Matar Besan And Paneer Cheela Recipe -Green Peas & Paneer Crepes
Cheelas are thin crepes or dosas which are usually made with Besan as the base ingredient. Its takes very little time to prepare as these ingredients are almost always available in Indian kitchens.
Ingredients
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1 cup Green peas (Matar)
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steamed
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1 cup Gram flour (besan)
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1/2 cup Paneer (Homemade Cottage Cheese)
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grated
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1 teaspoon Ginger
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roughly chopped
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2 Green Chillies
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finely chopped
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1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
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1/2 teaspoon Cumin powder (Jeera)
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1/2 teaspoon Salt
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2 Oil
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for cooking cheela
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1/2 teaspoon Salt
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2 teaspoons Oil
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for pan roasting
Instructions
Step 1
To begin making the Matar Besan And Paneer Cheela Recipe, add the Green Peas/Matar, green chillies and ginger into the mixer grinder, add water and make a thick puree
Step 2
Add the matar paste in a large mixing bowl
Step 3
Into the bowl, add besan, grated cheese, turmeric powder, cumin powder and salt
Step 4
Stir in water and whisk well to make a thick cheela batter
Step 5
Preheat a pan over medium heat
Step 6
Take a medium scoop of matar and paneer cheela batter and drop in the center of the pan and gently spread to make cheela
Step 7
You can adjust the thickness of the cheela to suit your taste
Step 8
Drizzle oil from the sides and cook the matar besan cheela until you see golden spots on all sides
Step 9
Once the bottom side is roasted well, carefully flip the matar paneer besan cheela with a spatula and roast the other side by adding few drops of oil from sides again
Step 10
Transfer the Matar Besan And Paneer Cheela to a serving plate and serve hot
Step 11
Serve Matar Besan And Paneer Cheela with Tomato Onion Chutney, Tomato Garlic Chutney or any other chutney of your choice and Masala Chai for your breakfast or as a tea time snack