Breakfasts
Rava Chilla Recipe
Prep Time | 30 minutes |
Cook Time | 20 minutes |
Servings |
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Ingredients
- 1 cup sooji/rava
- ¼ cup onions finely chopped
- 1-2 green chillies chopped
- ½ teaspoon ginger / adrak finely chopped
- 2-3 tablespoons coriander leaves / dhania patta chopped
- ¼ teaspoon ajwain/carom seeds or cumin seeds/jeera
- a pinch of red chilli powder/lal mirch powder
- a pinch of turmeric powder/haldi
- Salt as required
- 1.25 cups Water
- Oil as required
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Instructions
- Take 1 cup fine sooji/rava/cream of wheat in a bowl.
- Add 1 cup water. mix very well and allow the batter to rest for 30 minutes.
- After 30 minutes, rava will absorb much of the water and will become very soft.
- Then add the remaining ingredients in the batter except oil and the remaining ¼ cup water. mix very well.
- Next add ¼ cup water again and mix very well.
- The batter should have a slightly medium thick consistency.
- Heat a pan and spread a bit of oil in it.
- Take a ladle of the batter & gently spread the batter on the pan to make small to medium chillas. the pan has to be on a low flame when you pour and spread the chilla batter.
- Otherwise you won't be able to spread the batter easily. just lightly spread the batter to a neat round shape. don't try to spread too much as the chillas will break.
- Let the sooji chilla cook on a low to medium flame.
- When the top of the chilla looks cooked, then sprinkle some oil on the sides and top. with the spoon itself, spread the oil all over.
- When the base has cooked and become light golden, then flip and cook the other side.
- When the second side gets light golden or the onions in the chilla, look golden or caramelized, then remove the chilla and serve.
- Serve sooji chillas hot or warm with any chutney or sauce of your choice.
Recipe Notes
The recipe serves 2, but can be easily be tripled.