These fantastic savoury pancakes from India are not only gluten free but vegetarian as well. They are also super easy to make. Great on their own but when served with dips or pickles they take on even more flavour. Enjoy !
Ingredients
Gram (chickpea) flour – 2 cups
Tomatoes – 2 medium
Onion – one medium
Chillies – 3 to 4 ( finely chopped . red or green)
Chilli powder – ½ tablespoon
Cumin seeds – one teaspoon
Turmeric powder – ½ teaspoon
Vegetable oil – one tablespoon ( and a little more)
Salt – ½ teaspoon ( optional)
Instructions
In a mixing bowl, add gram flour, oil, cumin seeds, chilli powder, turmeric powder and salt. Mix until all ingredients are well combined
In a blender, add the tomatoes, onions and a little water. Blitz into a smooth, still slightly runny puree. Do not make it too thick
Make a batter by mixing the tomato puree with the seasoned gram flour.
Add a little oil and coat the base of a frying pan with oil. Bring to frying heat.
Spoon one or two tablespoons into the pan. Smooth out to pancake thickness
Add sprinkle lightly with chopped chillies.
Fry until crispy on the bottom and cooked through
Continue using the same method until all the batter and chillies have been used.
Serve immediately with chutneys or pickles. Also good with grated cheese
Notes
This recipe yields 6 to 8 portions
Keywords: Pudla savoury pancakes with chillies
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 100g Calories: 224 Fat: 7 g Saturated fat: 1 g Unsaturated fat: 6 g Trans fat: 0 g Carbohydrates: 34 g Sugar: 3 g Sodium: 214 mg Fiber: 7 g Protein: 11 g Cholesterol: 0 mg
Recipe by The Chilli Workshop at https://chilliworkshop.co.uk/recipes-with-chilllies/recipes-from-india/pudla/