Since my school days, I have never been a morning person; my father always used to scold me for being a late riser. I was never late for school, yet I reached the eleventh hour, which was kind of exhausting. I never changed, and this habit continued till my university days.

It was so difficult for me to wake up early morning, have my breakfast and then go for classes. But once I wake up, there is one thing that I can never stay away from, yes! You are right, it’s B-R-E-A-K-F-A-S-T. Well, yes, I need my food to charge me up. It’s something that I cannot begin my day with. 

Just last weekend as I was travelling to Manas National Park for the Manas Spring Festival and guess what I was travelling with none other than Kalyan Karmakar sir from Finely Chopped and we were discussing about food and Assam my state when that “It’s time to have breakfast” kind of feeling cropped up in my mind and I insisted sir to halt at a roadside highway Dhaba and have some breakfast.

So we stopped at a dhaba and had some freshly made chappati (Roti) and Dal tarka with scrambled eggs. I never thought I would ever get a chance to have breakfast with Kalyan sir. And as Sir mentioned in his Instagram feed- true to his words, I indeed am a person who can never work with an empty stomach.

Interesting Breakfast Recipe – Moong Dal Chila

The Green Moong Dal (lentils) Chilas are one of my favourite items in the breakfast menu card. They are easy to make, very healthy, and most importantly, they keep your hunger at bay for quite a long time. Knowing my late rising habit, my sister suggested this recipe, which she quite often makes for her son. Sometimes she even packs it for his school tiffin. So you can also prepare that as a breakfast for your kids, as it is quite easy to make and takes less time. So let’s begin.

Ingredients- 

All you need is Green moong dal, Onions, Green chillies, a half-teaspoon ginger paste, salt to taste and refined oil, or you can use Olive oil.

Procedure

Soak it overnight. Change the water in the morning, wash it properly and keep aside. Chop onions, green chillies, and ginger garlic paste. Grind the soaked green moong dal in a blender. Grind it neither coarsely nor too smooth, keep it in between, just like the consistency of a pancake batter. Add some water if you need.

Add the chopped onions, green chillies, ginger paste and salt to taste. Take a non-stick frying pan, heat some oil, just a little bit of oil. Pour a ladle full of the batter, spread it around, turn it over, and your chilas are ready. It’s the simple technique by which you make pancakes, actually much easier than that. Serve it with mustard sauce or tomato ketchup. Enjoy your breakfast!!

Thanks!!