It is an easy and tasty snack recipe made with gram flour and semolina. it is one of the healthy snack recipes which can be enjoyed for all parts of the day’s meal. it is prepared with vegetables, regular spices, and flavoring and hence does not require any additional sides with it. I share two methods for preparing this nashta one is a pancake and another is instant dosa from one batter. It is quick and easy to prepare with easily available ingredients. Do try this!
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Besan suji ka nashta | Besan suji chilla recipe | besan dosa recipe
Ingredients
For batter
- 1 cup gram flour - besan
- 1 cup fine rava
- 1.5 cup buttermilk
- Salt to taste
- ½ tsp turmeric powder
- Pinch of hing
- 3 tbsp water or as required
For besan suji chilla
- 1 cup batter
- ½ cup chopped onion
- ¼ cup chopped tomatoes
- 2 chopped green chilli
- ¼ tsp ginger paste
- ½ tsp red chilli flakes
- ½ tsp ajwain
- 1 tsp oil + oil for making nashta
- ½ tsp cumin seeds
- ½ tsp mustard seeds
- Some curry leaves
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp lemon juice
- Some white sesame seeds
For besan suji dosa
- 1 cup batter
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp lemon juice
- Chopped onion
- Chopped tomatoes
- Some coriander leaves
- Red chilli powder
- Chaat masala
- Black salt
- Oil for making dosa
Instructions
Making batter
- In a mixing bowl, add besan, rava, salt, turmeric powder and hing. Mix well.
- Add buttermilk gradually and make a thick batter and pouring consistency of batter.
- Rest for 15 minutes or until the rava absorbs water well.
- Batter is ready. divide batter into two equal parts.
Making besan suji chilla
- In a mixing bowl, add 1 cup of batter.
- Then add chopped onion, tomatoes, green chilli, ginger paste, red chilli flakes and ajwain.
- Now in a pan, add oil, mustard seed, cumin seeds and some curry leaves. sauté and add tadka into batter.
- Add baking soda and some lemon juice. Mix well.
- In a pan, spread some oil and sprinkle some white sesame seeds on it.
- Then add batter and spread it evenly.
- Cover and cook
- cover and simmer for 5-7 minutes or until the base gets cooked well.
- now flip over and cook base for 3-4 minutes.
- Enjoy besan suji chilla with tomato ketchup.
Making besan suji dosa
- In a mixing bowl, add 1 cup of batter.
- Then add baking soda and lemon juice to it. mix well. add water if the batter is thick.
- Heat a tawa. Pour a ladle full of batter. Spread it in a circular direction to make it to thin dosa.
- When the upper surface of the dosa becomes dry then Spread some oil on it.
- Then sprinkle chopped onion, tomatoes, and coriander leaves on it.
- Add red chilli powder, chaat masala and black salt to a bowl. Mix well and sprinkle masala on the dosa.
- When the dosa becomes crispy, fold it and serve hot with chutney or tomato ketchup.
Notes
- The proportion of besan and rava should be equal.
- Use fine rava for nashta.
- The mixture should have a slightly thick but flowing consistency.
- Cook nashta on low-medium flame.
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