Besan chila recipe, How to make Rajasthani Besan chila

Besan chila, which can be called as gram flour pancakes or besan dosa is a quick Indian breakfast that we all love. This quick breakfast dish is very appetizing and gets ready in no time. Often we wake up with a confuse thought of what to have in breakfast; well here is a dish that you can cook for breakfast in no time.

This can be served as a evening snacks to kids when they return from school. You can make many variation to this simple dish. You can almost add anything to the batter and make all sorts of chila. You can add any green vegetable like spinach or methi or can add in corn or even cheese. Make them with grated carrots, it tastes yumm!!

I usually make this chila for evening snacks or when I wanted to make besan chila sabji. Lets go through step by step recipe of besan chila.

Step by step Rajasthani Besan chila recipe:

1. Take a large bowl and mix all the ingredients- 1 cup Gram flour/ Besan
   ¼ tsp Cumin seeds/Jeera, ¼ tsp Carom seeds/Ajwain, ¼ tsp red chili powder.
   
2. Gradually pour little water into it, so that there should be no lumps. Add water till it comes to a thick and smooth batter in pouring consistency.
3. Salt to taste and 1 green chili and 1 tbsp. coriander leaves, finely chopped. 
   
4. Heat a pan or griddle on high flame. When it becomes hot reduce the flame to medium. Pour a spoonful batter and spread evenly clockwise.
    
5. Drizzle little oil around it and cook till it becomes brown and crisp.
   
6. Put little oil on the top and turn it upside down and cook the other side till it is cooked.
   
7. Repeat the same process with the remaining batter and make rest of the chilas.
   

Rajasthani Besan chila recipe below:

Besan Chilla recipe    Prep time Cook time Total  10 min  20 min  30 min Besan chila- A savory pancake made with gram flour and flavored with Indian spices.  AUTHOR: Monali RECIPE TYPE: Snacks CUISINE: Indian SERVES: 4 INGREDIENTS (measuring cup used, 1 cup=237 ml) 1 cup Gram flour/ Besan ¼ tsp Cumin seeds/Jeera ¼ tsp Carom seeds/Ajwain ¼ tsp red chili powder Salt to taste 1 green chili, finely chopped 1 tbsp. coriander leaves, finely chopped ½ cup water or as required Oil for cooking DIRECTION Take a large bowl and mix all the ingredients. Gradually pour little water into it, so that there should be no lumps. Add water till it comes to a thick and smooth batter in pouring consistency. Heat a pan or griddle on high flame. When it becomes hot reduce the flame to medium. Pour a spoonful batter and spread evenly clockwise.  Drizzle little oil around it and cook till it becomes brown and crisp. Put little oil on the top and turn it upside down and cook the other side till it is cooked. Repeat the same process with the remaining batter and make rest of the chilas.  NOTES Cook the besan chila on medium flame. If cooked on high flame they tends to get brown very soon without being properly cooked. Before pouring the batter on the tawa make sure that the tawa is hot enough. Otherwise besan chila will not get cooked and will stick to the pan You can add any vegetable tp the besan batter. Grate the vegetable and add them.  SERVING SUGGESTION Serve hot with green chutney.