Green Mung Bean Pancake
Green Mung Pancake, is a part of the Indian cuisine and is mainly eaten for breakfast or as a evening Snack. It looks tiny however has huge health benefits as it's high in protein, diabetic friendly and contains fiber not only that it's even a good source of potassium, copper, manganese, zinc and vitamins.The recipe for this delicious snack is so simple and is easy to follow that even a beginner could easily prepare
Here's the recipe, Let's get started!
Ingredients
2 Cups of whole green mung beans
2 - 3 fresh green chillies
2 garlic cloves
Salt to taste
1/2 to 1 Tbsp olive oil or any refined oil
Note
There are two ways to prepare the green mung batter, the first one is, by using the mung flour and the second is by soaking the whole green mung overnight or for 4 - 5 hours minimum, until it looks double then its size.
If you choose to soak mung overnight, wash it, drain the water and soak in fresh water, however if you are preparing the green mung pancakes the next day and you forget to soak mung the night prior, you can soak mung in hot water for 4 - 5 hours before preparing the pancakes.
If you like to make pancakes out of the mung flour, 2 cups of mung flour, mix it with ground chillies and garlic with salt (according to you), now add little water and stir well, to bring to the pouring consistency. (add water until the batter is smooth and thick)
Once mung is soaked, wash it and drain the water and blend with 2 chillies, 2 garlic cloves and salt to taste. Add little water, as we require thick batter and blend until the the batter is smooth.
If the batter turns out to be as desired, then remove the it in the mixing bow
Taste the batter and add salt if required and if you are the one who likes to eat spicy, you can add chillies, if you like.
Now give a good stir to the mixture and place the pan on medium flame. Once the pan is hot, check the mixture, if it's of the pouring consistency, that is, if the batter is too thick you can add 1-2 tbsp of water. Then drizzle few drops of oil over the pan, take a ladle full of batter and pour in the center of the pan and spread batter outward in a circular motion, to form a round pancake. You can either use the back of the spoon or a spatula to gentle spread the batter.
Cook the pancake until golden brown, then flip it and drizzle few drops of oil and cook until even the other side turns golden brown. Once the pancake is ready, remove it on a absorbent sheet , to get rid of excess oil.
Follow the same procedure to prepare the pancakes out of the remaining batter
This soft and yum snack is ready to serve! The condiment like Garlic Pepper yogurt dip, Tomato Sauce, Mango pickle etc, goes pretty well with this snack.
Tips
I use whole mung for this recipe, however if you are looking out for an substitute for whole green mung, you can also use green mung dal (split skinless mung dal)
Little water would be just enough to make the desired batter
You can also use sprouted mung as an alternative to soaked mung.
Methods
Prep - 10 Mins
Cooking Time - 15 Mins
Total Time - 25 Mins
If you like this, Green Mung Pancakes recipe, you may also like to try, Garlic Pepper yogurt dip!
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