So here in India we call it besan ka cheela i.e. chickpea flour crepe and here is our version Take chickpea flour, add chopped onions, chopped tomatoes, chopped coriander, chopped chillies, cumin seeds, cumin powder, salt and if u want red chillie powder.. add water make a semi thick batter.. take a pan.. add 1 spoon oil.. spread it then spread the batter over it and make it thin through the spatula. It's easy and super tasty
Hello Sushma, how can I get rid of the bitter taste of the chickpea flour? I make crepes/pancakes using only chickpea flour, water and salt (to use as tortillas), but the taste is soo bitter...
I make suji n Besan chilla. Semolina, chickpea flour, curd n lots of veggies finely chopped, salt lemon juice n baking soda. Don’t add too much chick pea flour. Add semolina more Than chick pea flour
Hello Madam!!! It is cheela that they have Stolen -giving it an english name!!! As usual, Indians think that they should follow the trend! quite sad. For eg no mexican will call their Tortillas Flatbread.!!
Thank you for the recipe. I'm sorry for all the negative comments you've had to endure. I appreciate the time you put into this and giving us the recipe that we can use as is or with our own ideas.
@@itsok7331 Please read carefully before commenting. The response was, "....receipe that we can use, as is, or with our own ideas". The person was not suggesting it was the presenter's own idea. Just saying.
@@suecollins3246 is this her best contribution to a bread that been around for thousands of years. Also it’s a staple of a country with the largest population. Sorry Bubu. She needs to do better. Culture vultures will not be tolerated anymore. It’s ok. You’re probably old.
a much easier chick pea flat bread. 1 c chick pea flour, 1 1/2 water, 1 t salt, 3 tblspons olive oil, divided, fresh rosemary. preheat 400. you need a cast iron skillet 12". put the skillet in the oven for 5 min. put half of the oil in the pan . pour in the batter. add chopped rosemary and the remaining oil on top. bake 30 minutes. this is a french recipe that they call Socca. top notch!
I make a socca that uses a cast iron round griddle , 1 cup chickpea flour to two cups of water and a bit of oil.. Preheat the pan under a broiler till very hot than put a thing layer of the batter on pop it back under the broiler until the top has some lovely dark brown bits showing. I was served this brushed with olive oil and sprinkled with black pepper. Its crunchy and soft at the same time.
Thank you for the efforts put in. For those who have objections on use of oil, Oil is added to make it soft. In case someone wishes to skip oil, they may replace it with Curd / Yogurt. Healthier too. Chickpea flour produces flatulence. hence to balance it one may add chopped ginger and carrom seeds.
I have to avoid oil for health reasons so I never add oil into the mix, just a wipe for the pan, and it is fine, or sometimes I just bake it in a silpat lined sheet pan, and use it as a base for toppings or as a pizza crust. To mix the batter I just toss everything into the blender with a bit of active yogurt, blend til lukewarm, and let it sit covered on the counter for a few hours to ferment before cooking. Cuts the beany aftertaste, gives a bit of rise, and helps with digestion.
Thank you for the video! It's always good to find new flatbreads. I have make a few, but never thought about chickpeas! I will have to modify your recipe as I do not use any oils or salt, but love your addition of the onions, etc.
I made these today, really good. I put onions, garlic and spinach in them. I think you need a little more oil in the pan but then again I put less oil in the batter.
@@MrLamrof I personally just blend them dry so they can become flour more easily. Just straight out of the bag. I buy the ones that come already washed and dried.
@@epdlp4506 are your chickpeas the Garbanzo beans (a bit lighter and lighter) or the brown chickpeas (smaller and browner, sometimes called black chickpeas for some obscure reason)?
Made it today, turned out awesome. Didn't add onions, herbs, or spices. Just some salt.I didn't make it wait at the fridge, either. Directly made it. Also poured it to fill the full pan, filling the ladle twice, and it turned out awesome! Recommended! Ate it with a one-pot, juicy meat dish and with some green beans. Tasted great and kept me full. Highly recommend using a sieve, there were little lumps in the dough. I used it before adding the oil so that the first cup I used and that I have to wash doesn't get oily. The sieve is easy and it pays off. Edit: Tried this recipe once more but with pre-cooked chickpea flour, and that doesn't work. It turns into a puree. Stick with non-cooked chickpea flour.
Hi, ms schofield being a Pakistani have tried the traditional besan roti which is later slobbered with ghee or butter to soften them and eaten with red Chili & garlic sauce.So had my Wife try out your recipe and it turned out fantastic the bread was soft & fluffy had it with yogurt (raita) I’m in heaven thanks!!
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I made up one very similar. But I dont keep it in the fridge or fry onions. I just use onions, capsicums, whatever pakora u want to make. And then shallow fry it like yours with a wee bit of oil. I call it my healthy pakora, and that is what we have when we want chai and pakora on a rainy day.
This is a very common way for Indians to have flat bread! One variation is to add raw onion, raw tomato which is grated along with some green chilli paste ! Try this for once and u will love it 😊
Thanks for a great recipe. I used a food processor to mince the onion and mushrooms before sautéing, seasoning and cooling. They mixed in very well with the chilled batter and make perfect sliders with grilled tomatoes and dairy-free cream cheese.
@@nancynorris3654 Why don't you read again what Seem Prasad has written before criticising? Anyway, I'm sure she has far more experience of making this recipe than you do.
Or cook the garbanzos in water, blend in food processor until thick batter like pancakes. Cook in skillet until bubbles, like pancakes. Do the same with lentils. When cooking turn skillet to flatten, don’t swirl.
You can add, onions(not precooked) , tomatoes(not precooked) , add seasonings and make a little pancake as well, another thing we do in India is we add a little chickpea flour to our omelets as well sometimes, it will fill you up and keep you satiated for longer 🍳😋 Thank you for sharing this recipe
@@maryrose4712 just slice them normally, if you wanna remove the seeds that's up to you, it's personal preference, but normally doing that is not required
I've seen the red lentil recipes and they look lovely but I _really_ wanted a chickpea flatbread recipe. Could one add falafel spices do you think so that they taste like falafel?
Anthony...how would you replace th e oil and if olive oil is too bad then don't make it or make it once in a while or better yet just eat one st a time. .
They look delicious. I am wondering if this recipe could be made without any oil on a hot griddle/pan, like tortillas. I can't eat processed oils any more as it somehow won't digest well at all.
We don't put oil in the batter. You would need to brush your pan with a little oil, though. I rub a halved onion on the griddle, keeps the crêpes from sticking.
Lynn Proctor I don't know what is happening to you but I suffer from my digestion and I use digestive enzymes that are helping a lot. Have you ever considered them? You must talk first with your PH of course. Even when many doctors know very little about nutrition. But his/ her opinión have a weight there.
Thank u so much sweet lady due to your clear and calm voice of yours I shall try to use the quinoa in place the rice or couscous Once again I have enjoyed the video tremendously Salam from Lebanon
Could it be baked into a loaf? I live in the middle east but find it difficult to find chickpea flour. Plenty of whole dried chickpeas. Would the recipe work with them soaked, boiled, and blended in the Vitamix?
So here in India we call it besan ka cheela i.e. chickpea flour crepe and here is our version
Take chickpea flour, add chopped onions, chopped tomatoes, chopped coriander, chopped chillies, cumin seeds, cumin powder, salt and if u want red chillie powder.. add water make a semi thick batter.. take a pan.. add 1 spoon oil.. spread it then spread the batter over it and make it thin through the spatula. It's easy and super tasty
Hello Sushma, how can I get rid of the bitter taste of the chickpea flour? I make crepes/pancakes using only chickpea flour, water and salt (to use as tortillas), but the taste is soo bitter...
@@SoyBillonaria777 I mix 50/50 chickpea to red rice flour.
I make suji n Besan chilla. Semolina, chickpea flour, curd n lots of veggies finely chopped, salt lemon juice n baking soda. Don’t add too much chick pea flour. Add semolina more Than chick pea flour
Hello Madam!!! It is cheela that they have Stolen -giving it an english name!!! As usual, Indians think that they should follow the trend! quite sad. For eg no mexican will call their Tortillas Flatbread.!!
Delicious! I just made it! Roasted the chickpea flour first, in case of bitterness. Thank you for recipe
2 cups chickpea flour
1,5 cups water
0,5 cup olive oil
fried onions
+ herbs, spices, salt
I need one without oil, and I'm going to skip the onions. I'm going to see if it's possible.
@@katemorgan4690 you could simply sautée the onions in water
Try a blender
@@katemorgan4690 Ghee is great as well
@@katemorgan4690 I never add oil to the batter. Just water and flour, not as fluffy but works.
Thank you for the recipe. I'm sorry for all the negative comments you've had to endure. I appreciate the time you put into this and giving us the recipe that we can use as is or with our own ideas.
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FYI it's an Indian dish not her "own idea" just saying
@@itsok7331 Please read carefully before commenting. The response was, "....receipe that we can use, as is, or with our own ideas". The person was not suggesting it was the presenter's own idea. Just saying.
@It's ok - is this really your best contribution to the comment thread?
@@suecollins3246 is this her best contribution to a bread that been around for thousands of years. Also it’s a staple of a country with the largest population. Sorry Bubu. She needs to do better. Culture vultures will not be tolerated anymore. It’s ok. You’re probably old.
a much easier chick pea flat bread. 1 c chick pea flour, 1 1/2 water, 1 t salt, 3 tblspons olive oil, divided, fresh rosemary. preheat 400. you need a cast iron skillet 12". put the skillet in the oven for 5 min. put half of the oil in the pan . pour in the batter. add chopped rosemary and the remaining oil on top. bake 30 minutes. this is a french recipe that they call Socca. top notch!
Mark Jacobson I like this. No onions.
Thx!!
Mark Jacobson Thanks! Will try this!
I make a socca that uses a cast iron round griddle , 1 cup chickpea flour to two cups of water and a bit of oil.. Preheat the pan under a broiler till very hot than put a thing layer of the batter on pop it back under the broiler until the top has some lovely dark brown bits showing. I was served this brushed with olive oil and sprinkled with black pepper. Its crunchy and soft at the same time.
I think it's similar to an ancient Roman recipe for chickpea bread too
Thanks for sharing. Obviously a good recipe that can be adapted to suit individual tastes 👍
These are so delicious!
Quick and easy to make, too.
You can add lots of different spices and vegetables 👌👍
What a wonderful healthy recipe and a fantastic presentation. Thank you so much!
Thank you for the efforts put in.
For those who have objections on use of oil, Oil is added to make it soft. In case someone wishes to skip oil, they may replace it with Curd / Yogurt. Healthier too.
Chickpea flour produces flatulence. hence to balance it one may add chopped ginger and carrom seeds.
I have to avoid oil for health reasons so I never add oil into the mix, just a wipe for the pan, and it is fine, or sometimes I just bake it in a silpat lined sheet pan, and use it as a base for toppings or as a pizza crust. To mix the batter I just toss everything into the blender with a bit of active yogurt, blend til lukewarm, and let it sit covered on the counter for a few hours to ferment before cooking. Cuts the beany aftertaste, gives a bit of rise, and helps with digestion.
Thank you so much. I've been looking for something like this because I can't have bread. I love this!
Thank you! So yummy and simple! Who needs heavy bread? These are great to dunk in soup! They really are good with hummus on top as well!💕
Thank you for the video! It's always good to find new flatbreads. I have make a few, but never thought about chickpeas! I will have to modify your recipe as I do not use any oils or salt, but love your addition of the onions, etc.
Wish I saw this recipe years ago. Thank you all who are willing to share your ideas here.
Love the recipe, it is absolutely delicious!!
This was a great video. and that looks delicious ! Thank you !
I made these today, really good. I put onions, garlic and spinach in them. I think you need a little more oil in the pan but then again I put less oil in the batter.
Thank you taking the time out to share this. Keep up the great work!
Wonderful! thank you for this super idea for this weekends cooking!
I make my own Chickpea flour by blending the dry beans in a food processor until it is flour. I did these in a waffle maker and they came out great.
do you soak them and dry them? or you don't even soak them? If you soaked them do you roast them first so to dry them or you air dry them?
@@MrLamrof I personally just blend them dry so they can become flour more easily. Just straight out of the bag. I buy the ones that come already washed and dried.
@@epdlp4506 are your chickpeas the Garbanzo beans (a bit lighter and lighter) or the brown chickpeas (smaller and browner, sometimes called black chickpeas for some obscure reason)?
@@MrLamrof I use garbanzo beans aka chickpeas in english.
Great idea@waffle maker
Thank you love very much for this awesome video, love the recipe and your pleasant personality. ❤❤❤
Made it today, turned out awesome. Didn't add onions, herbs, or spices. Just some salt.I didn't make it wait at the fridge, either. Directly made it. Also poured it to fill the full pan, filling the ladle twice, and it turned out awesome! Recommended! Ate it with a one-pot, juicy meat dish and with some green beans. Tasted great and kept me full. Highly recommend using a sieve, there were little lumps in the dough. I used it before adding the oil so that the first cup I used and that I have to wash doesn't get oily. The sieve is easy and it pays off.
Edit: Tried this recipe once more but with pre-cooked chickpea flour, and that doesn't work. It turns into a puree. Stick with non-cooked chickpea flour.
YUM ! YUM! Thank you for this GREAT recipe!!
I love making chickpea flatbread and chickpea pancakes. High protein, gluten free, grain free and plant-based - can’t be beat!
Add Wauuuutah to the battaaaah. I love it!! I could hear this all day.
What a very lovely presentation! Excellent! Thanks! BLESSINGS!
Looks delicious,and I will try it! Thanks !👍❤
Interesting twist to the chickpea flour/besan crêpes I make. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Greetings from India.
Thank you sister for your recipe ...love from indonesian
Hi, ms schofield being a Pakistani have tried the traditional besan roti which is later slobbered with ghee or butter to soften them and eaten with red Chili & garlic sauce.So had my Wife try out your recipe and it turned out fantastic the bread was soft & fluffy had it with yogurt (raita) I’m in heaven thanks!!
Respectfully noting that you mean "slathered" with ghee or butter. (Slobber = release an excessive amount of saliva or drool.)
Thank you! Great recipe!
Wow! Looks delicious. I will definitely make this.
I have tried this twice without any filling. My family loved them, and they are quite filling!
Thank you for this recipe, i will definitely going to try this
These look amazing! I can’t wait to try 😍
Sounds wonderful, can’t wait to give them a try!
Nice recipe, been making this for years, it’s easier to sieve flour at beginning, saves time and washing up.
Hi ..how many of these can we eat in a day
Or just toss it all into a blender and whiz, easy and quick.
Just learned how to make this and I love it. So easy and good
I always make this and never have a film form!! Also I leave it at room temperature to ferment a little
So do I!
Thanks for sharing this recipe.
Instead of putting so much oil in the batter, you can fry them with half the amount of oil.
Airfryer?
Seema Prasad or coconut oil
Anyone tried to make oil and salt free?
The Media Lies Against Islam Wow-THANK YOU FOR THIS INFORMATION. Hello to You in Pakistan😊🙏😊i traveled thru there in ‘74(before u were born) and stayed in Karachi (lived at the beach) for awhile. It was a beautiful place.♥️🌍♥️🌍♥️🌏♥️🌎♥️🌏♥️🌍🙋♀️
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I made up one very similar. But I dont keep it in the fridge or fry onions. I just use onions, capsicums, whatever pakora u want to make. And then shallow fry it like yours with a wee bit of oil. I call it my healthy pakora, and that is what we have when we want chai and pakora on a rainy day.
i like Baja
so tell people on YOUR CHANNEL. NOT HERS!
I love your kitchen, it's beautiful.. And these chickpea breads look delicious.
This is a very common way for Indians to have flat bread! One variation is to add raw onion, raw tomato which is grated along with some green chilli paste ! Try this for once and u will love it 😊
She’s doing such fancy hoity toity stuff os sieving cling wrap etc 🤣 use hand blender for heavens sake!
Nice ,thanks for the recipe!
Thank you, it is the best recipe
I am excited to try this tonight! As a vegan for over a year now i always want new ideas to help me eat healthy. Thanks!
I always make these.
it is a winner!
Garlic,water,salt, cayenne pepper,oregano, basil, onion .
Thanks for a great recipe. I used a food processor to mince the onion and mushrooms before sautéing, seasoning and cooling. They mixed in very well with the chilled batter and make perfect sliders with grilled tomatoes and dairy-free cream cheese.
Wow.
Sounds delicious, Tickle!
Fry minced onion and mushroom then add to chickpea batter sounds very nice
Thanks for this recipe..
Came out just perfectly! Instructions are WONDERFUL! BLESSINGS!
Looks delicious, will try it! 🌻
What a great idea. I've made a "scrambled egg" substitute with chic pea flour, but making a bread with it is genius. Your demo is awesome. Thank you.
Beautiful job, thank you.
What a lovely recipe!
i'll deffo give that a try, thanks for this!
Thank you for the recipe
I will have to try this looks good and tasty.
how long does it last in the fridge? can i toaster or microwave heat it?
Thanks for this recipe..it looks great. Where can i find the recipe?
Thank you!!!!
This bread will be really good with bean burgers😋🙌💯 thanks for sharing
Bean burger. Havent heard of that. Pls share
Whisk well before putting water, that takes out the lumps. No need to strain.
you are missing the point -that isn't to fry with it is in the batter to get the flavor and the benefit of the oil
Nancy Norris: Seema said no need to strain and NOT no need for oil.
You all miss the point. She used the strainer to remove the chickpea granules not lumps of batter
Nancy Norris what are you referring? She was clearly talking about straining the batter. I have never had the need to strain the batter.
@@nancynorris3654 Why don't you read again what Seem Prasad has written before criticising? Anyway, I'm sure she has far more experience of making this recipe than you do.
Looks wonderful....❤️
Thank you ❤
Very nice 👌 I'm just beginning to learn vegan foods 😋 much healthier. You explained it well. I subscribed God bless 🙏
We call it Besan ka chilla/vegan omelet
Or a flat onion bahji
Or cook the garbanzos in water, blend in food processor until thick batter like pancakes. Cook in skillet until bubbles, like pancakes. Do the same with lentils. When cooking turn skillet to flatten, don’t swirl.
Thank you👍
Thank you.
thanks for sharing
You can add, onions(not precooked) , tomatoes(not precooked) , add seasonings and make a little pancake as well, another thing we do in India is we add a little chickpea flour to our omelets as well sometimes, it will fill you up and keep you satiated for longer 🍳😋
Thank you for sharing this recipe
How do you prepare the onions and tomatoes? do you deseed the tomatoes, grate the onions? thank you
@@maryrose4712 just slice them normally, if you wanna remove the seeds that's up to you, it's personal preference, but normally doing that is not required
@@itsok7331 Thank you for taking the time to answer me, very helpful.
@@maryrose4712 no problem :)
I'm curious if you can omit the oil. Will the flatbread stick together or crumble apart?
Says a little bit of olive oil
"adds half a cup"- the way to sobtage your diet!1:36
just use less oil in your recipe...
Good idea for adding cooked onion.. I use it raw... 👍
Since garbanzo bean flour is hard fir me to digest. Can I skim the foam off the top before adding oil or does it come off with the glad wrap?
Or you could use. the same recipe with Red or Green lentils. Soak them overnight & then grind them with a coffee grinder into flour.
That won't help, Mar. You can use lentils, just like Mimi suggested.
Mimi Ashford Or Mix in food high-speed blender. Not coffee grinder Or blender
Which is better, the bread or your accent. Actually then, I'd say both. Equally lovely! Thank you, can't wait to make this.👍✌
In Italy we let the batter rest for about 2 hrs, the lumps just disappear and disintegrate into a smooth paste!
Farinata right?
@@alejandrorivas4585 exactly
I could not find this recipe on the website. 🤷♀️ It seems pretty easy, so I’ll go from here. 😊
How much oil? Taste similar to naan?
Are they supposed to be soft in the middle? Mine seem raw like the flour didn't cook?
Just a question: chickpea flour and gram flour are the some?
Sascha d'allestro Yes ☺ also called besan
Will pea protein works for this recipe?
Merry Christmas and Prosperous Happy New Year
Can i put the flour n water n oil in the blender instead? 😋
I've seen the red lentil recipes and they look lovely but I _really_ wanted a chickpea flatbread recipe. Could one add falafel spices do you think so that they taste like falafel?
Anthony...how would you replace th e oil and if olive oil is too bad then don't make it or make it once in a while or better yet just eat one st a time. .
Chickpeas for the win!
"Besan Chilla" we called in our Indian style.
Can you translate the 2 words into English?
@@djmuscovy7525 Besan ..Chickpea flour ..Chilla is what you see in video
@@djmuscovy7525
besan = chickpea flour.
chilla = crêpes
Where is the best street food in India?
@@moniqueuu8777 All over India, with unique taste in every nook and corner.
They look delicious. I am wondering if this recipe could be made without any oil on a hot griddle/pan, like tortillas. I can't eat processed oils any more as it somehow won't digest well at all.
We don't put oil in the batter. You would need to brush your pan with a little oil, though. I rub a halved onion on the griddle, keeps the crêpes from sticking.
Lynn Proctor I don't know what is happening to you but I suffer from my digestion and I use digestive enzymes that are helping a lot. Have you ever considered them? You must talk first with your PH of course. Even when many doctors know very little about nutrition. But his/ her opinión have a weight there.
Thank u so much sweet lady due to your clear and calm voice of yours I shall try to use the quinoa in place the rice or couscous
Once again I have enjoyed the video tremendously
Salam from Lebanon
GREAT will try tomorrow WELL.DONE
What is the thing where she made the onions?
seems that if there is less water it cooks faster and looks harder. Thanks!
I also add chickpea flour in soup etc to thicken instead of corn flour. #India
Thanks, Very good recipe Chickpea known as "Besan" In India,
How long can they be stored for?
Lovely and 😋 delicious thank you
what is the nutritional content?
Could it be baked into a loaf? I live in the middle east but find it difficult to find chickpea flour. Plenty of whole dried chickpeas. Would the recipe work with them soaked, boiled, and blended in the Vitamix?
You should be able to make chickpea flour in your Vitamix. Rinse then soak the chickpeas overnight, redry then grind to flour.
where can I find the recipe please- it's not on the website
Just wow I will definitely make it
Well done
Do you have a oil substitute suggestion?
Robin Hart look on UA-cam recipes they don’t use oil of any kind It’s called whole food plant-based recipes