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Kerala · Lunch

Cheela

Traditional 71. Cheela recipe

🧺 Ingredients

• 1 cup besan (chickpea flour)
• 1/4 cup rice flour
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/2 onion, finely chopped
• 2-3 green chilies, minced
• 1 tbsp ginger, minced
• 1/4 cup fresh coriander, chopped
• 1/4 tsp salt
• Pinch of turmeric
• Oil for cooking

👩‍🍳 How to make Cheela

1. Mix batter (2 mins, no heat): Mix besan, rice flour, salt, turmeric. Gradually add water to form thin, pourable batter like crepe. Visual: batter pours smoothly, no lumps.
2. Add vegetables (1 min, no heat): Mix in onion, green chilies, ginger, coriander. Visual: evenly distributed.
3. Heat tawa (2 mins, high heat): Heat tawa until very hot.
4. Spread batter (1 min, medium-high heat): Pour 1/4 cup batter, spread thin with back of ladle from center. Visual: thin, even crepe forms.
5. Flip (1 min, high heat): Flip, cook 30 seconds. Visual: both sides light golden.
6. Fold and serve (1 min, no heat): Fold in half or roll. Serve immediately with chutney.

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