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Savory Chickpea Pancakes

February 3, 2017 by naivecookcooks 7 Comments

Savory chickpea pancake - just 11 basic PANTRY INGREDIENTS to make these soft flavorful chickpea batter pancakes with veggies. POPULAR as breakfast, brunch or even dinner time meal!

Soft Savory Chickpea Pancakes made with 11 basic ingredients, low carb, high protein and full of veggie goodness! Great for any meal of the day & super filling.

Savory chickpea pancake - just 11 basic PANTRY INGREDIENTS to make these soft flavorful chickpea batter pancakes with veggies. POPULAR as breakfast, brunch or even dinner time meal!

Lately I am trying to be more conscious of what we eat and most days it’s breakfast time that becomes a challenge as I can’t eat same breakfast every single day so oatmeal (which is not really my favorite)  for breakfast and eggs get out of the option very soon. Yesterday while brainstorming, I realised how growing up my Mom would make us a lot of these savory chickpea pancakes ( called CHILA as chee-laa in hindi) a lot. It’s super healthy as all you are using here is chickpea flour (which is actually used a lot in Indian cooking and it’s actually a staple in an Indian pantry), lots of freshly chopped veggies (I like sticking with basics like tomatoes, onions, cilantro) and simple spices. It’s made into a batter using water and then each chila or savory pancake is cooked on medium heat with little oil. Soft pancakes served with ketchup and hot cup of tea or coffee taste so good.

Savory chickpea pancake - just 11 basic PANTRY INGREDIENTS to make these soft flavorful chickpea batter pancakes with veggies. POPULAR for any MEAL of the day! FILLING & so good!

We often eat them not just for breakfast but also for lunch and dinner. These are super filling which is always a plus in my book. No BAKING POWDER, no BAKING SODA and no YEAST is needed. Just simple wholesome ingredients turned into delicious pancakes.

Savory chickpea pancake - just 11 basic PANTRY INGREDIENTS to make these soft flavorful chickpea batter pancakes with veggies. POPULAR for any MEAL of the day! FILLING & so good!

If you are looking for a healthy after work meal that takes 30 mins or less, then these my friend will be amazing! If you are cooking quite a few, I like to use a big pancake griddle or two pans so the cooking gets done quickly. And these taste great even if you make them ahead of time. Just pop them in microwave for few seconds and they are great.

SIMPLE ONE BOWL meal at it’s best!! Go and make these! You will love them 🙂

Savory chickpea pancake - just 11 basic PANTRY INGREDIENTS to make these soft flavorful chickpea batter pancakes with veggies. POPULAR for any MEAL of the day! FILLING & so good!

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Savory Chickpea Pancakes
 
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Prep time
15 mins
Cook time
15 mins
Total time
30 mins
 
Author: Naive Cook Cooks
Serves: 4 pancakes
Ingredients
Savory Chickpea Pancakes:
  • 1 cup chickpea flour (besan)
  • 1 tomato, finely chopped
  • ⅓ cup red onion, finely chopped
  • Handful finely chopped fresh cilantro
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 tsp red chili powder
  • ½ tsp turmeric powder
  • ¼ tsp black pepper powder
  • ½ tsp ginger paste
  • ¾ cup water
  • Few tsps oil for cooking
Instructions
Savory Chickpea Pancakes:
  1. In a bowl mix first 10 ingredients.
  2. Heat a pancake griddle or a flat non stick pan. Add few drops of oil and pour ½ cup batter in the center. Using back of a spoon spread it as much as you can. Let it cook on medium low heat. When you see bubbles appearing on top, add few drops of oil on top of pancake and flip. Cook and apply little bit oil on the now top surface. Flip after few minutes and cook. Once it's nicely cooked and golden on both sides, serve with ketchup or your favorite hot sauce.
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Filed Under: 30 Min Meals, All Recipes, Breakfast Savory Recipes, Dairy Free Recipes, Eggless Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Healthy Recipes, Indian Inspired Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes Tagged With: besan chila, Breakfast, breakfast recipes, brunch, chickpea pancakes, dinner, dinner recipes, eggless recipes, healthy, healthy recipes, indian, indian recipes, lunch, meatless recipes, quick, vegetarian

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Comments

  1. Sues says

    February 3, 2017 at 10:52 AM

    These look awesome!! So light and flavorful… And I’m always up for an excuse to eat more ketchup 🙂

    Reply
    • naivecookcooks says

      February 7, 2017 at 11:19 AM

      hehe me too!! I can possibly eat anything with ketchup. Thanks for stopping by Sues 🙂

      Reply
  2. annie says

    February 6, 2017 at 8:43 AM

    woah! These look so so good (and cheap and easy). I love a good savory pancake — can’t wait to try it.

    Reply
    • naivecookcooks says

      February 7, 2017 at 11:18 AM

      I hope you enjoy this Annie! 🙂

      Reply
  3. Lathiya says

    February 6, 2017 at 6:14 PM

    Easy and yummy

    Reply
    • naivecookcooks says

      February 7, 2017 at 11:18 AM

      Thanks dear!

      Reply
  4. Sabrina says

    February 9, 2017 at 6:48 PM

    These pancakes look amazing! I just started using chickpea flour recently, so I’ll definitely have to give these a try!

    Reply

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