Ricotta Spinach Cheelas

ricotta spinach cheela

Gram flour pancake with spinach, ricotta cheese filling and served with leek salad.

Ingredients

Gram flour                                 ½ cup

Refined flour                              ½ cup

Turmeric powder                        1 tsp

Red chilli powder                       1 tsp

Salt                                          to taste

Oil                                            1 tsp

For stuffing

Cumin seeds                             ½ tsp

Chopped onion                          2 tbsp

Salt                                          to taste

Finely chopped spinach             1 cup

Grated cottage cheese              ¼ cup

Finely chopped tomato              ¼ cup

Nutmeg powder                         ½ tsp

Black pepper powder                 as required

For salad

Leek                                        ½ cup

Chopped tomatoes                    2 tsp

Ginger                                      1 tsp

Coriander leaves                        2 tsp

Sliced onion                              1tsp

Salt                                          to taste

Oil                                           1 tsp

Method

To prepare batter

Take a mixing bowl, add gram flour, refined flour, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, salt, water and mix well.

prepare batter

Add the oil add let the batter rest.

add oil batter

To prepare stuffing

Within this time heat oil in a pan, add cumin seed, after it crackle add chopped onion and sauté.

saute onion with cumin

Then add salt, finely chopped spinach, grated cottage cheese and mix well.

add grated cheese and spinach

Add chopped tomato, nutmeg powder, black pepper powder and mix well.

add tomato and spices 

To prepare cheela

Heat a flat pan then pour some prepared batter and spread.

spread batter on pan 

Then add oil and cook from both sides.

Now remove the cheela and half slit it from middle and put the stuffing on.

Then roll it into shape of a cone.

keep filling on cheela and roll it

Heat oil in pan and roast it from both sides.

roast stuffed cheela

Remove cheela on serving plate.

To prepare salad

In a bowl add leeks, chopped tomato, coriander, sliced onion, salt and olive oil and mix well.

prapare salad

Now place the salad on top of cheela and drizzle olive oil on this.

place salad on cheela