Besan thalipeeth recipe
Besan thalipeeth is a savoury flatbread made with multigrain flours which makes a healthy and nutritious snack recipe.
Yield: 4
Calories: 90kcal
Materials
- 1 cup Besan (Gram flour)
- ½ cup Rice flour
- 1 medium Onion finely chopped
- 1 medium Tomato finely chopped
- 2 Green chillies finely chopped
- ¼ tsp Ajwain/ Carom seeds
- ¼ tsp Haldi/ Turmeric powder
- Pinch of Hing/ Asafoetida
- ½ tsp Lal mirch/ Red chilli powder
- ½ tsp Dhaniya/ Coriander powder
- ½ tsp Garam masala optional
- Salt per taste
- 1 tsp Oil to add in the batter
- Oil for roasting
- ½ cup Water or as needed to make the batter
Instructions
- Firstly, in a large mixing bowl add 1 cup of besan.
- Then, add a half cup of rice flour.
- Now, add all the dry spices - ¼ tsp of haldi, ¼ tsp of ajwain, a pinch of hing, salt as per taste, ½ tsp red chilli powder, ½ tsp coriander powder and ½ tsp garam masala.
- Mix all the spices very well with the besan and rice flour.
- Then add finely chopped onion, tomato and green chillies.
- Mix all the ingredients nicely and add a tsp of oil into the mixing bowl.
- Add ¼ cup of water and mix it gently.
- After mixing well, check for the consistency of the batter. It should not be thick rather it should have flowing consistency.
- Add more water if required
- Mix the batter nicely with a spatula or a whisk. And cover the leave the batter to rest for at least 10 minutes.
- After some time, heat the tawa or griddle and with the help of brush or spoon grease the tawa with oil.
- When the tawa is moderately hot, mix the batter thoroughly with the help of ladle and pour the batter on the hot tawa.
- Pour two or two and a half ladleful of batter and give it a round shape as we do for making dosa.
- Once you see the thalipeeth is getting cooked from one side and the border starts leaving the tawa, flip the thalipeeth with the help of a flat spatula.
- Allow it to cook from both the sides till the charred spots are visible, it will take around 2 to 3 minutes on medium flame.
- This is how it looks when cooked completely from both the sides.
- Now, remove the thalipeeth from the tawa and similarly, make the thalipeeth's from the remaining batter.
- Serve the hot thalipeeth with the fresh curd or pickle or any masala curry of your wish.