BESAN CHILLA / SAVORY INDIAN CHICKPEA PANCAKE
SE had a recipe for besan chilla / gram flour crepes (or pancakes, depending on thickness) featured on the landing page, so I decided to try it.
Doubled the powdered spices (including cumin and coriander powders, one of which is pictured but neither is listed, plus a pinch of asafoetida – because: besan) and 50% more water to get to the right batter consistency, and skipped tomatoes (because I don’t like them in these) and ginger (because the pictured ginger strips would be unpleasant to bite into). Finely minced onion and cilantro.
Eaten with spinach raita / borani and zhoug standing in for green chutney.
I should have thinned the batter a bit more – these crepes are drier when they are thicker, and tender when they’re thin.
Still, quick and tasty (and healthy). Half a cup of besan made two large pancakes.
