Sweet, inviting, and made for sharing, Chickpea Flour Pancakes/mini Omelettes with Cauliflower and Shiitake mushrooms. Glutenfree Vegan Recipe is a vegan, vegetarian fusion breakfast made with chickpea flour, flaxmeal, and salt in about 35 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 10 minutes
  • Cook time: 25 minutes
  • Total time: 35 minutes
  • Yield: 5
  • Category: Breakfast
  • Cuisine: fusion

Ingredients

Dry

  • 1 cup chickpea flour
  • 1 Tablespoon flaxmeal
  • 3/4 teaspoons salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ranch seasoning (or other seasoning mixes like chipotle, cajun, taco, garam masala)
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • a generous pinch (1/8 teaspoon of baking soda)
  • a generous pinch of kala namak/indian black salt (optional. Add for eggy taste)

Wet

  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 teaspoon vinegar
  • 1 cup grated Cauliflower (loaded cup)
  • 3-4 Shiitake mushrooms (or other fresh mushrooms finely chopped 1/3-1/2 cup)
  • 1/2 chili pepper finely chopped (I used Jalapeno)
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped red onion
  • 1/4 cup chopped cilantro (optional)

Variations

  • Add 1-2 tsp sriracha to the batter
  • Add shredded cheese shreds to the batter.
  • Add other veggies and finely chopped greens.

Method

  1. In a bowl, mix all the Dry ingredients. Whisk well.
  2. Add a cup of water and whisk to combine into a smooth lump-free batter.
  3. Add the veggies and vinegar and mix to combine.
  4. Drop ladle full of the batter on a greased hot pan.
  5. Press and spread to even out into a fat pancake thickness.
  6. Cover with a lid and cook on medium heat for 6-7 minutes. Cover for at least 4 minutes and then cook without.
  7. You can also cook them without the lid. It will take a minute or so longer.
  8. Flip and cook for another 5-6 minutes.
  9. Serve hot with sauces of choice, mushroom gravy, roasted veggies and more. or make breakfast sandwiches with them.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.