Rice Flour Cheela

Cheela is basically flour based flatbread recipe mainly prepared for breakfast and lunch. It is often served with some chutneys or south Indian curries. Rice Flour Cheela is commonly prepared with rice flour, however, for this recipe, I have also used varieties of vegetables to give it a perfect texture and a very new taste. Cheela is an authentic and traditional delicacy from the central part of India, which is been prepared as a regular breakfast option. It is very often called and compared with Dosa in the Northern part of India. There are different varieties of Cheela recipes, Besan Cheela is very popular among all, it is also prepared in different methods using many kinds of vegetables or just along with onion and green chili, which is the simplest version of all the Cheela recipes.

Rice Flour Cheela recipe is the shortcut method of preparing and I very often make it in my breakfast when I have less time left in the morning to serve my family members. Rice Flour Cheela can also be called as Rice Flour Rotis (flatbreads). Here, I have used few vegetables, however, you can also skip the vegetables and prepare just the normal dosa type Rice Flour Cheela and combine it eating with some gravy or curries, or you can just add the basics like onion and green chili. I have not used much oil while frying them in the non-stick pan, just brushed the oil once and that was all. Rice Flour Roti/ Cheela/ Uthappam/ Veggie Dosa/ Dosai, with different names, but quite similar method of cooking. This is a Fusion recipe from different parts of India. It is very easy to arrange and made very quickly. It is Ideal for breakfast, lunch or any specific time of the day. So here follows the recipe. Enjoy cooking!!

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Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cooking Time: 20 minutes

Total time: 25 minutes

Course: Breakfast/ Lunch

Cuisine: South Indian

Serves: 3

Measuring Item: 1 cup=150 ml

Ingredients:

1. Rice flour- 2 cups
2. Onion- 2 (chopped into very small pieces)
3. Tomato- 2 (chopped)
4. Chilli-2
5. Carrot- 2 (grated)
6. Coriander leaves/ Spring onion
7. Salt (taste wise)
8. Sugar- ¼ cup
9. Water- 2 cups

Method:

1. Take a big bowl, mix all the ingredients together. Add water bringing it into a consistent thick batter, which flows smoothly. Set for 5 minutes.
2. Heat a frying pan, brush little oil, pour the batter with a big scoop/ ladle.
3. Keep the flame on medium and cover the pan for 2 minutes and fry it just like dosas.
4. That's it the Rice Flour Cheela are ready to be served. Serve it with coconut or green chutneys.
   

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