Crispy Perfect Pesara Garelu Recipe
Pesara garelu is crispy and nutritious to attract children and adults alike.
Equipment
- Mixer Grinder
Ingredients
- 1 cup Pesalu / Whole Mung Beans / Whole Moong Dal
- 4 Green chillies
- 1 inch Ginger
- 1 Onion big-sized
- Few Curry leaves
- Salt as per taste
- Oil for deep frying
Instructions
- Soak the Green Gram overnight. Wash well and check for stones, dust or dirt before soaking.
- Grind to a coarse paste along with ginger and green chillies.
- Transfer to a mixing bowl and add finely chopped onions, curry leaves, salt and mix well.
- Heat oil in a thick bottomed vessel for deep frying.
- Using a polythene cover or your palm, spread a little amount of batter and make a hole in between.
- Drop it into the hot oil. The oil should be very hot and the Pesara Gare that you add should rise immediately.
- Fry till golden brown and transfer on to a kitchen tissue.
Notes
* Do not over grind the green gram as this will not give the proper shape to garelu.
** It is better to grind the batter just before cooking as green gram will get fermented very easily and will not give the correct taste.
*** Jeera, coriander and chopped green chillies to the batter to enhance the taste of these pesara garelu.