1. Besan Chilla
Prep Time: 10 mins | Cook Time: 10 mins | Serves: 2 (4 chillas)
Intro:-Made with chickpea flour, onions, and spices, these healthy pancakes are quick, light, and naturally gluten-free.
Ingredients:
1 cup gram flour (besan)
1 small onion, chopped
1 green chili, chopped
1/4 tsp turmeric
Salt to taste
Water (to make a batter)
Oil for greasing
Instructions:
- Mix all ingredients into a thin pancake-like batter.
- Heat a nonstick pan, pour batter, spread into thin circle.
- Drizzle oil, cook till both sides are golden.
- Serve with mint chutney or ketchup.
2.Sabudana Khichdi
Prep Time: 5 mins (+4 hrs soaking) | Cook Time: 15 mins | Serves: 2
Intro:-A classic Vrat (fasting) dish made with tapioca pearls, peanuts, green chilies, and potatoes—perfectly light, non-glutinous, and wholesome.
Ingredients:
Coriander & lemon to garnish
1 cup soaked sabudana (tapioca pearls)
1 boiled potato (cubed)
2 tbsp peanuts
1 green chili
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
Salt to taste
1 tbsp ghee or oil
Coriander & lemon to garnish
Instructions:
- Heat oil, add cumin and peanuts. Fry till golden.
- Add chili, potatoes, sauté 2 mins.
- Add soaked sabudana, salt. Cook 5–7 mins, stirring.
- Garnish with coriander and lemon
3. Bajra Roti with Baingan Bharta
Prep Time: 20 mins | Cook Time: 25 mins | Serves: 3
Intro:-Pearl millet flour rotis served with smoky mashed eggplant. A traditional meal from rural India that’s naturally gluten-free and earthy in flavor.
Ingredients for Bajra Roti:
- 2 cups bajra flour
- Warm water to knead
- Salt (optional)
Instructions:
Roll gently and roast on tawa.
Knead bajra dough. Divide into balls.
Ingredients for Baingan Bharta:
- 1 large brinjal
- 1 onion, 1 tomato
- 2 garlic cloves, chopped
- 1 green chili
- Spices: turmeric, salt, garam masala
Instructions:
Roast brinjal till charred. Peel and mash.
Sauté onion, garlic, chili in oil. Add tomato, cook soft.
Add mashed brinjal and spices. Mix and cook 5 mins.
Serve hot with bajra roti.