Cheela or Besan ka cheela is a popular brekfast in North India made from gramflour known as Besan . There are many variants in making cheela ,can be plain with just basic spices used for flavoring or we can add in some finely chopped veggies and make it a healthier version .
Cheela makes for a very filling breakfast and also a perfect lunch box option. Gramflour is certainly a magic ingredient which makes the recipe absolutely delicious and tasty . This morning it was raining and chilly making us want to indulge in something that would pep us up for the day and we dint want to have anything deep fried ,so that's how this healthy breakfast was made .
- In a wide mixing bowl prepare a lump free batter using the gramflour.
- Add the red chilli powder, salt, asafoetida,ginger, crushed carom seeds, chopped Brussel Sprouts, spinach and the mint + corriander and mix well.
- Adjust salt and spices if needed and let the batter rest for 15 mins . The batter should be of pouring consistency like that of dosa batter.
- Heat the pan and pour the batter from center and slightly spread it outside. Keep it slightly thick and don't spread it too thin.
- Drizzle oil around the cheela and let it cook on medium flame . Gramflour takes a while to cook,so don't rush into flipping it over .
- Once the top side appears dry,carefully flip it over and cook the underside .
- Take it off the pan and serve it with tomato ketchup or green chutney. You can also grate some cheese or slather some butter when serving it to kids.
that's a wonderful east meets west delcacy! the brussel sprouts cheela looks fantastic. I have heard a lot about this veggie, must look for local markets which stock this veggie
ReplyDeleteI love this idea. Since we get so much Brussels sprouts in season, it is pretty good to have recipe that we can use with it.
ReplyDeleteWow! these yum cheela will definitely make breakfast absolute delight. Love the idea of adding brussel sprouts to the cheela batter.
ReplyDeleteI don't like having Brussel sprouts on their own but adding them to a cheela batter is a wonderful idea. Love these mini cheela. A healthy and filling breakfast option.
ReplyDeleteCheela with brussel sprouts in it is a good idea. It is filling and can be made in a jiffy.
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