Breakfast recipe: How to make Besan ka Cheela

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Bored of having parathas for breakfast?

Here's how you can make it interesting.

Try your hand at this famous Rajasthani dish, Besan Ka Cheela, a savory pancake made with gram flour.

Here's the recipe. 

Besan Ka Cheela

Ingredients

• 1 cup besan (gram flour)
• 1 medium sized onion, chopped
• 1 medium size tomato, chopped
• 2-3 green chillies, chopped
• Few coriander leaves, chopped 
• 1 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tsp red chilli powder
• 1 cup curd (optional)
• Salt as per taste
• Oil for frying
• 1 1/2 cup water

Method

• Put the besan in a bowl.
• Add tomatoes and onions, green chillies, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander leaves and salt. Mix well.
• Add water and make a batter.
• Heat a pan. Once hot, add a teaspoon of oil.
• When the oil is hot, pour in one spoonful of batter and spread it out like how you would an omelette.
• Fry until it's golden in colour and you start seeing bubbles on the top.
• Slowly flip it and fry the other side.
• Remove it from the pan. Serve with curd or chutney.

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