Mung Bean Flatbread

Name: Mung Bean Flatbread (Moong Daal ko Roti)
Yield: Makes 10 to 12 rotis
Cuisine: Nepali
Ingredients: ¾ cup clarified butter (gheu,); 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger; ¼ teaspoon ground turmeric; Salt, adjust to taste; Small pinch ground asafetida; 2½ cups split yellow mung beans, without skins (pahelo moong ko daal); 2 fresh mild green chilies, minced to a fine paste

Moong Daal ko Roti

Preparation info

Makes
10 to 12

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Food and Flavours from Nepal

By Jyoti Pathak

Published 2023

About

This crisp, griddle-cooked bread prepared from split yellow mung beans is both filling and nutritious. It is easy to prepare, but it requires some practice to make into perfect round shapes. Nepali cooks usually use their fingers to spread the batter on the griddle.

Ingredients

2½ cups split yellow mung beans, without skins (pahelo moong ko daal)
2 fresh mild green chilies, minced to a fine paste

Asia
Nepal
Bread
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

In a large bowl, soak the mung beans for at least 4 hours or overnight. Place the drained beans in a food processor or blender and process, adding up to 1 cup of fresh water to make a semi-thick puree with no grainy bits. (You may have to do this in two batches.) Transfer the puree to a bowl and mix it