Basen Ka Puda is a tasty dish for breakfast or a light lunch. This recipe is quick to prepare and can be served many different ways. In my house this is a favorite dish for breakfast, folded with cheese.
Course Breakfast
Cuisine Indian
Keyword Besan Cheela, Healthy Breakfast, Quick And Easy
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 15 minutesminutes
Total Time 25 minutesminutes
Servings 3people
Ingredients
1cupbesangram flour
1/4cuprice flourchawal ka atta
1tspsalt
3/4cup water, use as needed
1/2tspcumin seeds jeera
1tspgreen chili finely chopped
1cupzucchini shredded
1tabscilantro finely choppedhara dhania
6tbspoil for cooking use as needed
Instructions
Shred the zucchini with the skin and keep aside.
Mix all the dry ingredients together: besan, rice flour, cumin seeds, and salt. Add the water slowly to make a smooth batter, the consistency of pancake batter or Dosa batter. Add the green chilies, cilantro, and zucchini. Mix well.
Use a non-stick skillet and place on medium-high heat. Test by sprinkling a few drops of water on it. Water should sizzle right away. Pour about 1/2 cup of the batter into the skillet and spread evenly with a back of spoon. Starting from the center, spiral the batter outward evenly to form a circle about 7" in diameter.
When batter starts to dry, gently spread one teaspoon of oil over it. Wait about 30 seconds; flip the puda using a flat spatula.
Press the puda lightly all around with the spatula to make the puda cook evenly. Turn the puda three to four time, until crisp and brown on both sides.
Repeat for the remaining pudas.
Notes
Tips:Spread the batter quickly, or it will begin to dry and will be difficult to spread.Serving Suggestions:You can serve the puda with yogurt, hari chutney, spicy pickles.Pudas can also be served as quesadillas. Fold the pudda with shredded cheddar cheese, sliced tomatoes, or roasted vegetables.VariationsZucchini can be replaced with finely chopped spinach, shredded potatoes, or finely shredded cabbage.If you make the puda without vegetables, do not use rice flour. This will cause the pudas to be very dry.Cilantro can be replaced with ground coriander powder.