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.