Gluten-free Vegetarian Savory Pancake/Spicy Delicious Chila/Protein Rich Breakfast
Gluten-free vegetarian spicy delicious chila or pancake. A breakfast dish with all the goodness of chickpeas, lentils, soybeans, and paneer. Every ingredient is a rich source of protein.
Equipment
- 1 mixing bowl
- 1 laddle
- 1 Pan or skillet
- 1 Spatula
- 1 Mixer grinder
Ingredients
- 1/3 Cup Black chickpea
- 1/3 Cup Moong dal or yellow lentil with skin
- 1/2 Cup Soyabean flour
- 1/4 C Cup Rice flour
- 1/2 Cup Paneer or cottage cheese Crumbled
- 2 Green chilli Chopped
- 1 tsp Cumin powder
- 1 tsp Chaat masala
- 1/2 tsp Black pepper powder
- 1/4 Cup Cilantro or coriander leaves Chopped
- 1/2 Cup Curd or yogurt
- 1 Cup Water
- 1&1/2 tsp Salt
- 2 tbsp Oil
Instructions
- Rinse and soak the black chickpea overnight. Also, soak rinsed moong dal or yellow lentil overnight or for 2-3 hours.
- Pressure cook soaked black chickpea till soft. Let it cool down. Take out the chickpeas from the pressure cooker. Reserve the water.
- Grind boiled black chickpeas. Add reserved water of boiled chickpeas to make smooth paste.
- Grind the soaked moong dal or yellow lentil with curd or yogurt. Make a smooth paste. Add paneer and blend again.
- In a mixing bowl, combine the ground black chickpeas, moong dal, yogurt and paneer paste, soybean flour, green chili, cilantro or coriander leaves, cumin powder, black pepper powder, chaat masala and salt.
- Mix everything well. Add water as required. Make a lump free smooth batter.
- Heat a non-stick pan on medium heat.
- Scoop a laddle full of the mixture into the pan and spread it evenly to form a chila or pancake. You can make thin chila just like thin dosa. Or make medium thick chila like pancake. Watch the video for both. Drizzle little oil on the sides.
- Cook on low medium heat for 2-3 minutes on one side or until golden brown. For crisp texture, cook on simmer.
- Flip the chila and cook for another 2-3 minutes on the other side. Or till golden brown.
- Repeat with the remaining mixture to make 4 chila/pancake or veg omelets in total. Serve hot with any chutney, sauce, or side salad.
- You can also make appe with remaining batter. Add little fruit salt and mix well. Give a good stir.
- Heat appe pan. Pour little oil in all the holes. Pour spoon full batter in every hole. Cover and cook on low medium heat till appe becomes nicely browned.
- Flip and cook the other side. Don’t cover this time. Cook till appe becomes golden brown from both sides. Serve hot with any sauce or chutney.
Video
Notes
1. You can use grated carrot or any vegetable of your choice in the batter.
2. Use chili according to your spice tolerance.
3. Vegan people can use tofu instead of paneer or cottage cheese and skip curd or yogurt. Add little lemon juice instead for taste.
4. You can also use masoor dal or red lentil or any other lentils instead of moong dal or yellow lentil.