Sprouts and semolina or suji/rawa chila or pancakes. A healthy, delicious and low calorie breakfast dish. We all know that sprouts are extremely nutritious and super healthy food. You can use these vitamins, protein and mineral enriched sprouts raw or cooked for numerous health benefits. So you can call it a power packed breakfast.
Spices, green chilli coriander leaves or cilantro and some other ingredients made this chila spicy flavorful and mouthwatering. I have made it both with onion and tomato and without onion tomato. Both are delicious but without tomato its easy to flip. And looks better. I love the taste of both. You can make according to your taste.
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Its a very simple yet delicious recipe. Tomato is absolutely optional. If you like the taste and want to use be careful while flipping to turn upside down. Tomato will make your chila soft. Without tomato you will get crisp chila.
Recipe
Sprouts – 1&1/2 cup
Semolina or suji – 1/2 cup
Green chilli – 1-2 chopped
Cilantro or coriander leaves – handful, chopped
Ginger – 1 inch piece, grated
Onion – 1, finely chopped, optional
Tomato – 1 chopped, optional
Lemon juice – 1 teaspoon
Curd – 1/2 cup
Water – 1/2 cup
Cumin powder – 1 teaspoon
Chaat masala – 1 teaspoon
Garam masala powder – 1/4 teaspoon, optional
Black pepper powder – 1/2 teaspoon
Oil for shallow fry
Method
1. Rinse the sprouts well. Drain the water and grind with the help of very little water.
2. In a large bowl mix ground sprouts, semolina, curd and water. Whisk well to make a lump free batter.
3. Add all the spices, salt, chopped green chilli, cilantro or coriander leaves, lemon juice and grated ginger. Also add chopped onion and tomato if using. You can use onion and skip tomato to flip the chila easily. Mix well, cover and keep aside for 10 – 15 minutes.
4. Heat a pan or skillet. Brush with little oil. Pour a ladle full of batter in the middle. Spread with the back of the ladle by rotating. Reduce the heat and cook on low heat.
5. Drizzle little oil on the sides. When the edges becomes brown flip the chila upside down and fry the other side too.
6. Serve hot with any chutney or sauce.
Notes
1. You can add spices according to your taste.
2. Tomato is absolutely optional.
3. Add green chilli according to your spice tolerance
4. For shallow frying ghee/clarified butter can be used.
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Making cheela with sprouts and suji is brilliant ! Such a healthy delicious treat for all ages. Can’t wait to try.
Thanks a lot dear!
A different type of healthy cheela ..I do make variety of cheela for breakfast , will try your version. This seems to be a fusion of rava dosa and pesarettu.
Thanks a lot Priya. Please do try and let me know how it turns out!
Healthy chila with moong sprouts and added veggies, makes it a perfect breakfast dish or even as a light meal.
Thanks a lot Mayuri!
I often make sooji pancakes with vegetables, but I love your version with moong sprouts! It must have become so much more nutritious. I don’t usually add stuff like garam masala, chaat masala, ginger and tomatoes, so that’s very interesting to me too. 🙂
Adding the sprouts certainly make this a very healthy breakfast. I for one will love to start my day with them.
Thank you so much Archana!
Lovely cheela. Perfect breakfast recipe .Delicious treat for all sooji lovers.
Thanks Preethi!
I use moong sprouts in chillas in dosa but never coupled it with sooji.. will love to try your version with different spices.. very filling and easy to make option breakfast or mini meal for dinner.
Thank you so much dear. Please do try, I am sure you will love the taste.
Sprouts semolina chila looks very colorful and healthy di. I loved the way you used tomatoes and masala’s in it. Surely it tasted aromatic and yummy.
Thanks a lot dear!
I like the addition of sprouts in this semolina chila. It would be so healthy and a perfect breakfast or a tea time snack.
Thank you so much Renu!
Sprouts cheela looks scrumptious. This is quite healthy breakfast option. use of sprouts in this makes it much nutritious and i love this idea 🙂
Thanks a bunch Sasmita!
Sprouts dosa is such healthy alternative to normal dosa and this looks so delicious and inviting. Perfect breakfast for me.
Thanks Narmadha!