MLA Pesarattu

Ingredients:

Pesarapappu (Moong dal) - 2 cups
Rice - 2 cups
Ginger (grated) - 1" piece
Red chili (or green) - 1 or 2
Cumin (Zeera) - 2 tsp
Salt - as per taste.

Preparation:

• Soak the moong dal and rice for 4 hours.
• Drain rice and moong dal and grind to a smooth paste with remaining ingredients and little water. Make a batter similar to dosa batter.
• Make pesarattu (just like dosas).

• Put 2 Tbsp of Upma in each and spread evenly.
• Roll it and serve with chutney.

Cilantro tomato chutney and apple chutney are my preference.

Note: Follow the recipe for upma and dosa by clicking on the respective links.

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Mango Smoothie

Ingredients:

Ripened Mango - 1
Milk - 1 cup
Yogurt - 1/2 cup
Sugar - 3 tsp
Cardamom - 1 whole
Almonds - 5 or 6
Pistachios (optional) - for garnishing

Procedure:

• Soak almonds in water for an hour.
• Peel and cube the mango.
• Peel the cardamom and discard the shell.
• In the blender blend together mango cubes, yogurt, milk, cardamom and soaked almonds to a smooth consistency.
• Transfer to serving cups and garnish with dry nuts like pistachios.

Simply delicious for any time of the day.

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