Green moong nashta | moong dhokla recipe | moong appe recipe - Nehas Cook Book (2024)

For batter

• ▢ 1 cup-soaked green moong
• ▢ ½ cup poha
• ▢ 1 small bunch boiled palak leaves
• ▢ ½ cup coriander leaves
• ▢ 3 green chilli
• ▢ 1 inch ginger
• ▢ 4 tbsp curd
• ▢ Pinch of hing
• ▢ Salt to taste
• ▢ 1 tbsp sugar
• ▢ 3 tbsp water or as required
• ▢ 2 tbsp fine rava
• ▢ 1 tbsp oil

For green moong dhokla

• ▢ ½ portion of batter
• ▢ ½ tsp Eno
• ▢ 1 tsp lemon juice
• ▢ for dhokla tempering
• ▢ 1 tbsp oil
• ▢ 1 tsp mustard seeds
• ▢ 1 tsp sesame seeds
• ▢ 2 chopped green chilli
• ▢ Some curry leaves
• ▢ Pinch of hing
• ▢ Garnish: Some coriander leaves

For green moong appe

• ▢ ½ portion of batter
• ▢ 1 tbsp oil
• ▢ ½ tsp mustard seeds
• ▢ ½ tsp chana dal
• ▢ ½ tsp urad dal
• ▢ Some curry leaves
• ▢ ¼ cup chopped onion
• ▢ Oil
• ▢ Some sesame seeds

Making green moong nashta batter

• Wash and soak green moong for 5-6 hrs or overnight.

• Then, add ½ cup poha, wash and soak it with 1-2 tsp water.

• Add moong beans, soaked poha, boiled palak leaves, coriander leaves, green chili, ginger, curd, hing, salt, sugar, and water in a mixture jar. Grind it into thick and smooth batter.

• Add batter into mixing bowl. Then add rava and oil. mix well and whisk batter for 2 minutes.

• Now divide the batter into two equal parts.

Making mug na dhokla

• in one portion of the batter, add Eno fruit salt and some lemon juice. Mix well.

• Now grease a small bowl with oil. add 1 ladle of batter into it.

• Then steam dhokla on high flame for 12-14 minutes.

• Cool down steam dhokla and demould it.

• Now in tadka pan, add oil, mustard seeds, sesame seeds, chopped green chili, curry leaves, and hing. Saute it.

• Then add tempering on dhokla and spread it.

• Garnish with coriander leaves and serve dhokla with garlic chutney.

Making moong appe

• Take another portion of the batter.

• Now in a tadka pan, add oil, mustard seeds, chana dal, urad dal, curry leaves, and onion. Saute it.

• Then add the tempering to the batter and mix well.

• Now add Eno fruit salt and lemon juice. Mix well.

• Now heat and grease the appe pan with oil.

• Then add some sesame seeds and pour the batter into molds. make sure to add little oil in each mold to get a crispy appe.

• cover and cook for 3-4 minutes or until the appe is cooked well. further, flip gently and cook both sides.

• Green moong appe is ready to serve with chutney or tomato ketchup.

• The addition of some soaked poha helps to make soft nashta.
• Do not add more water while grinding the batter.
• Grind batter into a smooth and thick paste.
• Whisk batter in one direction, so air-particle incorporate into the batter and become light and fluffy.
• add fine rava if your batter is slightly thin.
• Steam dhokla on high flame. Do not steam it on a low flame.
• cook appe on a low flame; do not cook it on a high flame otherwise it becomes raw from the inside.