🥞 Besan Chila (Indian chickpea flour pancakes)

⏱️ Prep: 5m  |  ⏲️ Cook: 15m

Ingredients:

• 1 cup besan (gram flour)
• ¼ tsp turmeric
• ½ tsp red chilli powder
• Salt to taste
• ½ cup water
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 1 green chilli, chopped
• 2 tbsp chopped coriander
• Oil, for frying

Instructions:

1. Put a non-stick pan on a low heat with a little oil so it warms while you make the batter.
2. In a bowl, mix 1 cup besan, ¼ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp red chilli powder and salt to taste, then gradually add ½ cup water to form a smooth batter.
3. Finely chop 1 small onion, chop 1 green chilli and chop 2 tbsp coriander, and stir them through the batter.
4. Turn the pan up to medium and pour in a ladle of batter, spreading it thin.
5. Cook until golden on both sides, ladling in the next one as each comes off. Serve with garlic butter shrimp.