177. moong dal pudla or chilas
healthy snack Pudlas, pudas, chilas is basically several names for a very healthy simple snack. Very popular in most gujarati families as a quick snack. Its so similar to the dosas of the south but without the sambhar and vegetable or to the french crepe but full of spices. I prefer to use the non stick tawa to avoid any messy, sticky pudlas etc. Serve them hot as cold ones don't taste that great. Serve with pickles, chutneys or if my cousins from Harrow were coming down all they would need is a huge bottle of Heinz ketchup. Kids love pudlas. Mine use to have them with ketchup and I could easily sneak in the fenugreek or spinach without them knowing. What is the green stuff and I would so innocently reply "dhania beta dhania". Oops now the secret is out. The absolute quick version is to just make a batter with chickpea flour (chana flour, besan) but I prefer the moong dal ones as they turn out crispy and taste different. MOONG DAL PUDLA OR CHILAS (SPLIT GRAM LENTIL CREPES...