So here in India we call it besan ka cheela i.e. chickpea flour crepe and here is our version Take chickpea flour, add chopped onions, chopped tomatoes, chopped coriander, chopped chillies, cumin seeds, cumin powder, salt and if u want red chillie powder.. add water make a semi thick batter.. take a pan.. add 1 spoon oil.. spread it then spread the batter over it and make it thin through the spatula. It's easy and super tasty
Hello Sushma, how can I get rid of the bitter taste of the chickpea flour? I make crepes/pancakes using only chickpea flour, water and salt (to use as tortillas), but the taste is soo bitter...
I make suji n Besan chilla. Semolina, chickpea flour, curd n lots of veggies finely chopped, salt lemon juice n baking soda. Don’t add too much chick pea flour. Add semolina more Than chick pea flour
Hello Madam!!! It is cheela that they have Stolen -giving it an english name!!! As usual, Indians think that they should follow the trend! quite sad. For eg no mexican will call their Tortillas Flatbread.!!
Thank you for the recipe. I'm sorry for all the negative comments you've had to endure. I appreciate the time you put into this and giving us the recipe that we can use as is or with our own ideas.
@@itsok7331 Please read carefully before commenting. The response was, "....receipe that we can use, as is, or with our own ideas". The person was not suggesting it was the presenter's own idea. Just saying.
@@suecollins3246 is this her best contribution to a bread that been around for thousands of years. Also it’s a staple of a country with the largest population. Sorry Bubu. She needs to do better. Culture vultures will not be tolerated anymore. It’s ok. You’re probably old.
Thank you for the efforts put in. For those who have objections on use of oil, Oil is added to make it soft. In case someone wishes to skip oil, they may replace it with Curd / Yogurt. Healthier too. Chickpea flour produces flatulence. hence to balance it one may add chopped ginger and carrom seeds.
I have to avoid oil for health reasons so I never add oil into the mix, just a wipe for the pan, and it is fine, or sometimes I just bake it in a silpat lined sheet pan, and use it as a base for toppings or as a pizza crust. To mix the batter I just toss everything into the blender with a bit of active yogurt, blend til lukewarm, and let it sit covered on the counter for a few hours to ferment before cooking. Cuts the beany aftertaste, gives a bit of rise, and helps with digestion.
a much easier chick pea flat bread. 1 c chick pea flour, 1 1/2 water, 1 t salt, 3 tblspons olive oil, divided, fresh rosemary. preheat 400. you need a cast iron skillet 12". put the skillet in the oven for 5 min. put half of the oil in the pan . pour in the batter. add chopped rosemary and the remaining oil on top. bake 30 minutes. this is a french recipe that they call Socca. top notch!
I make a socca that uses a cast iron round griddle , 1 cup chickpea flour to two cups of water and a bit of oil.. Preheat the pan under a broiler till very hot than put a thing layer of the batter on pop it back under the broiler until the top has some lovely dark brown bits showing. I was served this brushed with olive oil and sprinkled with black pepper. Its crunchy and soft at the same time.
@@MrLamrof I personally just blend them dry so they can become flour more easily. Just straight out of the bag. I buy the ones that come already washed and dried.
@@epdlp4506 are your chickpeas the Garbanzo beans (a bit lighter and lighter) or the brown chickpeas (smaller and browner, sometimes called black chickpeas for some obscure reason)?
Hi, ms schofield being a Pakistani have tried the traditional besan roti which is later slobbered with ghee or butter to soften them and eaten with red Chili & garlic sauce.So had my Wife try out your recipe and it turned out fantastic the bread was soft & fluffy had it with yogurt (raita) I’m in heaven thanks!!
Thank you for the video! It's always good to find new flatbreads. I have make a few, but never thought about chickpeas! I will have to modify your recipe as I do not use any oils or salt, but love your addition of the onions, etc.
I made these today, really good. I put onions, garlic and spinach in them. I think you need a little more oil in the pan but then again I put less oil in the batter.
I made up one very similar. But I dont keep it in the fridge or fry onions. I just use onions, capsicums, whatever pakora u want to make. And then shallow fry it like yours with a wee bit of oil. I call it my healthy pakora, and that is what we have when we want chai and pakora on a rainy day.
Made it today, turned out awesome. Didn't add onions, herbs, or spices. Just some salt.I didn't make it wait at the fridge, either. Directly made it. Also poured it to fill the full pan, filling the ladle twice, and it turned out awesome! Recommended! Ate it with a one-pot, juicy meat dish and with some green beans. Tasted great and kept me full. Highly recommend using a sieve, there were little lumps in the dough. I used it before adding the oil so that the first cup I used and that I have to wash doesn't get oily. The sieve is easy and it pays off. Edit: Tried this recipe once more but with pre-cooked chickpea flour, and that doesn't work. It turns into a puree. Stick with non-cooked chickpea flour.
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This is a very common way for Indians to have flat bread! One variation is to add raw onion, raw tomato which is grated along with some green chilli paste ! Try this for once and u will love it 😊
Thanks for a great recipe. I used a food processor to mince the onion and mushrooms before sautéing, seasoning and cooling. They mixed in very well with the chilled batter and make perfect sliders with grilled tomatoes and dairy-free cream cheese.
Or cook the garbanzos in water, blend in food processor until thick batter like pancakes. Cook in skillet until bubbles, like pancakes. Do the same with lentils. When cooking turn skillet to flatten, don’t swirl.
@@nancynorris3654 Why don't you read again what Seem Prasad has written before criticising? Anyway, I'm sure she has far more experience of making this recipe than you do.
You can add, onions(not precooked) , tomatoes(not precooked) , add seasonings and make a little pancake as well, another thing we do in India is we add a little chickpea flour to our omelets as well sometimes, it will fill you up and keep you satiated for longer 🍳😋 Thank you for sharing this recipe
@@maryrose4712 just slice them normally, if you wanna remove the seeds that's up to you, it's personal preference, but normally doing that is not required
Oil is good for us. There's a reason we shed sugar, protein first before fats. We need healthy fat to maintain nerve and brain function. My cardiologist put me on a high healthy fat diet
I soak my chickpeas usually overnight then put them in a tray on lowest setting in the oven propped open with a wooden spoon about 4 hours. I have a counter top mill and use that to get perfect dry roasted flour
Thank u so much sweet lady due to your clear and calm voice of yours I shall try to use the quinoa in place the rice or couscous Once again I have enjoyed the video tremendously Salam from Lebanon
Thanks for the video. The flatbreads look very tasty and have a beautiful colour.. I'm going to make some and serve them with honey and cream. And butter.
They look delicious. I am wondering if this recipe could be made without any oil on a hot griddle/pan, like tortillas. I can't eat processed oils any more as it somehow won't digest well at all.
We don't put oil in the batter. You would need to brush your pan with a little oil, though. I rub a halved onion on the griddle, keeps the crêpes from sticking.
Lynn Proctor I don't know what is happening to you but I suffer from my digestion and I use digestive enzymes that are helping a lot. Have you ever considered them? You must talk first with your PH of course. Even when many doctors know very little about nutrition. But his/ her opinión have a weight there.
So here in India we call it besan ka cheela i.e. chickpea flour crepe and here is our version
Take chickpea flour, add chopped onions, chopped tomatoes, chopped coriander, chopped chillies, cumin seeds, cumin powder, salt and if u want red chillie powder.. add water make a semi thick batter.. take a pan.. add 1 spoon oil.. spread it then spread the batter over it and make it thin through the spatula. It's easy and super tasty
Hello Sushma, how can I get rid of the bitter taste of the chickpea flour? I make crepes/pancakes using only chickpea flour, water and salt (to use as tortillas), but the taste is soo bitter...
@@SoyBillonaria777 I mix 50/50 chickpea to red rice flour.
I make suji n Besan chilla. Semolina, chickpea flour, curd n lots of veggies finely chopped, salt lemon juice n baking soda. Don’t add too much chick pea flour. Add semolina more Than chick pea flour
Hello Madam!!! It is cheela that they have Stolen -giving it an english name!!! As usual, Indians think that they should follow the trend! quite sad. For eg no mexican will call their Tortillas Flatbread.!!
Delicious! I just made it! Roasted the chickpea flour first, in case of bitterness. Thank you for recipe
Thank you for the recipe. I'm sorry for all the negative comments you've had to endure. I appreciate the time you put into this and giving us the recipe that we can use as is or with our own ideas.
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FYI it's an Indian dish not her "own idea" just saying
@@itsok7331 Please read carefully before commenting. The response was, "....receipe that we can use, as is, or with our own ideas". The person was not suggesting it was the presenter's own idea. Just saying.
@It's ok - is this really your best contribution to the comment thread?
@@suecollins3246 is this her best contribution to a bread that been around for thousands of years. Also it’s a staple of a country with the largest population. Sorry Bubu. She needs to do better. Culture vultures will not be tolerated anymore. It’s ok. You’re probably old.
Thank you for the efforts put in.
For those who have objections on use of oil, Oil is added to make it soft. In case someone wishes to skip oil, they may replace it with Curd / Yogurt. Healthier too.
Chickpea flour produces flatulence. hence to balance it one may add chopped ginger and carrom seeds.
I have to avoid oil for health reasons so I never add oil into the mix, just a wipe for the pan, and it is fine, or sometimes I just bake it in a silpat lined sheet pan, and use it as a base for toppings or as a pizza crust. To mix the batter I just toss everything into the blender with a bit of active yogurt, blend til lukewarm, and let it sit covered on the counter for a few hours to ferment before cooking. Cuts the beany aftertaste, gives a bit of rise, and helps with digestion.
2 cups chickpea flour
1,5 cups water
0,5 cup olive oil
fried onions
+ herbs, spices, salt
I need one without oil, and I'm going to skip the onions. I'm going to see if it's possible.
@@katemorgan4690 you could simply sautée the onions in water
Try a blender
@@katemorgan4690 Ghee is great as well
@@katemorgan4690 I never add oil to the batter. Just water and flour, not as fluffy but works.
a much easier chick pea flat bread. 1 c chick pea flour, 1 1/2 water, 1 t salt, 3 tblspons olive oil, divided, fresh rosemary. preheat 400. you need a cast iron skillet 12". put the skillet in the oven for 5 min. put half of the oil in the pan . pour in the batter. add chopped rosemary and the remaining oil on top. bake 30 minutes. this is a french recipe that they call Socca. top notch!
Mark Jacobson I like this. No onions.
Thx!!
Mark Jacobson Thanks! Will try this!
I make a socca that uses a cast iron round griddle , 1 cup chickpea flour to two cups of water and a bit of oil.. Preheat the pan under a broiler till very hot than put a thing layer of the batter on pop it back under the broiler until the top has some lovely dark brown bits showing. I was served this brushed with olive oil and sprinkled with black pepper. Its crunchy and soft at the same time.
I think it's similar to an ancient Roman recipe for chickpea bread too
Thank you taking the time out to share this. Keep up the great work!
Thanks for sharing. Obviously a good recipe that can be adapted to suit individual tastes 👍
Thank you so much. I've been looking for something like this because I can't have bread. I love this!
These are so delicious!
Quick and easy to make, too.
You can add lots of different spices and vegetables 👌👍
What a wonderful healthy recipe and a fantastic presentation. Thank you so much!
I make my own Chickpea flour by blending the dry beans in a food processor until it is flour. I did these in a waffle maker and they came out great.
do you soak them and dry them? or you don't even soak them? If you soaked them do you roast them first so to dry them or you air dry them?
@@MrLamrof I personally just blend them dry so they can become flour more easily. Just straight out of the bag. I buy the ones that come already washed and dried.
@@epdlp4506 are your chickpeas the Garbanzo beans (a bit lighter and lighter) or the brown chickpeas (smaller and browner, sometimes called black chickpeas for some obscure reason)?
@@MrLamrof I use garbanzo beans aka chickpeas in english.
Great idea@waffle maker
This was a great video. and that looks delicious ! Thank you !
Hi, ms schofield being a Pakistani have tried the traditional besan roti which is later slobbered with ghee or butter to soften them and eaten with red Chili & garlic sauce.So had my Wife try out your recipe and it turned out fantastic the bread was soft & fluffy had it with yogurt (raita) I’m in heaven thanks!!
Respectfully noting that you mean "slathered" with ghee or butter. (Slobber = release an excessive amount of saliva or drool.)
What a very lovely presentation! Excellent! Thanks! BLESSINGS!
I love making chickpea flatbread and chickpea pancakes. High protein, gluten free, grain free and plant-based - can’t be beat!
Thank you for the video! It's always good to find new flatbreads. I have make a few, but never thought about chickpeas! I will have to modify your recipe as I do not use any oils or salt, but love your addition of the onions, etc.
YUM ! YUM! Thank you for this GREAT recipe!!
Thank you! So yummy and simple! Who needs heavy bread? These are great to dunk in soup! They really are good with hummus on top as well!💕
Love the recipe, it is absolutely delicious!!
Wonderful! thank you for this super idea for this weekends cooking!
I made these today, really good. I put onions, garlic and spinach in them. I think you need a little more oil in the pan but then again I put less oil in the batter.
Add Wauuuutah to the battaaaah. I love it!! I could hear this all day.
Nice recipe, been making this for years, it’s easier to sieve flour at beginning, saves time and washing up.
Hi ..how many of these can we eat in a day
Or just toss it all into a blender and whiz, easy and quick.
Looks delicious,and I will try it! Thanks !👍❤
Wish I saw this recipe years ago. Thank you all who are willing to share your ideas here.
I made up one very similar. But I dont keep it in the fridge or fry onions. I just use onions, capsicums, whatever pakora u want to make. And then shallow fry it like yours with a wee bit of oil. I call it my healthy pakora, and that is what we have when we want chai and pakora on a rainy day.
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so tell people on YOUR CHANNEL. NOT HERS!
Thank you love very much for this awesome video, love the recipe and your pleasant personality. ❤❤❤
Sounds wonderful, can’t wait to give them a try!
Wow! Looks delicious. I will definitely make this.
Made it today, turned out awesome. Didn't add onions, herbs, or spices. Just some salt.I didn't make it wait at the fridge, either. Directly made it. Also poured it to fill the full pan, filling the ladle twice, and it turned out awesome! Recommended! Ate it with a one-pot, juicy meat dish and with some green beans. Tasted great and kept me full. Highly recommend using a sieve, there were little lumps in the dough. I used it before adding the oil so that the first cup I used and that I have to wash doesn't get oily. The sieve is easy and it pays off.
Edit: Tried this recipe once more but with pre-cooked chickpea flour, and that doesn't work. It turns into a puree. Stick with non-cooked chickpea flour.
These look amazing! I can’t wait to try 😍
Thank you! Great recipe!
Instead of putting so much oil in the batter, you can fry them with half the amount of oil.
Airfryer?
Seema Prasad or coconut oil
Anyone tried to make oil and salt free?
The Media Lies Against Islam Wow-THANK YOU FOR THIS INFORMATION. Hello to You in Pakistan😊🙏😊i traveled thru there in ‘74(before u were born) and stayed in Karachi (lived at the beach) for awhile. It was a beautiful place.♥️🌍♥️🌍♥️🌏♥️🌎♥️🌏♥️🌍🙋♀️
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I love your kitchen, it's beautiful.. And these chickpea breads look delicious.
This is a very common way for Indians to have flat bread! One variation is to add raw onion, raw tomato which is grated along with some green chilli paste ! Try this for once and u will love it 😊
She’s doing such fancy hoity toity stuff os sieving cling wrap etc 🤣 use hand blender for heavens sake!
Thank you sister for your recipe ...love from indonesian
Just learned how to make this and I love it. So easy and good
Nice ,thanks for the recipe!
I always make this and never have a film form!! Also I leave it at room temperature to ferment a little
So do I!
What a lovely recipe!
Looks delicious, will try it! 🌻
I have tried this twice without any filling. My family loved them, and they are quite filling!
Interesting twist to the chickpea flour/besan crêpes I make. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Greetings from India.
Thank you for this recipe, i will definitely going to try this
Beautiful job, thank you.
Thanks for a great recipe. I used a food processor to mince the onion and mushrooms before sautéing, seasoning and cooling. They mixed in very well with the chilled batter and make perfect sliders with grilled tomatoes and dairy-free cream cheese.
Wow.
Sounds delicious, Tickle!
Fry minced onion and mushroom then add to chickpea batter sounds very nice
Thanks for sharing this recipe.
Came out just perfectly! Instructions are WONDERFUL! BLESSINGS!
Thank you, it is the best recipe
i'll deffo give that a try, thanks for this!
I am excited to try this tonight! As a vegan for over a year now i always want new ideas to help me eat healthy. Thanks!
Or cook the garbanzos in water, blend in food processor until thick batter like pancakes. Cook in skillet until bubbles, like pancakes. Do the same with lentils. When cooking turn skillet to flatten, don’t swirl.
I will have to try this looks good and tasty.
What a great idea. I've made a "scrambled egg" substitute with chic pea flour, but making a bread with it is genius. Your demo is awesome. Thank you.
We call it Besan ka chilla/vegan omelet
Or a flat onion bahji
Whisk well before putting water, that takes out the lumps. No need to strain.
you are missing the point -that isn't to fry with it is in the batter to get the flavor and the benefit of the oil
Nancy Norris: Seema said no need to strain and NOT no need for oil.
You all miss the point. She used the strainer to remove the chickpea granules not lumps of batter
Nancy Norris what are you referring? She was clearly talking about straining the batter. I have never had the need to strain the batter.
@@nancynorris3654 Why don't you read again what Seem Prasad has written before criticising? Anyway, I'm sure she has far more experience of making this recipe than you do.
Says a little bit of olive oil
"adds half a cup"- the way to sobtage your diet!1:36
just use less oil in your recipe...
Thank you👍
Thank you for the recipe
Thanks for this recipe..
This bread will be really good with bean burgers😋🙌💯 thanks for sharing
Bean burger. Havent heard of that. Pls share
Looks wonderful....❤️
Thank you.
Thank you ❤
I always make these.
it is a winner!
Garlic,water,salt, cayenne pepper,oregano, basil, onion .
In Italy we let the batter rest for about 2 hrs, the lumps just disappear and disintegrate into a smooth paste!
Farinata right?
@@alejandrorivas4585 exactly
Thank you!!!!
"Besan Chilla" we called in our Indian style.
Can you translate the 2 words into English?
@@djmuscovy7525 Besan ..Chickpea flour ..Chilla is what you see in video
@@djmuscovy7525
besan = chickpea flour.
chilla = crêpes
Where is the best street food in India?
@@moniqueuu8777 All over India, with unique taste in every nook and corner.
Very nice 👌 I'm just beginning to learn vegan foods 😋 much healthier. You explained it well. I subscribed God bless 🙏
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Which is better, the bread or your accent. Actually then, I'd say both. Equally lovely! Thank you, can't wait to make this.👍✌
You can add, onions(not precooked) , tomatoes(not precooked) , add seasonings and make a little pancake as well, another thing we do in India is we add a little chickpea flour to our omelets as well sometimes, it will fill you up and keep you satiated for longer 🍳😋
Thank you for sharing this recipe
How do you prepare the onions and tomatoes? do you deseed the tomatoes, grate the onions? thank you
@@maryrose4712 just slice them normally, if you wanna remove the seeds that's up to you, it's personal preference, but normally doing that is not required
@@itsok7331 Thank you for taking the time to answer me, very helpful.
@@maryrose4712 no problem :)
thanks for sharing
Oil is good for us. There's a reason we shed sugar, protein first before fats. We need healthy fat to maintain nerve and brain function. My cardiologist put me on a high healthy fat diet
Yes, and women in _particular_ need it for their reproductive systems.
Lovely and 😋 delicious thank you
Chickpeas for the win!
Just wow I will definitely make it
Well done
Onto your mixture, you can add some English Spinach (chopped) into the onion mixture, tastes even better
Crazy the amount of dishes left to clean
Mise en plas does create a lot of dirty wares
Just enjoy baking
Good idea for adding cooked onion.. I use it raw... 👍
I could not find this recipe on the website. 🤷♀️ It seems pretty easy, so I’ll go from here. 😊
It's Dr. Paul Mason of Australia who pointed out the research that gluten is bad, period.
If you dry roast flour it will help to digest more easily.
Hi, can you tell me how to dry roast the flour please? ☺️
@@doralevitt2879 Dry roasting is unusually done in a dry skillet or that's what I do. I've also done in a toaster oven on a metal pan.
I soak my chickpeas usually overnight then put them in a tray on lowest setting in the oven propped open with a wooden spoon about 4 hours. I have a counter top mill and use that to get perfect dry roasted flour
Thank u so much sweet lady due to your clear and calm voice of yours I shall try to use the quinoa in place the rice or couscous
Once again I have enjoyed the video tremendously
Salam from Lebanon
GREAT will try tomorrow WELL.DONE
Thanks, Very good recipe Chickpea known as "Besan" In India,
seems that if there is less water it cooks faster and looks harder. Thanks!
Two cups of here.
And a bit of here.
With a bit of here.
And then, here. We got some here.
Unfortunately it's very difficult to find organic chickpea flour. Beans, legumes and grains are all sprayed with glyphosate at harvesting.
Thanks for the video. The flatbreads look very tasty and have a beautiful colour.. I'm going to make some and serve them with honey and cream. And butter.
These go great with a side of yogurt and/or cottage cheese.
Onion bhaji? Looks like its worth a go!
Thanks for this recipe..it looks great. Where can i find the recipe?
They look delicious. I am wondering if this recipe could be made without any oil on a hot griddle/pan, like tortillas. I can't eat processed oils any more as it somehow won't digest well at all.
We don't put oil in the batter. You would need to brush your pan with a little oil, though. I rub a halved onion on the griddle, keeps the crêpes from sticking.
Lynn Proctor I don't know what is happening to you but I suffer from my digestion and I use digestive enzymes that are helping a lot. Have you ever considered them? You must talk first with your PH of course. Even when many doctors know very little about nutrition. But his/ her opinión have a weight there.
Praise the LORD for creating cool pulse!
Indian shops sell good priced chickpea flour (besan)
how long does it last in the fridge? can i toaster or microwave heat it?
Thyme, oregano, curry-herbs she used
I also add chickpea flour in soup etc to thicken instead of corn flour. #India