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Lunchbox 12 months+ Two small cheelas

Soft Besan Cheela Strips

From twelve months, cut into strips a toddler can hold.

What you need

  • 1/2 cup besan (gram flour)
  • 2 tbsp finely grated lauki or carrot
  • 1/2 cup water
  • A pinch of turmeric
  • 1 tsp oil, for the pan
  • A pinch of salt

How to make it

  1. 1 Whisk the besan, water and turmeric into a smooth, pourable batter with no lumps.
  2. 2 Stir in the grated vegetable and the salt.
  3. 3 Heat a tawa, brush with oil and pour a small ladleful, spreading it thin.
  4. 4 Cook for 2 minutes each side until it lifts away cleanly and is cooked through.
  5. 5 Cool, then cut into strips about the width of your little finger.

Swaps

Moong dal batter, soaked and ground, instead of besan.

Keeping it

Keeps wrapped in the fridge for a day. Warm on a tawa rather than in the microwave so it stays soft.