Looking for a quick and healthy recipe to have for breakfast? Try this delish Broccoli Spinach Cheela that you can literally make in just 15 minutes. To prepare these green cheelas, you just need a handful of ingredients like broccoli, spinach, besan, green chillies, garlic, cumin powder, black pepper powder and salt. We have added minimal spices to this recipe, however, to make it more masaledar, you can add some red chilli powder, coriander powder, dry mango powder and even pav bhaji masala to make the cheela more interesting. These nutritious cheelas can be served with mint chutney or any other dip of your choice. If you are running late for office, then this is the recipe that you can whip up without much efforts. Be it kids or adults, everyone will love these scrumptious cheelas. Usually, kids make a fuss when it comes to eating green veggies like broccoli and spinach. By making these healthy cheelas, you can make your kids eat seasonal green veggies without even letting them realise. To make the cheelas even more wholesome, you can filling them with paneer bhurji or mixed veggies stuffing. Do try this recipe, rate it and let us know how it turned out to be by leaving a comment in the section below. Happy Cooking!
Ingredients of Broccoli Spinach Cheela
- 1 cup broccoli
- 1 cup gram flour (besan)
- 2 green chilli
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- gm salt
- 1 cup spinach
- 5 cloves garlic
- 1 teaspoon cumin powder
- 1/4 teaspoon garam masala powder
How to make Broccoli Spinach Cheela
Step 1 Make broccoli-spinach pasteCut the broccoli into florets. Clean the spinach leaves and cut the stems. Add broccoli and spinach leaves to a blender. Also add garlic cloves, green chillies and about 2-3 tbsp water. Blend to form a thick paste.
Step 2 Make batterTake out the green paste in a bowl. Add besan, cumin powder, garam masala, black pepper powder and salt. Add water in batches and mix well to form a lump-free batter. The consistency of the batter should be medium- neither too thick nor too thin.
Step 3 Make cheelasNow drizzle a few drops of oil on a non-stick tawa. Pour two ladleful of batter on it and spread in circular motions to make a round cheela. Cook from one side until golden patches appear. Flip towards the other side and cook until a bit crispy.
Step 4 Ready to be servedServe the cheela with a chutney or dip of your choice. Enjoy!
Tips
- You can add a filling of paneer or veggies in the cheela to make it more wholesome.
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