Chilro is a popular breakfast dish from Sindhi Cuisine, made with Besan or Chickpea flour mixed with spices and vegetables to make a pancake.
Chilro is also called as Besan Ja Chilra or Besan Chila. As with many recipes, each household have their own version. Some add grated carrots or cabbage and can be eaten anytime of the day. When it served for breakfast, it is served with toast, chutney and Ketchup, more like a sandwich.
This is really quick to make and you get a feeling that you are enjoying oil free pakoras. I adapted from here and made it for my dinner.
What you want to add into the batter is completely your choice and I simply added what I had on hand. I have another version of Besan Cheela, which is also a quick dish to make.
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Step by Step pictures to make Chilro
Chilro | Sindhi Besan Ja Chilra
Ingredients Needed:
1/2 cup Besan / Gram flour
1/4 cup Onion chopped
1/4 cup Carrot, grated
1/4 cup Cabbage shredded
3 tbsp Coriander leaves chopped
1 tsp Cumin Seeds / Jeera
1 tsp Anardana (Dry pomegranate seeds) (optional)
2 Green Chillies finely chopped
1/4 tsp Red Chilli Powder
Cooking Oil for making the dosas
Water to make the batter
Salt to taste
How to make Chilro
Take all the ingredients in a bowl, slowly add water to mix to a slightly thin batter.
Heat a tawa and grease with oil.
Pour a ladleful of batter and cook on low flame.
When it is cooked, flipped to the other side and cook for a couple of minutes.
Serve with a side dish.
Chilro | Sindhi Besan Ja Chilra
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Besan / Gram flour
- 1/4 cup Onion chopped
- 1/4 cup Carrot grated
- 1/4 cup Cabbage shredded
- 3 tbsp Coriander Leaves chopped
- 1 tsp Cumin Seeds / Jeera
- 1 tsp Anardana Dry pomegranate seeds, optional
- 2 Green Chillies finely chopped
- 1/4 tsp Red Chilli powder
- Cooking Oil for making the dosas
- Water to make the batter
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Take all the ingredients in a bowl, slowly add water to mix to a slightly thin batter.
- Heat a tawa and grease with oil.
- Pour a ladleful of batter and cook on low flame.
- When it is cooked, flipped to the other side and cook for a couple of minutes.
- Serve with a side dish.
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Sowmya:) says
Such a healthy and quick snack....I love chillas and this one looks totally yum!!!
Ritu Tangri says
Besan chilla is regular at my home. Addition of all these veggies make it quite healthy and tasty
vaishalisabnani says
The Sindhi Besan jo Chilro normally has onion , green chillies , coriander and tomato , but new versions are coming up to make them more healthy . A regular feature in our homes we even make a curry with these . A great pick for the alphabet .
gayathriraani says
My mom used to make a similar version of chila and used to call it veg omelette. It is an amazing snack to have on a rainy day, just like you said - guilt free pakoras.
Priya Suresh says
I love besan chilla with loads of vegetable, sounds almost like veg omelette na. Quick an easy and nutritious dish. Lovely pick again.
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
How interesting to see similar dishes with similar ingredients from different part of the world. I made something similar from France called socca, except it is baked and is called a flatbread. I should make more of this for weekend brunch.
harini says
Besan ka chila in a new avatar. I am game for any dosa variety Valli.
Padmajha Sureshbabu says
Love this one Sirvalli. Interesting version og chila. I now want to try each and every recipe in this marathon and as I always say, we need to do a couple of BM's just to clear our bookmarks
mayurisjikoni says
Its a popular Gujarati snack too. Our family loves it and overtime try to add different vegetables. Amazing how popular chilas are all over India, each with its own name.
code2cook says
besan chila is always a comfort food for us. easy to cook without fancy ingredients.
Renu Agrawal Dongre says
Love Besan chilas, and my go to breakfast many a times. The chilro looks perfectly done, and good step by step instructions
Simply Tadka says
We made besan ka chilla twice a week.. but it looks more flavorful and spicy version. must be try.