Recipe: Kuttu Cheela

A simple and filling Navratri cheela made with kuttu flour, potato and fasting-friendly spices, cooked on a tawa with a little ghee.

Prep time: 10 mins | Cook time: 15 mins | Servings: 2

Ingredients

• 100 g kuttu flour
• 1 medium potato, boiled and grated
• 1 green chilli, finely chopped
• ½ inch ginger, grated
• ½ tsp cumin seeds
• ¼ tsp black pepper powder
• 2 tbsp fresh coriander, chopped
• Sendha namak, to taste
• Approximately 1 cup water
• Ghee, for cooking

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Method

1. Add kuttu flour, grated potato, green chilli, ginger, cumin, pepper, coriander and sendha namak to a bowl.
2. Add water gradually and whisk to make a smooth, pourable batter.
3. Rest the batter for 10 minutes.
4. Heat a tawa and lightly grease it with ghee.
5. Pour a ladleful of batter and gently spread it into a round cheela.
6. Cook over medium heat until the underside turns golden and the top is set.
7. Drizzle a little ghee around the edges and flip.
8. Cook the other side until golden and cooked through.
9. Serve hot with curd or a vrat-friendly chutney.