Try these nutritious gram flour (or besan) cheelas with the additional nutrition of zucchini as a healthy breakfast alternative, or even any other meal of the day. This is a complete meal that contains carbohydrates, proteins and nutritious vegetables, making it an ideal and healthy breakfast.
Ingredients
For the cheela
• 2 cups besan/gram flour
• ½ cup zucchini grated
• Salt to taste
• Green chillies, finely chopped to taste
• ½ teaspoon red chillies
• 2 tablespoons oil
Tzatziki Dip
• 1 cup yoghurt
• ¼ cup chopped cucumber
• 1 tablespoon parsley
• Salt to taste
• 1 tablespoon tahini paste
Directions
For the cheela:
Mix all ingredients, except the oil, in a bowl.
Add enough water to make a batter of pancake consistency.
Pour a small amount of oil in a non-stick pan and heat the pan.
Spread one ladle full of batter on the pan evenly.
Let it cook on one side, apply a little oil on the upper side and with the help of a flat spatula flip it over.
Cook it on the other side too, and then continue cooking the rest of the cheela.
For Tzatziki dip:
Beat the yoghurt until thick and add chopped cucumber, tahini paste and chopped parsley.
Add salt to taste and serve it with Cheela.
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