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Besan Chilla with Carrot Paneer Stuffing

Nov-29-2016
Drashti Dholakia
25 minutes
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
2 People
Serves
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ABOUT Besan Chilla with Carrot Paneer Stuffing RECIPE

Besan ka chilla/cheela is a quick, easy and healthy tiffin snack option. I have paired these chillas with a combination of carrot and paneer stuffing to make this dish more interesting and healthy.

Recipe Tags

  • Veg
  • Easy
  • Kids Recipes
  • Indian
  • Breakfast and Brunch
  • Healthy

Ingredients Serving: 2

  1. For the Besan chilla batter -
  2. 1 cup besan/gram flour
  3. 1/2 teaspoon ajwain/carom seeds
  4. A pinch of asafoetida/hing
  5. 1/4 teaspoon coriander/dhaniya powder
  6. 1/4 teaspoon cumin/jeera powder
  7. 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder/haldi
  8. 1 tablespoon curd/dahi
  9. 1/4 cup water
  10. Salt to taste
  11. For the stuffing
  12. 1 carrot, washed, peeled and grated
  13. 1/4 cup crumbled paneer
  14. 1 Teaspoon oil
  15. 1 broken dry red chilli, deseeded
  16. 1/4 teaspoon mustard seeds (rai)
  17. pinch of hing/asafoetida
  18. 1 Green chili, finely chopped
  19. an inch piece of ginger, grated
  20. 1/4 teaspoon chaat masala
  21. 1/4 teaspoon coriander/dhaniya powder
  22. 1/4 teaspoon cumin/jeera powder
  23. Salt to taste

Instructions

  1. For the Besan chilla batter
  2. In a bowl, combine besan, yogurt, ajwain, salt, turmeric, asafoetida, dhaniya powder, jeera powder and add water gradually to make a smooth batter. Make sure there are no lumps in the batter. It should be of smooth pouring consistency.
  3. If you find the batter too thick, you can add a little more water. We needed ½ cup water. Proportion of water will vary according to the quality of besan/gram flour.
  4. Cover and leave it to rest for 15-20 minutes.
  5. For the Stuffing
  6. Heat oil in a non-stick pan. Add dry red chili and rai/mustard seeds. Once mustard seeds crackles, add hing, grated ginger, green chiliies and grated carrots. Saute on a medium flame for about a minute.
  7. Now add all the dry spice powders (chaat masala, coriander/dhaniya powder and cumin/jeera powder) and salt. Mix well. Finally add crumbled paneer and give a quick stir. Remove from flame and keep aside.
  8. Preparing Besan chilla
  9. Heat a non-stick tawa/ flat pan on medium heat. Spread a few drops of oil on tawa/pan. Pour a spoonful of batter and spread the batter gently with the back of ladle.
  10. Alternatively, you can also rotate the pan clock wise to spread the batter evenly in the pan.
  11. Spread oil around the chilla, reduce the flame and cook till the top portion begins to look cooked. Now flip it over and cook the other side. Cook till both sides of the chilla turn golden brown.
  12. Place the ready chilas on a plate and put the stuffing in the centre and fold the chillas. Serve hot with tomato ketchup or green chutney.

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Shiva Pande
Nov-29-2016
Shiva Pande   Nov-29-2016

What a beautiful picture! Love the recipe too

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