DISH RESEARCH · Breakfast
cheela
Savory gram-flour pancakes with onion, tomato, ginger, coriander and spices.
About cheela
Besan cheela is a North Indian savoury pancake made with gram flour. Dassana Amit's household rendition has onion, tomato, ginger, coriander leaves and green chillies in its speckled batter.
Carom seeds, turmeric and red chilli powder give the pancakes their aromatic character. Onion adds a slight crunch, while tomato brings a gentle tang against the chickpea-flour base.
The pancakes have golden patches and are presented folded and hot. Their texture ranges from soft to crisp, with vegetables and seasonings offered as additions to the plain-serving rendition.
Allergens in this recipe
Allergen details are not yet confirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in cheela
Dassana Amit's North Indian besan cheela, plain service.
- Besan / gram flourBaseIngredient page not linked
- OnionAromatic
- TomatoBase · Optional
- Coriander leavesAromatic
- Green chillies, variety unspecifiedSeasoning · OptionalIngredient page not linked
- Finely chopped gingerAromatic
- Carom seeds / ajwainSeasoning · Optional
- Ground turmericSeasoning
- Red chilli powderSeasoning · Optional
- WaterLiquid
- SaltSeasoning
- Oil, unspecifiedCooking medium · Optional
- CabbageBase · Optional
- CarrotBase · Optional
- SpinachBase · Optional
- Fenugreek leavesBase · Optional
- Amaranth leavesBase · Optional
- Baking sodaBinder · Optional
- Black saltSeasoning · Optional
- Lemon juiceSeasoning · Optional
- Chaat masalaSeasoning · Optional
- Capsicum / bell pepperBase · Optional
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Besan / gram flour: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual19 dehusked black chickpea flour; not white-chickpea flour substitute142, broad gram-flour identity.; Ingredient page link pending verification or catalogue review
- Onion: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Tomato (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual185 default, same-source243/415 explicitly permits omission; no substitute vegetable route forced into main.
- Coriander leaves: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Green chillies, variety unspecified (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual187 first green chilli over named serrano alternative, explicit same-recipe omission55/246.
- Finely chopped ginger: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Carom seeds / ajwain (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual189 first ajwain over cumin substitute59; same-source omission59 retained.
- Ground turmeric: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Red chilli powder (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual191 first red powder over cayenne, same-recipe omission246 retained.
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Oil, unspecified (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual194/210/219 standard default, same-source145 explicitly offers without oil. Omission metadata only, no health/weight-loss or allergy-safety claim.
- Cabbage (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual27 named optional batter addition.
- Carrot (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual27/415 named optional addition, not all tomato-substitute alternatives243 unioned.
- Spinach (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual27/243 optional greens.
- Fenugreek leaves (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual27/243 optional greens.
- Amaranth leaves (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual27/243 optional greens, species unprovided.
- Baking soda (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual247 first optional fluffier-texture addition over baking-powder alternative. Default traditionally unleavened22/247 retained in identity; no obligatory leavening invented.
- Black salt (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual creator361 explicitly offered same-batter addition, not copied solely from reader.
- Lemon juice (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual creator393 approves named same-recipe addition.
- Chaat masala (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual creator393 named same-recipe addition; full blend unprovided/unlinked in reply, no own exact intended formula inferred from category recipes.
- Capsicum / bell pepper (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual creator415 confirms own occasional addition; exact colour unprovided by creator, no egg/black pepper imported from reader409.
Origins & food traditions
Countries
- India
- IndiaCatalogue link pending review
- QatarCatalogue link pending review
- BahrainCatalogue link pending review
- United Arab EmiratesCatalogue link pending review
- SingaporeCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- North Indian Cuisine
- Indian CuisineCatalogue link pending review