Besan Chila or Besan Paratha

Generally Parathas are whole-wheat Indian flat bread. Here we are using gram flour not whole wheat.Parathas can be made plain or stuffed with many different fillings.This recipe is very less time consuming recipe.This will make 6/7 chilla.  

Besan Chila

Ingredients:

• 1 cup gram flour
• 1 1/2 cup water (Use more as needed)
• 1/2 tsp Carom seed
• 1/4 tsp salt(according to the taste)
• 1 chopped green chili
• 1 tsp chopped cilantro (green coriander)
• 1/4 tsp Black Pepper Powder 
• 1/2 tsp Red Chilli Powder
• Oil to cook

Making Chilla

1. Put all the ingredients except water in a big bowl.
2. Now start adding small quantities of water to make a smooth batter, so that there should be no lumps in it.
3. Add water till it comes to a dropping consistency or just like dosa batter. now keep it aside.
4. Now heat a non-stick- tawa or heavy bottom frying pan, then turn the heat on medium. put little oil on tawa [1tsp.] & spread 1 serving spoonful of batter evenly on it.
5. Cover it with lid just for a minute so that it should cook inside also. then remove lid, put some more oil on the top & turn it upside down.
6. Let it be brown & crispy from both sides.
7. Repeat the same with rest of the batter.
8. Serve hot with green chutney or sause. it can be taken with toast also.

Variations
Try adding chopped onion and tomato. If you are feeling hard to mix the batter then first mix the water and gram flour in mixer and then add rest of the ingredient.

Serving Suggestions
 Chilla can be served with tomato chutney,green chatni.