      Reply
  52. Bylanes of the soul

    May 6, 2017 at 6:46 am

    Hi i really need your help… my batter sticks to the tawa no matter which tawa i use normal or non stick.. can u explain why i cud b so? Plus i forgot to add rice.

    Reply
    • Anonymous

      March 13, 2018 at 5:26 am

      I had been through this — it seems to happen with cold batter (if you happen to refrigerate it). Microwave the batter just enough to get it to room temperature.

      Reply
  53. Vnarayn

    July 24, 2017 at 3:34 am

    How many servings will this provide? Could you please add serving sizes to your recipes…

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      August 1, 2017 at 8:50 am

      Approximately 7-8 pesarattu for 1 cup of green gram. It depends on the size of the dosa.

      Reply
  54. Shruthilaya

    September 27, 2017 at 8:04 am

    I tried pesarattu today for breakfast. My husband loved it. I served it along with coconut chutney. By the way, can we send the pictures of the recipes we tried from your site to you? I am trying almost every recipe from your site. It's like my cook book! I am getting more compliments for the recipes I do. My sincere thanks to you!

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      September 27, 2017 at 9:25 am

      Happy to know. Thank you so much. You can send the pictures to [email protected] or you can send message/pic to padhuskitchen facebook page (link is on the right side). I will share it on facebook.

      Reply
  55. Vnarayn

    September 20, 2018 at 2:50 pm

    Love your recipes! Simple and tasty! I request you to update your recipes with serving size…it helps when we are preparing for more than two guests…thanks!

    Reply

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