Besan Ka Cheela - Pudla - Chickpea flour pancake |
Besan ka Cheela is a very popular Indian cuisine dish. In
Gujarat, it is also known as Pudla. It
is a salty thin Indian style chickpea
flour pancake recipe and also looks like dosa. In India, it is consumed in
breakfast and dinner as well. It is made from besan (chickpea flour means gram
flour) and regular Indian Spices. Spinach, onion, tomato and other vegetables
can also be added and can make different version of cheela. To give more
variation, you can make batter from rice flour or suji(semolina) or moong dal
or even from green gram as well.
Besan
is also known as chickpea flour and gram flour. It is very healthy than wheat
flour. It is very higher in protein and low in cholesterol and fat,
comparatively.
Besan ka cheela – Pudla is very easy to make. Sometimes it is difficult
to flip properly. Do not worry about it; start by putting ½ ts of oil and 1 tbs
of water on hot tawa and immediately clean tawa with kitchen towel and this
would make flipping of Pudla like a cakewalk. Repeat this process whenever you
make each new cheela. One more difficulty while flipping may arise is when
cheela is stuck with tawa and cannot be separated from the same, to address
this situation, put spatula in water at once and then try to separate the stuck
chella from tawa and Bingo!! now you will find it damn easy to separate it.
Never
make batter very thick nor too thin, instead make it with medium thickness
which is preferred. If you want crispier cheela then make batter little thinner.
Discover how to make Besan ka Cheela Recipe – Pudla Recipe - Chickpea Flour Pancake Recipe using step by step method.
Beasan Ka Cheela - Pudla - Chickpea Pancake |
Ingredients:
Gram
Flour (Besan) – 1 cup
Turmeric
powder – pinch
Red
chili powder – ¼ ts
Coriander
powder – ½ ts
Cumin
powder – ½ ts
Salt
– to taste
Garlic chutney – ½ ts
Oil
– to spread
Water
– to make batter
Green
chutney and tomato ketch up – for serving
Method:
1.
Take a bowl
and add gram flour, turmeric powder, red chili powder, salt, coriander powder,
cumin powder, garlic chutney in it and then mix it well.
2.
Add water to
make smooth batter. Batter should be in medium thick consistency.
3.
Now heat a non
stick tawa and then switch the gas on medium flame.
4.
Pour a ladle
of batter or serving spoonful of batter inside tawa and spread it round with the
same ladle or spoon as evenly as possible. Then give it a round shape.
5.
Spread 1 ts
of oil at the edges as well as in center.
6.
Cook it till
the time the color of chella at bottom
becomes golden brown
7.
Flip it by
edges with spatula. (if you cannot flip it properly, put spatula in water at
once and then again try to flip it, now you can flip it with ease)
8.
Again cook
it till the time the color of chella at bottom becomes golden brown.
9.
Remove chella
in a separate plate.
10.
PUDLA – BESAN KA CHEELA is ready to serve.
Serving Tip:
If
you want to serve as dinner then serve it hot with green chutney and tomato ketch-up. However while serving it as a breakfast;
it is good to have with a hot cup of masala tea.
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Perfect breakfast as well as dinner dish... Like it a lot
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