Besan ka Cheela

Besan ka Cheela / Chickpea Flour Pancakes is a delicious Indian recipe served as a Breakfast. Find the complete recipe below.



INGREDIENTS:

1. Besan / Fram flour- 2 cups
2. Green chilly- 1
3. Ginger- 1 inch long piece
4. Tomato- 2 (medium sized)
5. Cauliflower- 1 cup
6. Coriander powder- 1tsp
7. Red chilly powder- 1/2 tsp
8. Coriander leaves- 1/2 cup chopped
9. Salt- as per taste

HOW TO PROCEED:

1. Grind tomatoes, green chilly and ginger together in a grinder and make paste.
2. In a bowl seive besan. Add 1 cup of water and make a smooth batter.
3. Now put the tomato paste. Grate cauliflower and add it into the batter and mix it well.
4. Put some more water in the mixture to make thick paste of it. Now add red chilly powder, coriander powder and salt. Add chopped coriander leaves and mix the batter for 5 minutes.
5. Cover the batter and leave it for 10 minutes. The batter is now ready.
6. Take a non-stick pan and heat a tea spoon of oil and spread it. Put 1 or 1/2 spoon of batter and spread it evenly on the pan. Now pour few drops of oil at the corners of the cheela. Cook the cheela on medium flame till the bottom layer turns golden brown in colour. Now flip it with the help of spatula and cook it till the other side also turns golden brown in colour.
7. Take it out on plate and serve with ketchup or coriander chutney.
8. Prepare all the cheelas in the same manner.

NOTE: 

* Spread the batter on the pan only when it is properly heated.
* If you do not want to add vegetables then you can prepare plain cheela by adding spices     according to your taste.