Oats-Jowar Chilla (Oats-sorghum Salted Savory Pancake)

Chilla is spiced savory salted pancake. It is a very popular breakfast. It is healthy, nutritious, quick and simple. You can make it with many variations like- Sooji chilla, oats, moong etc. Most popular and tradition chilla is made from besan (Chickpea flour). But to change the taste you can make it with many varieties. I am using Oats flour and Jowar flour (Sorghum Flour). Try this recipe and start your healthy day.

INGREDIENTS-                                       SERVINGS- 6 CHILLA

¼ cup Oats flour

¼ cup Jowar Flour (Sorghum flour)

2 tbsp Besan (Chickpea flour)

½ cup chopped onions

2 Green chilies, chopped

½ cup chopped coriander

½ tsp cumin

½ tsp salt

1 cup Buttermilk

2 tbsp oil/ghee

METHOD-

1.   In a mixing bowl add oats flour, jowar flour, besan and buttermilk. Mix everything and make like Dosa batter. Add little water if required.

2.   Add in chopped onions, chili, coriander, cumin and salt. Mix everything well. Allow this batter to rest for 10 minutes.

3.   Meanwhile, heat a non stick pan or tawa. Sprinkle little oil (only for greasing).

4.   Now pour one ladle of batter and spread it in circular motion like a pancake or dosa.

5.   Drizzle few drops of oil at the edges of chilla.

6.   Allow it to get crispy. Now flip it and cook it from other side as well.

7.   Add little more oil if required.

8.   Make chilla’s out of the entire batter.

9.   Serve it hot with ketchup or Green chutney or Curd.

Variations-

·       You can replace onions with grated Bottle gourd (doodhi/laauki).

·       Instead of oil you can even use ghee.

·       Butter milk is option you can directly add water to make the batter. But add 2 tbsp Curd to enhance the taste.

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Dudhi Muthia (Lauki Muthia)

This is one the most popular Gujrati snack. Every Gujrati thali consists of these steamed Muthia’s. This is a healthy snack as we are going to steam and then sauté the Muthia’s (Not going to Deep fry). Traditionally we use Besan gram flour)/ Jowar Flour (Sorghum Flour) and Wheat Flour to make these Muthia’s. I am using Oats Flour, Jowar Flour and Wheat Flour. For Dhudhi Muthia we need

 INGREDIENTS:-

2 cups grated Dudhi (Bottle Gourd)

¼ cup Oats Flour

½ cup Jowar Flour

½ cup Wheat Flour

1 tbsp Semolina (Sooji)

2 tbsp Sesame seeds

1 tbsp oil

¼ cup coriander finely chopped

2 tsp red chili powder (you can add according to your taste)

½ tsp Turmeric

1 tbsp coriander powder

¼ tsp Asafetida

1 tsp salt

1 tsp sugar

¼ cup yoghurt

Pinch of Soda

For Tempering:-

2 Tbsp Oil

½ tsp cumin-mustard seeds

¼ tsp Asafetida

7-8 curry leaves

2 tbsp sesame seeds

1 tsp chat masala/ Jeeranu(Jeeravan) masala

METHODS:-

1.  In a bowl add grated Dudhi, sesame seeds, asafetida, salt, red chili powder, coriander powder, turmeric, coriander and sugar. Mix everything well and keep it aside for 10 minutes.

2.  After 10 minutes add yoghurt, soda, oil and give it a nice mix.

3.  Now add in the flours and combine everything well.

4.  If you need water to knead it then add little water. Knead it like a dough.

5.  Apply little oil to the dough.

6.  Make small cylindrical shape muthia’s.

7.  Boil water in a steamer. You can even use Idli pot to steam the muthia.

8.  Grease the steamer plate with oil.

9.  Place muthia’s over it and steam it for 10-15 minutes on medium flame.

10.             Once the muthia’s are steamed, allow it to cool.

11.             Cut it into small disc.

12.             Now for Tempering:-

·       Heat oil in a pan add cumin-mustard seeds, allow it to splutter.

·       Now add asafetida, curry leaves, sesame seeds and add the muthia’s.

·       Sauté it for 3-4 minutes on high flame.

·       At last sprinkle some chat masala or Jeeravan masala and serve it with fresh coriander chutney or mint onion chutney.

You can carry this snack while travelling. It stays fresh for 3-4 days.

You can even add these muthia’s to Kadhi or make gravy and add these muthia’s.

• For Mint Onion Chutney click the following link-https://grannysreflection.blogspot.com/2019/02/pudinamint-and-spring-onion-chutney.html 
• For Coriander Chutney -https://grannysreflection.blogspot.com/2017/11/green-chutney-hara-dhaniya-chutney.html

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