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Besan ke Cheele

Amma's notebook · Breakfast, snacks & starters, page 11

Savoury wheat and gram flour pancakes with ginger, green chilli and vegetables.

Besan ke Cheele, in Amma's handwriting (part 1 of 2)Besan ke Cheele, in Amma's handwriting (part 2 of 2)
Amma's original (the recipe continues onto the next page). Tap to open full size.

Method

  1. Mix all the ingredients and grind to a fine paste.
  2. Make cheele (like dosas).
  3. Chopped onions, mirchi and salt can go on top.

Typed up from Amma's handwritten notebook. Her Hindi and Urdu words are kept as she wrote them.

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