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Veggie Oats Cheela

Power your day with these savoury, nutrient-packed pancakes! Veggie Oats Cheela are packed with fiber-rich oats, colourful veggies, and essential nutrients to fuel your workouts and support recovery. These are quick to prepare and full of flavour.
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Servings: 3 cheela
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • ½ cup/ 50 g besan or gram flour
  • ½ cup/ 45 g rolled oats coarsely ground
  • ¼ tsp ajwain or carom seeds
  • 1 green chilli chopped
  • ¼ tsp ginger finely chopped or grated
  • ¼ tsp turmeric powder
  • ¼ tsp red chilli powder
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 cup water
  • 30 g onion chopped
  • 35 g tomato chopped
  • ¼ cup/15 g spinach chopped
  • Oil as needed

Method
 

Batter Preparation
  1. In a bowl, mix besan and ground oats.
  2. Add spices, green chilli, and ginger to the flour mixture.
  3. Gradually pour about ¾ cup of water while stirring with a whisk or spoon. If the batter feels too thick, add more water until you reach a smooth, pourable consistency. I used around 1 cup of water.
  4. Adjust the water as needed. Break any lumps while mixing to ensure a smooth batter.
  5. Cover the batter and let it rest for 20-30 minutes.
  6. After resting, stir in vegetables and mix them in thoroughly.
Cooking the Cheela
  1. Heat a tawa (griddle) and lightly grease it with oil. Make sure the heat is on low to medium—too hot can burn the cheela.
  2. Pour a ladle of batter onto the tawa and gently spread it into a circle.
  3. Let it cook for 3-4 minutes, or until the edges turn golden brown.
  4. Carefully flip the cheela to avoid it from breaking, and drizzle ½ to 1 teaspoon of oil around the edges.
  5. Cook the other side for another 2-3 minutes, until it is crisp and golden.
  6. Remove the cheela from the tawa and serve with chutney of your choice.

Notes

  • If using quick-cooking oats, you don’t need to rest the batter for 20-30 minutes. You can cook the cheelas immediately.
  • Feel free to swap out the spinach for other vegetables, like grated carrots.