Hi foodies
My greetings to you all
Hope you are doing well
Today I am going to share a very healthy Protein rich breakfast receipe Gram flour pancakes., commonly known as Besan Chilla here. Besan is the term used for Gram flour.,Chilla is the term used for pancakes. Pancakes can be savoury or sweet made with different flours or lentils. This one is savoury flavour made with Gram flour, veggies and few spices.
Ingredients
1 Cup Gram flour
1 tablespoon Semolina ( to make it more crispy)
1 medium sized onion (finely chopped)
1 teaspoon Carom seeds (for nice flavour and good digestion)
Few green chillies (finely chopped)
Red chilly powder as per taste
Salt as per taste
A pinck of Black pepper powder
1 teaspoon Dried Coriander power
Half teaspoon Dried mango powder
Half cup of water
Let's start making it馃槉
Firstly add the gram flour in a mixing bowl, then add finely chopped veggies and all the spices. Add water and Mix it well.
Keep mixing until a smooth batter is obtained. There should be no lumps present in the batter. The batter should be neither too thick nor too thin in consistency. It should be a little flowing when you take it in a spoon.
Now the pancakes are ready to be cooked. I am going to cook them on a non stick pan. First grease the pan with a little ghee or oil.
Heat the pan or a medium flame and then pour the batter in the centre of the pan. Spread it evenly on all the sides in a round shape. The process of spreading the batter is something you have to do very fast and carefully so that it doesn't break.
Let it cook until top portion looks like a little cooked. Or you start seeing some air pockets in the top portion. Put some ghee on the edges and on the top portion and flip it over.
Continue cooking until golden spots starts appearing. Let it cook well. You may flip it again if you feel it is not cooked well on any side.
Now they are ready to eat. Serve them hot with any kind of sauce, or pickle. Here I am having Tomato ketchup and Mango pickle. Green chutney (made of fresh Coriander leaves, Mint leaves, a few cloves of Garlic, Green chillies and salt) also tastes best with them. They taste best when consumed hot. After getting cold they lose their crispiness. So enjoy them fast. 馃槃
A few tips at the end
While making Pancakes, you may add even more veggies of your choice like Tomatoes, Capsicum, grated Carrot etc to make it more nutritive. I have added Onion only as my daughter like it that way.
Always keep the flame on lowest when you pour the batter on the pain. Or it will stick very fast to the pan and you will not be able to spread it evenly.
If you want a soft and fluffy pancake, skip adding Semolina. You may also add a small amount of curd in the mixture.
That's all for today馃槉
Thank you all
