oats chilla recipe | oats cheela | how to make oats chilla recipe with detailed photo and video recipe. healthy and tasty breakfast or indian pancake recipe prepared with quick rolled oats and spices. it is an healthy alternative compared to the oats overnight recipe or perhaps consuming just oats with milk and fruits. the recipe is an extension to the traditional besan ka cheela recipe.
cheela recipes have always been a traditional recipes and is typically prepared with besan or chickpea flour. but lately, there has been many variants of cheela recipes prepared with many other alternative ingredients. one such hugely popular, particularly in indian cosmopolitan cities is oats chilla recipe. it has become popular because of the usage of oats and its health aspects, yet offers the taste in a conventional way. having said that, i personally like this pancake recipe compared to overnight oats or the combination of oats and milk for my breakfast. i do not prefer to have a cold or sweet breakfast and hence the oats cheela is an recommended alternative.
the recipe for oats chilla is extremely simple, yet some tips, suggestion and variation for it. firstly, i heavily recommend to dry roast the oats before grounding it to fine powder. also i have used quick rolled oats and it can be roasted within minutes till golden brown. secondly, i have added just onion and tomato in terms of vegetables, but you can extend it with finely chopped capsicum, carrots and even broccoli. lastly, cook these pancakes in a non stick pan till it becomes golden brown in color. while roasting, spread some oil across the chilla so that it gets cooked evenly. further roast it on both the sides in turns and flip them carefully without breaking it.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 2 tbsp rava / semolina / suji, fine
- ¼ cup curd / yogurt
- 1 cup water
- ¼ tsp turmeric
- ½ tsp ginger paste
- 2 chilli, finely chopped
- ½ tsp cumin / jeera, crushed
- 2 tbsp onion, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp tomato, finely chopped
- ½ tsp salt
- olive oil, for roasting
Instructions
- firstly dry roast 1 cup rolled oats. take unflavoured oats as we are adding spices.
- roast until the oats turn crisp.
- cool the oats completely and blend to a fine powder without adding any water.
- transfer the powdered oats into a large mixing bowl.
- also, add 2 tbsp rava for binding.
- now add ¼ cup curd and 1 cup water.
- whisk and mix make smooth lump free batter.
- additionally, add ¼ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp ginger paste, 2 chilli, ½ tsp crushed cumin.
- also add 2 tbsp onion, 2 tbsp tomato and ½ tsp salt.
- mix well forming thick flowing consistency chilla batter.
- further, pour a ladleful of batter onto a hot tawa and spread gently.
- pour ½ tsp of olive oil over chilla.
- cover and allow cooking on a medium flame for a minute.
- now flip the chilla and cook both sides pressing gently.
- finally, oats chilla is ready to serve with green chutney.
how to make oats chilla with step by step photo:
- firstly dry roast 1 cup rolled oats. take unflavoured oats as we are adding spices.
- roast until the oats turn crisp.
- cool the oats completely and blend to a fine powder without adding any water.
- transfer the powdered oats into a large mixing bowl.
- also, add 2 tbsp rava for binding.
- now add ¼ cup curd and 1 cup water.
- whisk and mix make smooth lump free batter.
- additionally, add ¼ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp ginger paste, 2 chilli, ½ tsp crushed cumin.
- also add 2 tbsp onion, 2 tbsp tomato and ½ tsp salt.
- mix well forming thick flowing consistency chilla batter.
- further, pour a ladleful of batter onto a hot tawa and spread gently.
- pour ½ tsp of olive oil over chilla.
- cover and allow cooking on a medium flame for a minute.
- now flip the chilla and cook both sides pressing gently.
- finally, oats chilla is ready to serve with green chutney.
notes:
- firstly, if you are vegan, replace curd with water. however, adding curd will enhance the flavour.
- also, add coriander leaves for more flavours.
- additionally, if you are planning for vrat, the chilla can be prepared without adding onions as well.
- finally, oats chilla recipe tastes great when served hot.