Recipe For Crispy, Thin Crepes Packed With Fibre & Protein
8 mins
Cooking Time
Easy
Difficulty
11
Ingredients
Veg
Diet
Whether you’re “fibermaxxing” or simply looking for ways to spice up your daily meal routine without resorting to junk food or takeout, this ragi pesarattu recipe will do the trick. Pesarattu is a type of thin crepe or dosa originating from Andhra Pradesh. Traditionally, it’s made from whole green gram and has a greenish hue. However, with this ragi pesarratu recipe, ragi flour is introduced in the list of ingredients, resulting in a dish that’s richer in fibre and reddish in colour.
While some ragi recipes can be tricky to follow, this pesarattu recipe is simple because it only adds an ingredient to the mix but does not deviate much from the original recipe. It’s also an easy dish to put together, where the actual cooking only takes a few minutes per portion on a hot tawa. The main challenge is remembering to soak the green gram overnight. Follow this ragi pesarattu recipe for breakfast, or even lunch.
Wash and soak the green gram for at least 8 hours, preferably overnight.
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Step 2: Grind the green gram
Drain the water and add the soaked green gram to a grinder. Now add chopped green chilli, cumin seeds, coriander leaves, ½ cup of water, and ginger and grind to a slightly coarse yet pourable batter (not paste-smooth, not chunky).
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Step 3: Make the batter
In a bowl, add the coarsely ground green gram mixture, along with the ragi flour, grated coconut and curd. Give this a good mix and let it rest for 10 minutes.
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Step 4: Cook the pesarattu
Heat a tawa on medium-high and grease lightly with oil. Pour a ladle of batter and spread it into a thin circle. Drizzle oil around the edges and on top. Cook uncovered for 2–3 minutes till the base turns crisp and edges lift. Flip and cook for another 1–2 minutes till golden and cooked through. Repeat for the remaining batter.