Multigrain Pancake (Cheela )

Today on Sunday when I rolled out of bed, my mind started planning for today's meals. Today there was no rush-hour and I could serve a good healthy brunch to my family. Something which would be filling, tasty, appealing to the eyes and something different. Combining six types of powerful cereals, it gives the kick start for the day. Sunday is a time to relax and lazily when you leave bed and move towards the breakfast table and find such a superlative Indianised version of the pancake, you would feel great. Flax seeds have omega fatty 3 acids and this dish has enough fibre contents. One gets all the essential nutrients, the iron from gram flour , calcium from sesame seeds, carbs from rice and wheat etc. So here's the recipe for food lovers who want to make their Sunday special. Try it out on your next weekend and send me reviews as to how you liked this dish. I'm sure moms would definitely love to serve this healthy awesome dish to their kids.

INGREDIENTS -

Whole wheat flour - 2 cups

Rice Flour - 2 tblspsns

Gram Flour (besan)- 2 tblspns

Ragi Flour (Finger millet) - 2 tblspns

Semolina (Suji) - 2tblspns

Roasted Oats powder (Jau ka atta)- 3 tbspns

Dry roasted Sesame seeds (Til) - 4 tblspns

Dry Roasted Flaxseeds (Teesi)- 4 tblspns

Carom Seeds (Ajwain) - 1 1/2 tblspn
Salt - to taste

Green Chillies - chopped - optional - to taste

Water - as required

Oil - for shallow fry - as required

METHOD -

• Take a deep bowl.
• Put whole wheat flour in it.
• Add to it rice flour.
• Next add gram flour.
• Put in Ragi flour.
• Add to it semolina.
• Add to it dry roasted oats powder.
• Throw in some dry roasted flaxseeds and sesame seeds.
• Add to this carom seeds.
• Add to it salt to taste.
• Add green chillies chopped, if using.
• Mix well. Now add water slowly.
• Keep on mixing so that no lumps are formed.
• The batter  has to be of dropping consistency.
• Mix well. keep it aside.
• Heat a non-stick pan.
• Put 1 tspn of oil.
• Pour a ladle (karchi) full of the prepared batter.
• Let it cook, like the picture below:

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  Sprinkle dry roasted sesame seeds and flaxseeds generously.

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    Turn the side and let it brown.

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  Cook well and serve hot garnished with cucumber slices and beetroot.
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  Serve with mint chutney and tomato ketchup.

NOTE- To prepare oat powder, dry roast rolled oats in a non stick pan. Cool and grind in a mixer.

Tip - Flax seeds and Sesame Seeds can be dry roasted and kept in jar for use.

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