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Besan cheela recipe (Vegetarian omelette)
US measuring cups are used (1 cup = 240 ml)
Course
Breakfast
Cuisine
Indian
Prep Time
15
minutes
Cook Time
15
minutes
Total Time
30
minutes
Servings
8
cheela (4 servings)
Calories
234
kcal
Author
Kanan
Ingredients
For besan cheela recipe:
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1
cup
Besan (gram flour)
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¼
teaspoon
Ajwain (Carom seeds)
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1
teaspoon
Red chili powder
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1
teaspoon
Coriander powder
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¼
teaspoon
Turmeric powder
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¼
teaspoon
Garam masala
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Salt to taste
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1 small
Green chili
chopped
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¼
cup
Tomato
finely chopped
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⅓
cup
Red onion
finely chopped
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¼
cup
Spinach (Palak)
finely chopped
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¼
cup
Capsicum (Green bell pepper)
finely chopped
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¼
cup
Carrot
grated
▢
2
tablespoons
Cilantro or coriander leaves
finely chopped
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¼
cup
Plain yogurt
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1 ½
cups
Water
▢
Oil
to shallow fry cheela
Instructions
Making the batter:
Take besan, carom seeds, turmeric powder, red chili powder, coriander powder, garam masala and salt in a bowl and mix well.
Add all the vegetables and Mix well, so all the flour is coated to veggies.
Then mix in yogurt.
Add little water at a time and make lump free batter.
Batter should be runny , adjust the water to get right consistency of batter, Also do a taste test to check salt.
Making besan cheela recipe:
Heat the pan or tawa on medium heat. Once hot drizzle about 2 teaspoons of oil and let it get heat up.
Once oil is hot, pour the ladleful of batter and spread it to make round shape pancake.
Let the cheela gets cook on one side about 2 minutes or till gets golden brown.
Drizzle some oil on top and then flip it using spatula. Cook other side for 1-2 minutes.
Once both sides are cooked, remove it to plate and serve.
Repeat the same with rest of the batter/
Nutrition
Serving:
2
chilla
|
Calories:
234
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
17.2
g
|
Protein:
6.2
g
|
Fat:
16
g
|
Saturated Fat:
2.3
g
|
Cholesterol:
2
mg
|
Sodium:
335
mg
|
Potassium:
325
mg
|
Fiber:
3.4
g
|
Sugar:
4.7
g
*Nutrition information is a rough estimate for 1 serving
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