Cheela is a Gujrathi dish which a vegetarian omelet as the world calls it. It a quick , yummy and full of protein dish. Cheela doesn’t always suit everyone as chickpea flour has a tendency to be gaseous. So to reduce it and to make it more nutritious is the addition of bajra+ ragi flour. It usually consists of only tomatoes and onion in the batter.
Need –
- Besan (Chickpea flour) + Bajra (pearl millet) – 1 cup
- Onion – chopped – 1
- Cabbage – chopped – handful
- Tomato – chopped – 1
- Coriander – handful
- Green chilli – chopped – 1
- Chat masala/ Amchur – 1 tsp
- Red chilli powder – 1 tsp
- Rock Salt
- Water / curd
- Oil
Process –
- In a bowl add the chopped vegetable , add the salt , chilli powder and chat masala.
- After 5 minutes when it leaves water , add the besan and bajra , coriander and green chilli.
- Add water and curd to get to a poring batter consistency
- In a pan, pour a ladle and spread thin. Add oil around and cook
- Flip and cook the other side till brown spots appear.
- Serve with a chutney made or coriander + mint + garlic + salt and 1 dry red chilli.
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