The versatility of chickpea flour
This beetroot cheela
The beetroot cheela is a fun way of getting that boring repetitive bread out of the way and bring in some colour for the breakfast. A quick mix with some beet juice a great pan to cook them in is all you need. To pair with this recipe looks and tastes fantastic with green chutney. Scroll down for the recipe and make it your breakfast staple.
Here is another protein-rich recipe which needs a bit more prep but is a brilliant post-workout snack as well – Andhra Pesarattu- green gram crepes.
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Beetroot cheela
Ingredients
for batter
- 1 cup chickpea flour (besan/ kadalamaav)
- 3 tbsp beetroot grated or juiced.
- 1/4 tsp red chili powder
- 1 pinch Asafoetida
- salt to taste
- 1/2 cup yogurt
- 2 cup drinking water
for the pancake making
- cooking oil
Instructions
- Peel and grate a small beetroot on a fine grater and set aside
- Into a mixing bowl add one chickpea, with the spice mixes.
- Mix well and add the grated beetroot and yogurt and mix.
- Add a bit of water at a time and whisk to form a smooth lumpless batter
- Set a flat pan on medium heat and spray oil to form a nonstick surface
- When the pan is hot add a ladle ful of the batter and allow it to spread a bit
- Cook on one side and then flipover and cook the other side.
- Stack the pancakes and serve hot with green chutney or ketchup
The beetroot pancakes sound so flavorful… gorgeous color too !
How pretty and catchy this cheela looks, adding beetroot to the usual cheela makes it more interesting and fabulously healthy.
Interesting and healthy… Lovely eye catchy colour !
I love how you have amoed up the simple Cheela. Eye-catching and surprising!
Beetroot chila looks fabulous. Delicious and healthy. Perfect breakfast recipe.
The beetroot pancakes sound so delicious and colorful. Cheela is one my fav meal, love to have it anytime. Yummy and healthy share 🙂
A very healthy recipe, good for anytime of the day. Lovely pink colour
Beetroot cheela look so colorful and tempting. A great breakfast treat or even a healthy snack option.
You nailed it Seema!Gorgeous Cheelas!
The beetroot pancakes looks so beautiful & flavorful…. Lovely share for theme
Its a lovely and healthy recipe. The pink colour of the cheelas is so tempting and would be a hit with kids. I like your version of grating the beetroot instead of adding the boiled ones. A change from the usual way of doing and thereby increasing the nutrition quotient too. Great share for the theme indeed Seema.
Absolutely love the addition of beetroots to the cheela mixture. It is such a satifaction when the kids enjoy their food.
You have done perfect justice to the recipe. Its one of my family fav too.
Great way to add the goodness of beans to pancakes. lovely share
i meant beets! argh typo!
Love the idea of making cheela with beetroot. Must try this one. Cheela varieties make a great option for breakfast
A good idea Seema to add beetroot to a cheela batter. Have some beetroot in the fridge, tomorrow’s quick lunch is sorted.
What a great way of making the cheelas look exciting by adding a healthy ingredient like beetroot. I am also going to do this as its a good way of making kids eat beetroot. Also you have used spray oil which would have less calories.
Love cheelas for their versatility. These beet cheelas is so fancy-schmancy yet nutritious too!