Tomato Omelette / Besan Chilla

An eggless Omelette, Yes! A lazy breakfast dish :) is what I say! The dish name absolutely does not go with the key ingredient that's there in this recipe:), wonder who named it hehe. In few regions of Karnataka, it is called tomato omelette and in the northern region of India, it is known as chilla. This particular chilla is made with besan(gram dal flour) and it gets an entry into my club of healthy snack or breakfast. Easy and quick to make, these besan chillas are yummy to taste and you may want to include it as your breakfast dish on a regular basis.

Let's check the recipe:

TOMATO OMELETTE / BESAN CHILLA

Ingredients:

• 1 cup gram flour (besan)
• 1 cup water
• 1 tomato chopped
• 2 green chillies slit ( or 3/4th tsp chilli pwd )
• 1/2 onion chopped
• handful chopped cilantro
• 1/4th tsp baking soda (optional)
• salt to taste
• oil to fry
  

Preparation:

• Mix all the ingredients and make a batter like that of pancakes (dosa), basically thick consistency. Keep aside for 10-15 minutes.
• Heat a pan/non-stick pan/cast iron pan, add few drops of oil gingerly and spread it on the pan. Drop 1 big spoon/ladle of tomato omelette batter on the pan, spread it evenly and uniformly on the pan over a med flame.
• Add drops of oil around the edges of the tomato omelette. 
• Let it cook for a minute or so, till the above layer changes color, flip it and cook till done. You can see it has browned on both sides. 
• Now put it on a serving plate. Serve hot with any chutneys (wet or dry) or sambar curry.

Nutrition Facts: It is protein packed flour, more importantly a gluten free product. Content of iron, magnesium and potassium is high in gram flour. Makes a good substitute for wheat flour. If you consumed an entire half-cup of besan flour, you’d get 50 percent of the recommended daily intake of folate.