Besan ka cheela

Prep time: 5 mins Cooking time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup Besan/Chickpea flour (for 6 servings)

• 1 tomato

• 1 onion

• 1 green chili

• 1 garlic clove

• 1 teaspoon cumin

• 1 teaspoon red chili powder

• 1 tablepoon curd

• 1/2 teaspoon salt or as per taste

• Water as required for the flowing consistency

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Instructions

Making Besan ka cheela

1. Dice the onion, tomato.

2. Blend all the above along with cumin, green chili and garlic into a smooth paste.

3. Take 1cup besan/Chickpeaflour in a bowl and add the tomato-onion paste to it.

4. Add curd, salt and chili powder and mix.

5. Add water to adjust consistency. It should be a flowing consistency like Dosa or Pancake batter.

6. Heat tava and spread the besan batter gently over the tava with a laddle.

7. Drizzle oil around the edges. Let it cook over medium flame for 2-3mins.

8. Flip the cheela over to cook the other side and let it cook for 2-3 mins.

9. Serve with sauce or chutney or curd.

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Video

Pictorial Instructions

Preparation

Dice the onion, tomato, green chili and garlic.

Blend all the above into a smooth paste.

Take 1/2 cup besan/gram flour in a bowl and add the tomato-onion paste to it.

Add curd, salt and chili flakes/chili powder and mix.

Add water to adjust consistency. It should be a flowing consistency like Dosa batter.

Heat tava and spread the besan batter gently over the tava with a laddle.

Drizzle oil around the edges. Let it cook over medium flame for 2-3mins.

Flip the cheela over to cook the other side and let it cook for 2-3 mins.

Serve with sauce or chutney or curd.