• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
Yummy Tummy
  • Home
  • Recipe Index
  • About Me
  • Masterchef Journey
  • Media
menu icon
go to homepage
  • Home
  • Recipe Index
  • About Me
  • Masterchef Journey
  • Media
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter
    • YouTube
  • subscribe
    search icon
    Homepage link
    • Home
    • Recipe Index
    • About Me
    • Masterchef Journey
    • Media
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter
    • YouTube
  • ×
    Home

    Pesarattu Recipe

    Last Updated On: Apr 8, 2025 by Aarthi

    1
    Share

    Jump to Recipe Print Recipe

    Pesarattu dosa with step by step pictures. Delicious green gram dosa made using pachai payaru, rice which is ground into a batter and made into thin dosa.

    Pesarattu Recipe

    One of the most popular andhra dish is this one. We make this dosa often, since it is so healthy. Amma makes it often, but she do it in a different way. She add chopped up onions, chilli, coriander leaves, curry leaves into the batter and make the dosa. She also add less rice for green gram, so the resulting pancake is much softer and thicker.

    Pesarattu, pesara attu, pesara dosa (mung bean dosa), or cheeldo is a crepe-like bread from Andhra Pradesh, India, similar to dosa. Its made with green gramme (moong dal) batter, but unlike dosa, it doesn't have urad dal in it. In Andhra Pradesh, pesarattu is eaten for breakfast and as a snack. It's usually accompanied by ginger or
    tamarind chutney. Variations include green chilies, ginger, and onions.

    Pesarattu can be prepared with either whole moong beans or split yellow moong lentils. Pesarattu is usually made with both whole green moong dal and split husked yellow mung lentils. The texture of the pesarattu recipe made with yellow moong lentils is similar to that of the North Indian Moong Chilla.

    I adopted this recipe from vahchef. I like my dosa crispier, so i added little extra rice. If you need your dosa softer add less rice. I served it with keralan coconut chutney which will be posted very soon.

    Ingredients for Andhra Pesarattu Dosa :

    Green Moong Dal :
    This green dal is used to make curries, stews, stir fries, soups, and even desserts. Green gramme is also sprouted and used in salads with noodles and sprouts. In Indian cuisine, these are typically used to make curries or dosas, such as this pesarattu.

    Ginger:
    Fresh ginger has a slightly peppery and sweet flavour, as well as a pungent and spicy aroma. Fresh ginger, like garlic, softens with cooking. Its a common flavouring in Asian dishes. Salad dressings, baked goods, soups, curries, meats, and desserts like
    gingerbread and gingersnaps are all flavoured with ground ginger.

    If you have any questions not covered in this post and if you need help, leave me a comment or mail me @[email protected] and I’ll help as soon as I can.

    Follow me on Instagram, Facebook,Pinterest ,Youtube and Twitter for more Yummy Tummy inspiration.

    IF YOU MAKE THIS RECIPE OR ANYTHING FROM YUMMY TUMMY, MAKE SURE TO POST IT AND TAG ME SO I CAN SEE ALL OF YOUR CREATIONS!! #YUMMYTUMMYAARTHI AND @YUMMYTUMMYAARTHI ON INSTAGRAM!

    Table of Contents

    • 📖 Recipe Card
    • Pesarattu Recipe | Andhra Pesarattu Dosa Recipe
    • Step by Step

    📖 Recipe Card

    Pesarattu Recipe | Andhra Pesarattu Dosa Recipe

    Pesarattu dosa with step by step pictures. Delicious green gram dosa made using pachai payaru, rice which is ground into a batter and made into thin dosa.
    3 from 2 votes
    Print Pin Rate

    Ingredients

    • Green Moong Dal / Pacha Payaru - 1 cup
    • Rice - ½ cup See Notes
    • Green Chillies - 2
    • Ginger - 2 inch piece
    • Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tsp
    • Salt to taste
    • Water as needed
    • Onion - 1 finely chopped
    • Coriander Leaves / Cilantro - 3 tblspn finely chopped
    • Oil for Cooking Dosa

    Instructions

    • Wash rice and dal well. Soak them for 6 to 8 hours. Drain them and add it to a blender.
    • Add in green chilli, ginger, cumin seeds in it and grind them to a smooth paste.
    • Add in salt and mix well. Adjust water and make into a pouring batter consistency.
    • Heat a tawa. Take a ladleful of batter and make into a thin dosa. Drizzle oil around the edges and center, smooth the top with a spatula.
    • Sprinkle some chopped onion and coriander leaves. Cook it for a min or so till the dosa is cooked.
    • Fold and serve with coconut chutney.

    Notes

    For Crispier Dosa, Use ½ cup of Rice for 1 cup of Green Gram.
    For Softer Dosa, Use less than ¼ cup of Rice for 1 cup of Green Gram.
    Tried this recipe?Mention @yummytummyaarthi or tag #yummytummyaarthi!
    Join us on FacebookFollow us on Facebook
    Share by Email Share on Facebook

    Step by Step

    Take rice and dal
    take both of them in a bowl
    cover with water
    let it soak
    now it is doubled in size
    take them in a blender
    add in green chilli
     ginger
    add cumin seeds
    now blend them
    grind them to slightly coarse paste
    add salt
    mix well
    finely chop onions and coriander leaves
    heat a tawa
    take a ladleful of batter
    make dosa out of it
    make it slightly thin dosa
    sprinkle with onions and coriander leaves
    drizzle with oil
    let it cook
    once done, fold and serve
    Enjoy
    • Paalada Dosa (Thin Rice Crepes)
    • Kambu Dosa Recipe
    • Mysore Masala Dosa Recipe
    • Appam Recipe
    • Roti Jala Recipe
    • Paneer Masala Dosa Recipe

    1
    Share
    « Madurai Kari Dosai Recipe
    How to Make Paper Dosa Roast »
    Aarthi

    About Aarthi

    Over the past few years I’ve been on a mission to find and create recipes that I can make from scratch. I hope you enjoy the recipes on this blog as they are tried and true from my kitchen to yours!

    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Anonymous

      at

      Looks good. Will try this soon.

      Reply
    2. Anonymous

      at

      Thank you so much for this dosa recipe. I have tried it today for dinner. Wow! superb and taste is really good and it's very easy to make.

      Regards,
      Mages (Malaysia)

      Reply
    3. Sahiti Wadia

      at

      I have tried this recipe with normal moong dal and Safe Foods Moong Dal and found it to be more tasty. Is that because of the organic thing?? http://www.perigreensafefoods.com/

      Reply
    4. Janabai Vellasamy

      at

      Tempting I will try soon..

      Reply
    5. Anonymous

      at

      Mmmmmmmm it is really mouthwatering . Thanks a ton everybody in my house r crazy for dosas.
      Aarthi do we need to fermet it
      Thanx n regards
      Avni

      Reply
    6. Aarthi

      at

      @Anonymousu dont have to ferment this

      Reply
    7. Aarti Gupta

      at

      Very tasty it would be! Aarthi can I add rice flour instead of whole rice. Will taste differ?

      Reply
    8. Aarthi

      at

      @Aarti Guptayes u can use

      Reply
    9. Anonymous

      at

      Aarthi we should soak it over nyt ( rice & moongdal)

      Reply
    10. Aarthi

      at

      @Anonymousno 4 to 6 hours will be good

      Reply
    11. Anonymous

      at

      Can you use this batter for Idli?

      Reply
    12. Naz

      at

      Rice means idlyrice or raw rice

      Reply
      • Aarthi

        at

        idly rice

        Reply
    13. Fps

      at

      Hii
      Can i add dosa batter?

      Reply
      • Aarthi

        at

        yes you can

        Reply
    14. Shilpa Srinivasan

      at

      Have run out of idling rice.will normal rice do?
      Thanks

      Reply
    3 from 2 votes (2 ratings without comment)

    Leave a Reply Cancel reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    Recipe Rating




    This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

    Primary Sidebar

    MEET THE AUTHOR

    Hi, I'm Aarthi!

    WELCOME. Over the past few years, I’ve been on a mission to find and create recipes that I can make from scratch. I hope you enjoy the recipes on this blog as they are tried and true from my kitchen to yours!

    More about me →

    STAY CONNECTED

    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter
    • YouTube

    Useful Links

    • Dosa

    • Idli

    • Rice Recipes

    • Breakfast

    • Lunch

    • Dinner

    Recent Posts

    • Nutella with Peanuts - P' Nutella Recipe

    • Battenberg Cake Recipe (Checkerboard Cake)

    • Chicken Shepherds Pie Recipe

    • Medu Pakoda Recipe

    As seen in

    BUY MY COOKBOOK

    Footer

    ↑ back to top

    Privacy

    • Privacy Policy
    • Advertisers
    • Contact
    • Recipe Index

    Newsletter

    • Sign Up! for emails and updates

    Stay Connected

    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • Instagram
    • YouTube

    Copyright © 2021 Yummy Tummy | Technical Partner </> Host My Blog

    Rate This Recipe

    Your vote:




    A rating is required
    A name is required
    An email is required

    Recipe Ratings without Comment

    Something went wrong. Please try again.