Besan chilla recipe
Besan flour pancakes are easy to make at home. They need very less oil and are very nutritious with the addition of mix veggies
Servings: 4
Equipment
- tava/ griddle
- whisk
Ingredients
- 2 cup besan/chickpea flour
- ½ cup oats flour or whole wheat flour/atta
- 11/2 cup water
- 1 cup grated carrots
- ½ cup chopped spinach or methi/fenugreek or spring onion
- 1 tablespoon ginger
- 1 tbsp. finely chopped green chillies
- 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
- ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
- Salt as per taste
- 2-3 tablespoon Oil to cook
Instructions
- Mix the besan and oats/whole wheat flour with some water and spices
- Add veggies and whisk into a smooth batter. It should be of pouring consistency.
- Heat a metal tava / griddle and start pouring the batter with the laddle
- Sprinkle some oil on the childa let it cook for few minutes on low flame
- Flip over on the other side ,sprinkle some oil on the other side. Flip back after a few minutes.
- Serve warm with mint chutney.
Notes
You may make this gluten free besan chilla by removing the oats flour/whole wheat flour. In that case, they might not bind well and you can just make them little thicker.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g