Stuffed Chillas
by rujutag
24 Jan 2004
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Stuffed Chilas make for a healthy and delicious filling breakfast recipe with the besan based pancakes or Chilas stuffed with paneer and peas mixture and then enjoyed hot with sauce or chutneys.
Stuffed Chillas recipe - How to make Stuffed Chillas
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For chilas -
1 cup besan (Bengal gram flour)
a pinch of asafoetida (hing)
1 tbsp oil
salt to taste
oil for cooking
For the stuffing -
2 cups paneer (cottagte cheese) cubes
1 cup boiled green peas
1/2 cup chopped tomatoes
1 green chilli, chopped
1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
2 tbsp chopped coriander (dhania)
1 tsp chaat masala
1 tbsp butter
salt to taste
Other ingredients -
1/4 cup Green Chutney
Method
for the chilas
for the stuffing mixture
for the chilas
- for the chilas
- Mix the gram flour, asafoetida, salt and 1 tablespoon of oil into a thin batter, using enough water.
- Heat a non-stick tava (griddle) and grease it with oil.
- Pour a ladleful of the mixture on the tava and spread it evenly to make a thin pancake.
- Cook both sides on a medium flame using a little oil to cook.
- Take care to see that it does not brown.
- Repeat for the remaining batter to make 12 chilas. keep aside.
for the stuffing mixture
- for the stuffing mixture
- Heat the butter and add the green chilli and cumin seeds.
- Add the tomatoes and sauté for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Add the paneer, peas, chaat masala and salt and sauté for a few more minutes.
- Top with the chopped coriander, divide into 12 portions and keep aside. **how to proceed
- Place one portion of the stuffing mixture on a chila and fold it to make a semi circle.
- Top with green chutney and serve hot.
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