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besan cheela

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hindi बेसन चीला (besan cīlā).

Noun

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besan cheela

  1. An Indian pancake made from chickpea flour.
    • 2021 September 29, Tejal Rao, “A Perfect Pancake for Breakfast, Lunch or Dinner”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN:
      She made me realize how closely related besan cheela were to farinata, or socca, the Italian pancakes made with chickpea flour and olive oil.
    • 2021 October 1, Sam Sifton, “What to Cook This Weekend”, in The New York Times[2], →ISSN:
      And then I’d like pancakes again, this time off Tejal Rao’s new recipe, which she adapted from the memory of eating besan cheela, crisp-soft chickpea-flour pancakes, with Madhur Jaffrey.

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