Palak Besan Chilla

Name: Palak Besan Chilla
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 150 gms finely chopped spinach; 1 tbsp finely chopped coriander; 1 cup besan (gramflour); 2 tbsp rice flour; 1 onion chopped finely; 1 tsp ginger garlic paste; 1 tbsp carrot grated; 1 tomato chopped finely; 1 tbsp capsicum chopped finely; 2-3 green chillies chopped finely; 1/4 th tsp ajwain (carom seeds); 1/4 th tsp turmeric powder; 1/4 th tsp red chilli powder; 1/2 tsp cumin powder; 1 tsp Chaat Masala; 1/4 tsp asafoetida; 1/2 tsp Eno Fruit Salt; as required To taste salt; 1 tbsp lemon juice; 1 cup water; 2 tbsp oil

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Palak Besan Chilla is a healthy and nutritious savory Indian pancake made with gramflour,rice flour, chopped onion,tomato, capsicum, grated carrot, spices and fresh herbs.Adding finely chopped spinach leaves to the batter not only enhances the nutritional value but imparts an unique taste to the chilla.It is a perfect kid's friendly recipe and a great way to include vegetables in meals for the fussy eaters .Just skip the green chillies if making for kids.These tasty chillas can be relished with a dip of curd ,tomato ketchup,green chutney or mixed pickle, and a perfect healthy breakfast recipe. Pack these tempting chillas in kid's tiffin box and they will love it.

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Ingredients

30 minutes

4 servings

150 gmsfinely chopped spinach
1 tbspfinely chopped coriander
1 cupbesan (gramflour)
2 tbsprice flour
1onion chopped finely
1 tspginger garlic paste
1 tbspcarrot grated
1tomato chopped finely
1 tbspcapsicum chopped finely
2-3green chillies chopped finely
1/4th tsp ajwain (carom seeds)
1/4th tsp turmeric powder
1/4th tsp red chilli powder
1/2 tspcumin powder
1 tspChaat Masala
1/4 tspasafoetida
1/2 tspEno Fruit Salt
as requiredTo taste salt
1 tbsplemon juice
1 cupwater
2 tbspoil

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Finely chop spinach.Wash and drain water completely. Mix besan (gramflour/ chickpea flour) with rice flour.Rice flour imparts crispiness to the pancakes.Add 1 tsp hot oil and salt to taste.Add ajwain, asafoetida,turmeric and red chilli powder,cumin powder and chaat masala.Mix all.Then add approximately 1 cup water and blend well to make a thick batter.
2

Make sure there are no lumps in the batter.Add lemon juice. Now add chopped spinach,onion,tomato,capsicum,grated carrot,ginger garlic paste and give it a good stir with a whisk.Now add 1 tsp Eno Fruit Salt and mix to combine all.
3

To cook:
Heat oil in a non-stick pan on medium heat.Add a ladleful of batter and spread with the back of the ladle.It should look like an omelette of medium thickness.Cook for about 3 minutes till the edges start to brown and can be lifted easily.Sprinkle some sesame seeds and press them.Then flip the chilla and cook the other side till golden brown.
4

Transfer the cooked chilla on a plate and repeat frying other chillas till all the batter is used.Serve crispy hot spinach besan chilla for a hearty breakfast,evening snack or kid's tiffin with tomato ketchup,mixed pickle or a dip of curd or green chutney.