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Volume II · 10.11

Moong-Dal Appe (Low-Oil Paniyaram)

Serves
4
Portion
6 appe
Time
Soak 4 h · 25 min
Texture
Soft inside
Season
All year
Dosha
  • Vata
  • Pitta
  • Kapha

Tridoshic

Ingredients

What you need

Ingredients for 4 servings
DoneIngredientHousehold measureQuantity (4 servings)Café batch ×5
Moong dal, yellow split¾ cup, soaked 4 h150 g750 g
Ginger, fresh1½ tsp8 g40 g
Carrotgrated40 g200 g
Coriander leaves2 tbsp8 g40 g
Cumin (jeera)¼ tsp1 g5 g
Rock salt (sendha namak)½ tsp3 g15 g
Fruit salt (Eno) / leavening½ tsp2 g10 g
Ghee (cow)2 tsp (for the pan)10 g50 g
Water⅓ cup80 ml400 ml

Method

How to cook it

  1. Step 1: Grind moong and ginger with water to a thick batter.

  2. Step 2: Mix in carrot, coriander, cumin and salt; add fruit salt just before cooking.

  3. Step 3: Fill a greased appe pan; cover and cook on low 4 minutes; turn; cook 3 minutes.

Nutrition

Per serving, estimated

157kcal
Energy
9.2g
Protein
3g
Fat
22.5g
Carbohydrate
3.8g
Fibre
0.8g
Salt

Where the energy comes from

Protein and carbohydrate × 4 kcal/g, fat × 9 kcal/g

Estimated from IFCT 2017 / USDA composition tables; not for clinical use.

Variations & further ideas