Urad Dal Pancake (Minaparotti)

Ingredients:

Urad dal - 1 cup
Rice - 1 cup
Cumin seeds - 1 teaspoon
Green chili - 3
Ginger - 1'' piece
Curry leaves - a few

Procedure:

• Soak urad dal and rice in water for 8 hours.
• In a grinder grind together soaked rice, urad dal, grated ginger, green chilies and cumin seeds with some water into a smooth batter.
• Add 1 teaspoon salt to the batter and mix well. Set it aside.
• Put 1 teaspoon oil in a thick bottomed pan on medium heat.
• When oil is hot add 3 to 4 of curry leaves and 3 tablespoons of ground batter in the center of the pan and spread it in a circular motion into a thick pancake (1/2" thick).
• Cover and cook for 8 to 10 minutes until it turns golden brown. Turn it over and cover and let it cook to the same golden brown color on the other side.
• Serve it hot with coconut chutney.