Chapat
Veg
Contains dairy
Contains nuts
A sweet Parsi pancake made with wheat flour, jaggery, and coconut, often enjoyed as a dessert or snack.
Cuisines
Parsi
Best for
Breakfast
Snacks
Recipe
Prep: 15 min
Cook: 20 min
Total: 35 min
2-3 servings
Ingredients
| 1 cup | all-purpose flour |
| 1 cup | semolina |
| 1/2 cup | sugar |
| 1 teaspoon | baking powder |
| 1/4 teaspoon | salt |
| 1 cup | milk |
| 1 large | egg |
| 1 teaspoon | vanilla extract |
| 2 tablespoons | ghee or clarified butter |
| — | ghee or oil for frying |
Instructions
- 1 In a mixing bowl, combine the all-purpose flour, semolina, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
- 2 In another bowl, whisk together the milk, egg, and vanilla extract.
- 3 Gradually add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, mixing until a smooth batter forms.
- 4 Melt the ghee or clarified butter and stir it into the batter.
- 5 Heat a small amount of ghee or oil in a non-stick frying pan over medium heat.
- 6 Pour a ladleful of batter into the pan and spread it into a thin circle.
- 7 Cook until the edges start to lift and the bottom is golden brown, about 2-3 minutes.
- 8 Flip the chapat and cook the other side until golden brown, about 2 minutes.
- 9 Repeat with the remaining batter, adding more ghee or oil to the pan as needed.
- 10 Serve warm with tea or as a snack.
Tips
For a richer flavor, use freshly ground cardamom in the batter.