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Pesarattu and Groundnut chutney – Recipe

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Hi folks, During my short stay in Hyderabad, I got to explore few of their regional dishes and one dish that I fell in love with instantly, was Pesarattu. My hostel served it as breakfast once a week and it was an amazing and a complete meal! I met the hostel cook and learnt the recipe and ever since then it has been a staple menu at home.  I have tried pesarattu with lot of side dishes including idly podi but groundnut chutney is the best combination and it elevates the taste of pesarattu a notch.  Let us dive into the recipe of both: Pesarattu:   Ingredients: Green gram – 1.5 cups (300gm) Green chillies – 5-6nos Ginger – a small piece (peeled) Jeera – 1tbsp Salt – per taste   Recipe: Wash green gram and soak it for  at least  4 hours Grind all the ingredients together to a fine paste. (As my father specifically likes it textured, I ground it into a coarse paste, fine paste is what makes the batter even t...