Dal Toast is a crisp and crunchy bread slice that has been coated with dal batter which is flavored with ginger, green chilies, and coriander.
Moong dal cheela is a regular breakfast option at my place. And regular gets boring at times. So this time when I soaked the lentils, I had dal toast on my mind. And everyone loved this break. At a time when you don’t have paneer or any other vegetables to make stuffed dal chilla, to make it more filling you can just convert a simple dal into a dal toast. Dal toast is a great breakfast/snacks or tiffin recipe.
I have used split and dehusked green gram (moong dal) to make dal toast. You can also use split green gram (hari moong dal). I have used white bread. You can use brown bread or multi-grain bread. For the flavoring, I have used ginger, green chilies and coriander. You can add some veggies such as onion, cabbage etc.
1. In a grinder take 1 cup soaked Moong Dal. Add chopped 1” piece of ginger and 1 chopped green chili. Add little water. Make a paste. Check the consistency. It should not be runny. It should have a spreadable consistency. Add water as required.
2. After grinding, take out the dal in a bowl. Add salt to taste, ½ tsp red chili powder, ¼ tsp turmeric powder, ¼ tsp asafetida powder, 1 tbsp gram flour and handful of chopped coriander. Mix everything well.
3. Take a bread slice. Spread the lentil paste on the slice.
4. Heat a pan. Drizzle few drops of oil. Once it is hot put the bread slice on the hot pan with the batter side down. Let it cook till it browns. Flip and cook from the side too. Take on a perforated plate.
5. Serve Dal Toast with coriander chutney or a cup of tea.
PREP TIME 5 minutes + 2-3 hours soaking time
COOK TIME 15 minutes
TOTAL TIME 20 minutes+ 2-3 hours soaking time
1. Grind soaked lentils with ginger and chilli
In a grinder take 1 cup soaked moong dal. Add chopped 1” piece of ginger and 1 chopped green chilli. Add little water. Make a paste. Check the consistency. It should not be runny. It should have a spreadable consistency. Add water as required.
2. Add seasoning to lentil paste
After grinding, take out the dal in a bowl. Add salt to taste, ½ tsp red chilli powder, ¼ tsp turmeric powder, ¼ tsp asafetida powder, 1 tbsp gram flour and handful of chopped coriander. Mix everything well.
3. Prepare dal toast
Take a bread slice. Spread the lentil paste on the slice.
4. Fry dal toast
Heat a pan. Drizzle few drops of oil. Once it is hot put the bread slice on the hot pan with the batter side down. Let it cook till it browns. Flip and cook from the side too. Take on a perforated plate.
5. Bon appétit
Serve Dal Toast with coriander chutney or a cup of tea.
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