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today we will make besan chilla.
it is a breakfast prepared with minimum oil and is prepared instantly.
let's see what all ingredients are reqiured for making besan chilla.
gram flour - 1 cup
tomato - 1 (finely chopped)
oil - 2-3 tbsp
green coriander - 2 tbsp (finely chopped)
ginger - 1/2 inch piece (grated)
salt - 1/3 tsp (as per taste)
red chilly - 1-2 pinch
green chilly - 1 (finely chopped)
take out besa in a bowl.
now prepare batter from gram flour.
add little water at a time and stir until all lumps gets dissolved.
add ginger,salt, red chilly,green chilly and green coriander.
mix all ingerdients nicely.
keep th edough aside for 5 minutes so that batter gets puffy.
add more water if needed.
add some water as batter is thick.
we have used less then 1 cup of water for making this batter.
batter for making cheela is ready.
we have preheated the tawa.
lets start making cheela.
we will first prepare plain cheela without adding tomatoes.
later we will add tomatoes for making tomato-besan cheela.
if you make cheela on frigid tawa then it wil stick to the tawa.
pour some oil on the tawa and spread it evenly all around.
tawa is hot;now spread cheela on the tawa.
pour 2 tsp batter on the tawa and spread it evenly and thinly with help of spoon.
pour some oil on the corners and 1 tsp on the surface.
flip the sid ewhen the upper surface turns darker in color.
prefer using nonstick tawa as cheela doesn't stick on the tawa.
roast from both sides until they turn brown in color.
cheela is roasted;now take it off from flame.
now we will make tomato cheela.
add finely chopped tomatoes in the batter. you can also use tomato paste as well.
pour 2 tbsp batter on the tawa and spread it like this.
we have used chopped tomatoes so keep the cheela bit thick.
if you use tomato paste then cheela will be thin.
spread cheela as much as possible on tawa.
pour oil along the corners and 1 tsp oil on the top.
cook until the upper surface turns darker and then flip the side.
now flip the sides.
roast it from other side until it gets brown in color.
cheela is roasted nicely;now take it off from flame as well.
delectable and lip smacking plain besan cheel and tomato-besan chilla is ready.
try making this recipe and share your experiences with us.
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