Green Pea Pankis Recipe
Green pea pankis are pancake like preparation made with rice and lentil flour along with green peas. Flavored with cumin and coriander and moistened with curd, the green pea pankis are coked on a griddle between banana leaves and best served hot with green chutney.This is a special low sugar recipe great for diabetics as well as for people on low carb diet. Adapted from the Lantus book of recipes.
Ingredients
1/3 cup chawal ka atta (rice flour)
1 tablespoon urad dal flour
1 teaspoon low-fat curd
1 to 2 green chillies, finely chopped
1/4 cup green peas, coarsely ground
2 tablespoons chopped coriander
1/2 teaspoon crushed jeera (cumin seeds
Salt to taste
Other ingredients
3 banana leaves
1 teaspoon oil for greasing
For serving
green chutney
Directions
In a bowl, combine rice flour, urad dal flour, curd, green chillies, green peas, coriander, cumin seeds, salt and approx.
1/2 cup of water.
Mix well to make a thin batter.
Cut banana leaves into circles using a 75 mm (3") diameter cookie cutter.
If you do not have a cookie cutter, cut them into squares.
Apply a little oil on each banana leaf.
Heat a tava (griddle) and arrange half of the banana leaf circles on the tava.
Spread 2 teaspoons of the batter on each leaf and sandwich with another greased banana leaf on top.
Cook the panki on both sides till light brown spots appear on the banana leaves and the panki in between peels off the banana leaf easily.
Serve hot with green chutney.
1/2 cup of water.
Mix well to make a thin batter.
Cut banana leaves into circles using a 75 mm (3") diameter cookie cutter.
If you do not have a cookie cutter, cut them into squares.
Apply a little oil on each banana leaf.
Heat a tava (griddle) and arrange half of the banana leaf circles on the tava.
Spread 2 teaspoons of the batter on each leaf and sandwich with another greased banana leaf on top.
Cook the panki on both sides till light brown spots appear on the banana leaves and the panki in between peels off the banana leaf easily.
Serve hot with green chutney.
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