Description
Vegan chickpea flour omelette or Indian besan chilla is a nutritious breakfast recipe that can be made quickly and ideal for weight loss and calorie counting diets.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup besan/chickpea flour(roughly 75 g)
- 1 small onion chopped
- 1 tomato finely chopped
- 1/2 tablespoon ginger chopped
- 1 small green chilli chopped(optional)
- 1/4 teaspoon chilli powder
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1/2 teaspoon carrom seeds(or cumin seeds)
- 1/4 teaspoon chat masala(optional)
- 1/4 teaspoon black salt(optional)
- a pinch of salt
- a pinch of baking powder(optional)
- 3/4 cup water
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, add chickpea flour, vegetables, ginger, carrom seeds,salt and spices except for chat masala and black salt with 1/2 cup of water.
- Using a fork, give it a good mix until all the flour is mixed properly and scraping the bottoms.
- Adust little water(usually less than 1/4 cup) and form a semi-thick and not very runny batter.
- Add in black salt and chat masala if using and mix well.
- Heat a non-stick pan and spray some cooking oil.
- Pour a small ladle full of batter and spread evenly without making the omelette too thin.
- Cook on low to medium flame for 2 – 3 minutes by covering with a lid.
- Flip and cook again for a minute and serve hot. Garnish with more coriander if you prefer.
Notes
If using carrots please grate them. Can use bell peppers, spinach too.
Skip chilli if serving for kids or you need a less spicy version.
Please don’t make the omelette too thick as the chickpea flour doesn’t get cooked and taste good.
Baking powder is optional as it can make the omelettes softer.
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Stove Top
- Cuisine: North Indian, Punjabi
Keywords: indian, vegan, egg-less