BESAN KA CHILLA

• For the vegetables

1. a) Chop the tomatoes and get rid of the water
2. b) Boil the American corn and keep aside
3. c) Chop the green chilly and onion
4. d) Chop the cabbage, sprinkle some salt and put it inside a clean cloth. Squeeze out all the water.
5. e) Mix all the vegetables together into an even spread

• For the batter-
  1. a) Mix the other dry ingredients and some chilled water and make into a medium thick batter
• Final preparation
• 1. a) Use a heavy bottomed tawa and apply oil or ghee. Heat up the tawa nicely before you add the batter
  2. b) Add the batter and spread evenly using a spoon to make a round pan cake. Add some of the vegetable mix and cook for a minute more. Flip it with a flat spoon and let it cook for a couple of minutes
  3. c) Once ready, serve with white butter, tomato chutney and green chutney

In many parts of the country, this dish is had with Dahi or fresh yogurt. Serve dahi and achaar (pickle) with a chilla for an accompaniment, and you need not work about keeping the spice levels high or low!