Besan ka Cheela

Ingredients

• 1 cup Besan/chickpea flour
• 1 onion,finely chopped
• 1 tomato,finely chopped
• 2 tbsp cilantro chopped
• 1 tsp green chilli paste or 1 tsp finely chopped green chili
• 1/2 tsp ajwain/carom seeds
• a pinch of hing
• water as needed
• Salt to taste

Method

1. Put the besan into a bowl,it is always to sift besan which avoid the formation of lumps while mixing with water and make into a smooth and thick batter.Use a wire whisk to do this process which eases the formation of smooth and even batter.The consistency should be slightly thinner than the regular dosa batter.
2. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well.
3. Take a small omelet pan and add about a tsp of oil and pour the about half a cup of batter and turn the pan so that the batter covers the entire pan.If you do not have omelet pan you can do this on regular non stick tawa,just spread the batter lightly with the back of the ladle.Pour some oil around the edges.
4. You can cover the pan or leave it as it is ,but I prefer it covered.
5. Once it is fried you can see the golden color around the edges and flip them when they are ready and let it roast on the other side for a few seconds.It is very important to fry the besan omelet on both the sides as uncooked besan causes indigestion.
6. Serve them with green chutney/tamarind chutney/onion chutney/tomato sauce.