Chapat

 

Chapat is a Parsi sweet dish which can be had as a tea time snack or as a dessert. It is like a Parsi version of Pancake. Have a look at its recipe.

Ingredients (8 pieces):

• All purpose flour (Maida) - 1 small cup
• Milk - 3/4th - 1 cup
• Egg - 1
• Green Cardamom (chhoti elaichi) powder - 1/4th tsp
• Chironji (charoli) - 1-2 tsp
• Castor sugar - 3/4th cup
• Baking soda - 1-2 pinches
• Vanilla essence - 6-7 drops
• Oil/ghee for frying

Method: 

• Beat the egg in a bowl and add castor sugar and vanilla essence to it. Beat it vigorously and preferably use an electric beater for it.
• Add all purpose flour to it, mixing it continuously. 
• Make a smooth paste out of it by adding milk gradually. Once all the milk is added, it should reach a runny consistency.
• Add chironji and green cardamom powder to it and mix well. 
• Heat oil/ghee (1 tbsp per chapat) in a flat tava on medium flame till it is averagely hot. (Make sure it ISN'T too hot) 
• Take little batter at a time and spread it in a way that a thin layer of it is formed.
• After frying it for 2-3 minutes, cover it with a lid so that the other side gets cooked on it's own, without the need to flip it to the other side. 
• After 2-3 minutes, open the lid and check if it is done. Fold it in half and serve it on a plate and it's good to go!