Waking up super early in the winter to make a full-blown meal for breakfast should be a crime, right? Are you also looking for easy breakfast ideas that will let you sleep longer? Try different types of chillas this winter. They’re quick to make, comforting, and healthy for your gut. So, try these healthy chilla recipes to make your winter mornings relaxing.

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1. Bajra methi chilla recipe

Ingredients:

1 cup bajra flour (pearl millet)

2-3 tbsp besan (chickpea flour)

1 cup fresh methi leaves (fenugreek)

1 small onion, finely chopped

1/2 tsp red chilli powder

1 green chilli, chopped

Salt to taste

1/2 tsp jeera (cumin seeds)

2-3 tbsp cooking oil

1/2 cup water

1/2 tbsp ginger, grated

Method:

In a bowl, add bajra and besan. Add methi leaves, grated ginger, red chilli powder, jeera, chopped onion, and green chilli. Slowly add the water while continuing to whisk the batter until lump-free. Once you achieve a moderate, runny consistency, let the batter rest for 10-12 minutes. Heat a pan and grease it with some cooking oil. Pour a ladle of batter and spread it in a circular pattern on the pan. Drizzle some cooking oil on the edges and let the chilla cook until golden brown. Now, flip the chilla to cook the other side. Serve the bajra methi chilla hot with some mint chutney and tea.

2. Beetroot chilla recipe

Ingredients:

2 and 1/2 cups besan

1 medium beetroot, grated

1 small onion, finely chopped

1/2 tbsp ginger, grated

1 green chilli, chopped

Chopped coriander leaves

Salt to taste

1/2 tsp red chilli powder

1/2 cup water

2-3 tbsp cooking oil

Method:

In a bowl, add besan, grated beetroot, chopped coriander leaves, grated ginger, and chopped onion. Now, add salt, jeera, red chilli powder, and chopped green chilli. Mix the batter while adding water. Keep whisking until lump-free. Heat a pan on a medium flame. Once it starts to heat, grease it with some cooking oil and pour a ladle of beetroot chilla batter. Cook the chilla until golden brown and crisp. Enjoy the beetroot chilla with curd or your favourite pickle.

3. Ragi chilla recipe

Ingredients:

1 cup ragi flour

2-3 tbsp besan

1 small orange or red carrot, grated

2 tbsp green onions, chopped

1 green chilli, finely chopped

1/4 tsp ajwain (carom seeds)

Salt to taste

1/2 tsp red chilli powder

2-3 coriander leaves, chopped

1 cup water

2-3 tbsp cooking oil

Method:

In a bowl, add the ragi flour, besan, ajwain, red chilli powder, and salt. Mix the ingredients well. Add the grated carrot, chopped green onions, green chilli, and coriander leaves. Slowly add water to the mixture while whisking it. Keep mixing the ingredients until lump-free. Follow the procedure mentioned in the previous recipes to cook the chilla. Serve the ragi chilla with tomato sauce. This chilla recipe is easy and super healthy if you want to lose weight this winter season.

4. Paalak chilla recipe

Ingredients:

1 cup besan

2 cups spinach, chopped

1 medium tomato, finely chopped

1 medium onion, finely chopped

1/2 cup green onions, chopped

1 green chilli, chopped

1/2 tsp ajwain

1/2 red chilli powder

Salt to taste

1/2 tsp turmeric powder

Chopped coriander leaves

1 cup water

1 ginger, grated

2-3 tbsp cooking oil

Method:

In a bowl, add besan, spinach, tomatoes, onions, green chilli, green onions, coriander leaves, and ginger. Add salt, red chilli powder, ajwain, and turmeric powder. Slowly pour the water and keep whisking the batter until lump-free and smooth. Follow the procedure mentioned in the previous recipes to cook the chilla. Serve the hot paalak chilla with coriander chutney.

5. Moong dal chilla recipe

Ingredients:

1 cup moong dal, soaked overnight

1/2 cup spinach, chopped

1 medium onion, chopped

1 medium tomato, chopped

1/2 tsp ginger, grated

Salt to taste

1/2 tsp red chilli powder

1 green chilli, chopped

1/2 cup water

2-3 tbsp cooking oil

1/2 tsp turmeric powder

1/2 tsp jeera

Method:

In a blender, add the soaked moong dal, grated ginger, and jeera. Blend the mixture until smooth. Transfer the mixture to a bowl. Add the chopped spinach, onion, tomato, turmeric powder, green chilli, and red chilli powder. Slowly add the water while whisking the mixture to achieve a moderate runny consistency. Follow the procedure mentioned in the previous recipes to cook the chilla. Enjoy the moong dal chilla with curd or any pickle of your choice.

6. Lauki chilla recipe

Ingredients:

1 cup besan

1 medium bottle gourd, grated

1/2 cup onions, chopped

1/2 cup tomatoes, chopped

2 tbsp green onions, chopped

A handful of chopped coriander leaves

1/2 tsp ajwain

Salt to taste

1/2 red chilli powder

1/2 tsp turmeric powder

1 cup water

2-3 tbsp cooking oil

Method:

In a bowl, add the grated bottle gourd, chopped onions, tomatoes, green onions, and coriander leaves. Add salt, red chilli powder, ajwain, and turmeric powder. Slowly pour the water while whisking the mixture to make a smooth batter. Follow the same procedure, as mentioned in the previous recipes, to cook the chilla in a nonstick pan. Serve the lauki chilla hot with mint chutney and green chilli pickle.

7. Oats chilla recipe

Ingredients:

1 cup plain oats

2-3 tbsp besan

200 gms paneer

1 medium onion, chopped

Salt to taste

1 tsp red chilli powder

1 tsp turmeric powder

A handful of chopped coriander leaves

1/2 ajwain

1 tsp roasted jeera

2-3 tbsp cooking oil

Method:

Start by blending the plain oats to get a fine flour. In a bowl, add the oat flour and besan. Add 1/2 teaspoon each of turmeric powder, red chilli powder, and roasted jeera. Mix the ingredients well while slowly pouring the water to make a runny chilla batter. For the chilla filling, coarsely mash the paneer and add it to a bowl. Add the chopped onion, salt and coriander leaves. Now, add the remaining turmeric powder, red chilli powder and roasted jeera. Mix the ingredients well.

Heat the nonstick pan over medium heat and grease it with cooking oil. Pour a ladle of the chilla batter and spread it gently. Once the second side starts cooking, place a small portion of the stuffing on one half of the chilla. Let the bottom cook well, then fold the other half over the filling. Cook the stuffed oats chilla until crisp. Try this healthy recipe for stuffed oats chilla for a high-protein breakfast this winter.

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