Mix Dal Chilla | Lentil & Vegetable Pancake | Quick Breakfast Recipe
Mix dal chilla or cheela is a high protein, gluten free, low fat, diabetic friendly, vegan recipe. It is perfect for breakfast time or a quick lunch or even snack time.
Ingredients
- 100 gm Washed yellow moong dal
- 50 gm Chana dal
- 50 gm Toor dal
- 1-2 Green chilli (or as per your taste)
- 1 medium sized Onion,finely chopped
- 1 small Carrot,grated
- 1 tsp Salt (or as per your taste)
- 1 tsp Cumin powder (jeera powder)
- 1 pinch Asafoetida (Heeng 1/8 tsp)
- ½ tsp Turmeric powder (haldi)
- ¼ tsp Ginger powder
- ½ tsp Red chilli powder
- ½ tsp Chat masala
- 2-3 tbsp Oil (for adding in batter and cooking cheelas)
- ¾ cup Water (or as required for grinding and adjusting batter consistency)
Instructions
Process of soaking and grinding dals
- Rinse dals 3-4 times in water and then soak dal in 2 cup water for at least 2- 3 hours or overnight if preparing for breakfast.
- After soaking discard water and grind dal along with green chill in a grinder with half cup water added gradually to make a smooth paste.
- Transfer dal paste into a bowl.
Process of making dal batter
- In the dal paste add cumin powder, heeng, turmeric powder, ginger powder, red chilli powder, chat masala, salt and oil.
- Then add chopped onion & grated carrot. Mix them well.
- Add more water if you feel that the batter consistency is a bit thick. Batter consistency should be little thicker than dosa batter.
Preparing cheela from dal batter
- Heat an iron griddle or non stick pan on a low flame, grease it with little oil and rub it with an onion piece that will help in avoiding sticking of cheela on the griddle.
- Pour 2 big spoonful of batter on pan, spread it evenly to make a round shape like dosa.
- Increase the flame intensity to medium heat and cook for around 1½ to 2 minutes, sprinkle little oil around the cheela and wait for few seconds. Then turn it over to let the other side cook for 1 minute.
- Mix dal veg cheela is ready, serve warm with homemade mint chutney or tomato sauce.
- Repeat the procedure to make 7-8 cheela out of it enough to feed 3-4 people.
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Notes
1. Soak dals in hot water for 1 hour to make quick preparations.
2. Grind dal while adding little water at a time. It makes an even and smoother batter.
3. I have used a combination of washed moong, toor and chana dal. You can try with other dals combination and the result may vary in texture and taste.
4. Add a teaspoon of oil in the dal batter to makes crispy cheelas.
5. Grease hot iron griddle with little amount of oil and rub it with a piece of onion, that creates a non-stick coating and cheela will not stick on the griddle.
6. When pouring batter on the griddle, the flame should be on low intensity, after spreading the batter you can change the flame to medium intensity.
7. Before turning it over, look at the corner to check if it has been cooked well on the bottom side.
8. Try to serve warm as it is more crispy in texture and flavourful.
9. If you are planning for stuffed cheela, stuffing can be prepared beforehand and that will make it easy to manage at the meal time.