Oats Chakuli Pitha Recipe (Bengali Oats Pancake)

Ingredients

• 1 cup quick cooking oats
• 1/2 cup besan (gram flour)
• 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
• 1/2 cup finely chopped tomato
• 1/4 cup finely chopped capsicum
• 1/4 cup grated carrot
• 2 tbsp finely chopped coriander (dhania)
• 4 tsp dahi (curd)
• 1/2 tsp grated ginger (adrak)
• 1 1/2 tsp finely chopped green chillies
• 1/2 tsp haldi powder (turmeric powder)
• salt (namak) to taste
• 5 tsp oil for greasing and cooking

Steps

1. To make oats chakuli pitha, in a deep bowl, soak oats along with 1 cup water and keep aside for 15 minutes.
2. Combine all the remaining ingredients with ½ cup water and mix well to make a lump free batter.
3. Heat a non-stick tava (griddle), grease it well using ¼ tsp of oil, pour a ladleful of the batter on the tava (griddle) and spread it in a circular motion to make a 150 mm. (6") pitha.
4. Cook it using ¼ tsp of oil till it turns golden brown in colour from both the sides.
5. Repeat step 3 and 4 make 9 more pitha.
6. Serve the oats chakuli pitha immediately with green chutney.