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Besan ka Cheela

Dec 10, 2014 20 min
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Besan ka Cheela
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Preparation Time
Under 30 min
Difficulty
Easy
Occasion
General
Recipe Type
Lunch
Cuisine
West India

Besan ka cheela or gram flour based salty pancakes are sure to satisfy your rumbling appetite and demanding taste buds. A simple pancake recipe with besan combined with onions, tomato and chillies and then spread on a pan with little oil.

Ingredients

Ingredient Quantity Calories (kcal) Fat (g) Cholesterol (mg)
Besan
Besan
1 cup 355.12 6.16
Fenugreek Leaves Puree
Fenugreek Leaves Puree
0.5 cup 2.24
Green Chillies
Green Chillies
2 nos 3.6 0.68
Ajwain
Ajwain
1 teaspoon 6.93 0.3
Chilli powder
Chilli powder
1 teaspoon 0.4
Salt
Salt
2 teaspoon 0
Oil
Oil
4 teaspoon 322.56 45.32 0
Water
Water
1 cup 0
Total 690.85 52.46 0

Preparation Method

  1. 01 Mix all the ingredients, except Oil, to a thick pouring consistency, adding the Water a little at a time.
  2. 02 Leave to rest for 15-20 minutes.
  3. 03 Heat a tbsp or so of Oil in a frying pan, then pour it off into a container.
  4. 04 Keeping the heat high, pour some batter in the center of the pan, spreading it out a little.
  5. 05 Lower the heat and let cook Till the edges brown a little and can be lifted easily.
  6. 06 Dribble a little Oil around it, turning the pan so the Oil goes under the cheela.
  7. 07 Flip it over to cook slightly on the other side and before serving it hot with a green chutney.

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