Friday, October 21, 2011

Besan Puda / Besan Dosa


Besan Puda is a savory pancake made of chickpea flour or besan and few other ingredients.
Perfect for breakfast or brunch.

Ingredients:
  • Besan - 1 cup
  • Sooji ( semolina ) - 2 1/2 tbsp
  • Rice Flour - 1 tbsp
  • Carom Seeds - 1/4 tsp
  • Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tsp
  • Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp
  • Yogurt - 1/2 cup
  • Water - 1 1/2 cup or as required
  • Grated Ginger - 1 tsp
  • Finely Chopped Onions - 1/4 cup
  • Chopped Cilantro - 3 tbsp
  • Chopped Green Chillies - 1 -2
  • Salt - to taste
  • Oil Spray
  • Baking Soda - a pinch

Directions :
  • In a mixing bowl, mix besan, suji, rice flour, turmeric, salt, cumin seeds and carom seeds ( ajwain ) .
  • Add water and yogurt and mix well with a whisk. Make sure there are no lumps.
  • Adjust water to make batter of the consistency of pancake or dosa batter.
  • Add in chopped onions, green chillies, cilantro, ginger and give it a good mix.
  • Add and mix baking soda just before you start making pudas.
  • Heat a skillet, spray oil all over.
  • Pour a ladleful of batter on the skillet and spread it thinly like a pancake.
  • Let it cook for a couple of minutes till the bottomside turns brown.
  • Spray some oil over the puda and flip it over.
  • Let it cook till the color changes to golden brown and it turns crispy.
  • Serve immediately with any chutney or dip of your choice.

Variation:  You can add some more veggies to it, like grated carrots or chopped spring onions or grated zucchini or chopped spinach or anything you can think of.

1 comment:

  1. Thanks for reminding me this dish, I could not stop my taste buds and made it right away, Thanks for posting it.

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    Bleed Blue.

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