Chickpea Flour Pancake

Name: Chickpea Flour Pancake
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 6 min
Total time: 11 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian (Westbengal)
Ingredients: 1 cup gram flour (besan); 1/2 cup yogurt; 1/2 cup water; 1/4 medium onion, finely chopped; 2-3 green chillies, minced; 1/4 tsp turmeric powder; 1/4 tsp asafoetida; 1 tbsp fresh coriander, chopped; Salt to taste; 2 tbsp mustard oil

🟢 Veg📊 Medium

Traditional 46. Chickpea Flour Pancake recipe

⏱️5 minPrep

🔥6 minCook

🕒11 minTotal

🍽️2Serves

🧺 Ingredients

👩‍🍳 How to make Chickpea Flour Pancake

Mix batter (3 mins, room temp): Combine gram flour, yogurt, water. Whisk until smooth batter forms—no lumps. Add onion, green chillies, turmeric, asafoetida, coriander, salt. Mix thoroughly.
Heat pan (2 mins, high): Non-stick or cast iron skillet over high heat until very hot.
Oil and pour (2 mins, high): Add 1 tsp oil, swirl to coat. Pour 1/4 cup batter, spread into 5-6 inch disc.
Check underside (15 secs, medium-high): Lift edge with spatula—should be golden-brown.
Flip and cook (1.5 mins, medium): Flip, cook second side 1-1.5 mins until light golden.
Serve (1 min, hot): Transfer to plate. Serve hot with tomato chutney.

📖 Cultural notes

Besan chilla is protein-rich pancake—gram flour's nutty flavor distinct from lentil-based chillas, quick breakfast option. ---

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