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Homemade Wheat Flour Potato Chilla Recipe

Course : Main/ Breakfast / Snack

Cuisine: Indian

Servings: 6-7 nos

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time : 25 minutes

Total Time: 35 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 3 cups wheat flour

  • 1 finely chopped onion

  • 3-4 chopped green chillies

  • 1 tbsp chilli flakes

  • 1/2 tbsp chilli powder

  • 1 tsp jeera / cumin seeds

  • 1/2 tsp chaat masala

  • salt as per taste

  • some chopped coriander leaves

  • 2 small potatoes sliced into rings

  • 1 onion sliced into rings

  • 1 red or any colour capsicum sliced into rings

  • oil for cooking

Method:

  1. Clean, peel wash the onion and potato then slice them thinly. Similarly slice the capsicum also thinly.

  2. In a bowl add the wheat flour, chopped green chillies, coriander leaves, onion, salt, chilli powder, jeera and chilli flakes. Give it a nice mix then add water little by little ensuring there are no lumps till you get a dropping / medium consistency batter.

  3. Heat a non stick pan then add 1-2 tbsp oil keep the flame on low then place the sliced potatoes on it till the pan is fully covered with it. Pour a thin layer of the batter all over the potatoes. Cover and cook on low flame till the batter is dry and cooked. Slowly flip the cheela and cook again on the other side also on low flame till brown and the potatoes are crispy and cooked .

  4. Remove in a serving dish sprinkle some chaat masala, chilli flakes and coriander leaves all over it.

  5. Repeat the process till all the batter is used up.

  6. Alternatively in place of potatoes you can place the sliced onions or capsicum and cook in the same way.

Enjoy these yummy and healthy chillas with chutney and ketchup.