🥞 Suji ka Cheela | Rava Chilla

Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes

Suji ka cheela (Rava chilla) is a popular North Indian savory pancake made with semolina, onions, herbs, and spices. It’s light, filling, and very easy to make.

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🧂 Ingredients

• 1 cup fine sooji (rava / cream of wheat)

• ¼ cup onion, finely chopped

• 1 to 2 green chillies, chopped

• ½ tsp ginger, finely chopped

• 2 to 3 tbsp coriander leaves, chopped

• ¼ tsp carom seeds (ajwain) or cumin seeds

• 1 pinch red chilli powder (or cayenne pepper)

• 1 pinch turmeric powder

• Salt to taste

• 1.25 cups water (1 cup + ¼ cup as needed)

• Oil for cooking

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👩‍🍳 Instructions

1. Make the batter

• Take sooji in a bowl.

• Add 1 cup water and mix well.

• Cover and rest for 20 to 30 minutes.

• After resting, rava will absorb water and become soft.

• Add onions, green chillies, ginger, coriander leaves, ajwain (or cumin), red chilli powder, turmeric, and salt.

• Mix well.

• Add remaining ¼ cup water (if needed) to get a slightly medium-thick batter.

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2. Make the cheela

• Heat a tawa or skillet and lightly grease with oil.

• Keep flame on low heat.

• Take a ladle of batter and gently spread into a small to medium round cheela.

• Do not spread too thin or it will break.

• Cook on low to medium heat.

• When top looks cooked, drizzle a little oil on sides and top and spread it.

• When base turns light golden, flip and cook the other side.

• Cook till the second side is light golden and onions look caramelized.

• Remove and repeat with remaining batter.

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🍽️ Serve with

• Green chutney

• Tomato ketchup

• Coconut chutney

• Mint chutney

Best served hot or warm 🌿

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📝 Notes & Tips

• Use fresh sooji (within shelf life).

• Do not make batter too runny or cheela will be difficult to spread.

• Always use a well-seasoned tawa so the cheela does not stick.

• Recipe serves 1–2 persons and can be easily doubled or tripled.