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Pesarattu

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Pesarattu, also called pesara attu, pesara dosa or cheeldo, is a crepe-like bread originating in Andhra Pradesh, India, that is a variety of dosa made with green gram batter rather than the black gram typically used in a standard dosa. It is eaten as a breakfast dish and as a snack in Andhra Pradesh, usually served with ginger chutney, peanut chutney or tamarind chutney, with variants adding green chilies, ginger and onions. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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1. Pesarattu (Wikipedia)
  • entity description (course)
    It is eaten as a breakfast dish and as a snack in Andhra Pradesh
  • Expresses Tradition: Bread Baking, Wikipedia category: Category:Indian breads
  • In Cuisine: Indian Cuisine, lead paragraph
    Pesarattu (Telugu: పెసరట్టు; lit. 'green gram pancake'), pesara attu, pesara dosa (mung bean dosa), or cheeldo is a crepe-like bread, originating in Andhra Pradesh, India, that is a variety of dosa.
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