In my quest to find some tasty & healthy breakfast recipes I came across Tarla Dalal’s book called ‘Healthy Breakfast’ which has many easy to prepare recipes classified under categories such as ‘Breakfast in a Jiffy’, ‘Breakfast with Planning’, ‘Breakfast using Left-overs’, ‘Healthy Drinks’and Butter & Salt substitutes. Nutritive values at the foot note of each recipe helps weight watchers & the health conscious count their calories before they eat. Hmmm, not bad at all for a person who loves her breakfast as much as her diamonds. One the most innovative recipes was the Cucumber pancakes which is easy, yummy & healthy as well. Do try it! Im sure you’l make it over & over again like I do.
Cucumber Pancakes
Cucumber pancakes are made with semolina, cucumbers, jaggery and chillies to give them a well rounded flavour. They make for a quick and healthy breakfast on busy mornings
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Calories: 112kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup semolina fine rawa
- 2 cups cucumber grated
- 2 tbsp grated jaggery gur
- 1 green chilli chopped
- 1/4 cup low fat curds yogurt
- salt to taste
- 3 tsp oil for cooking
Instructions
- Combine all the ingredients except the oil and make a batter of dropping consistency using a little water
- Divide into 8 portions
- Heat a non-stick pan and grease it lightly with oil
- Spread one portion on the non-stick pan to make a pancake of 3mm to 4mm thickness
- cook one side over a slow flame until the base is golden brown in colour. Turn over to cook the other side.
- Remove the pancake and repeat with the remaining batter to make 7 more pancakes
- Serve hot with Nutritious Green Chutney.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Cucumber Pancakes
Amount per Serving
Calories
112
% Daily Value*
Fat
2
g
3
%
Saturated Fat
0.3
g
2
%
Trans Fat
0.01
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
1
g
Cholesterol
1
mg
0
%
Sodium
23
mg
1
%
Potassium
96
mg
3
%
Carbohydrates
20
g
7
%
Fiber
1
g
4
%
Sugar
4
g
4
%
Protein
3
g
6
%
Vitamin A
32
IU
1
%
Vitamin C
2
mg
2
%
Calcium
19
mg
2
%
Iron
1
mg
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Disclaimer
The nutritional values are only indicative.
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Welcome back Shireen…:)
Thanks May 🙂
a new variation of making dosas. i liked the taste.
A new variation of making dosas.
I liked the taste.
Thanks Usha, glad u liked it 🙂
These tasted nice. Once made hoe long can you keep batter in fridge? Also if I make these without the yoghurt and use plain flour to substitute the semolina would it work and then could you keep that batter for longer as it has no dairy ingredients? Thanks
@ Raf: I have usually kept the batter for upto 2 days, right at the back of the shelf where it is the coldest. I wouldn't recommend you to keep it for longer than that. Also, semolina is a healthier option than refined flour. You can always pre mix the dry ingredients Raf and add the yogurt when you are ready to fry these pancakes, that way you have breakfast ready on the go and also don't have to worry about spoilage!
Ive tried these by shallow frying them and they become more crispy and more hard. this way is also good
instead of yoghurt can we just add water?
Yes you can!