Moong Dal Chilla

2 tbsp water
1 cup soaked moong
2-3 green chilli
1 inch ginger chopped
1 tsp jeera
1 tbsp cilantro chopped
salt to taste

Grind the above ingredients to a paste in a mixer. They can be cooked on non stick like a dosa/ roti. Or they can be steamed like idlis (even steamed -on greased banana leaves)

Chakkara Pongal

A sweet made of rice, moong dal and jaggery.
Ingredients:
1 glass raw rice
1/4 glass yellow split moong dal
1/4 glass ghee
1 tablespoon cashews
1 glass melted jaggery
5-6 pods Elaichi for flavour

Get a pan boiling with water (about 1 glass) , then add the rice and moong. Keep stirring (to prevent burning) till rice and moong are fully cooked and water evaporated . Then add the melted jaggery. Let it cook for 5 min. Meanwhile fry cashew with part of the ghee. Add the fried cashew and remaining ghee. Mix. Stop cooking. Add powdered elaichi last and mix well. Serve hot. Makes a great dessert. Enjoy
Tip: Its easier to powder elachi when mixed with sugar.