BESAN KA CHILLA

 

 

Besan Ka Chilla,is a gram flour based pan cake from the North Indian cuisine. Besan is Hindi word for gram flour and chilla is pan cake.This nutritious pan cake,is mostly had for breakfast. The taste is similar to South Indian 'Adai'. But unlike adai, this dish can be easily prepared by combining gram flour with veggies. You can even add chopped spinach or any number of veggies  to the batter.

 

 

INGREDIENTS

 

GRAM FLOUR- 2 CUPS

 

WATER- AS REQUIRED

 

AJWAIN / CAROM SEEDS- 1 TSP

 

TURMERIC POWDER- 1/4 TSP

 

CHILLI POWDER- 3/4 TSP

 

GREEN CHILLIES- 3 NOS

 

GRATED GINGER- 1 TSP

 

CHOPPED CORIANDER LEAVES

 

ONIONS- 2 NOS

 

SALT TO TASTE

 

OIL- FOR ROASTING 

 

 

 

PROCEDURE

In a bowl take,gram flour,carom seeds,salt,turmeric powder,water and whisk to a smooth batter and set aside for 20 minutes.

 

Batter should not be too thick or watery. Hence,while adding water,take care to get the requisite consistency.

After twenty minutes,add the onions,hopped chillies,grated ginger,coriander leaves,chilli powder,curry leaves and mix well.

Heat a tawa,and drizzle some oil on it. Now,slowly pour the batter and gently spread it.

Drizzle some oil on the chilla and when it turns brown,flip it to the other side cook for some time till the brown specks appear.

Ladle out the cooked chilla and serve with chutney of your choice.

I had this with mor kuzhambu (Tirunelveli Style). Skim through my posts to peruse the mor kuzhambu recipe.