The best thing about Bank Holidays is a lazy breakfast. Who can pass up a lovely English breakfast buffet? Or lots of lovely baked breads and croissants from France with jams and honey. Perhaps Mexican is more your thing with Huevos Rancheros?
I would hold a lazy Gujarati breakfast high on the list. Lazy for those waking up to the smells of the dishes below maybe – not for those of us getting up early to prepare!
First on my list are ‘Poodla‘ – these are pancakes made from chickpea flour, spices and yoghurt. I eat them simply with a little yoghurt for dipping but they’re great with coriander, coconut and green chilli chutney too. You can also make baby blini sized ones.
Gujarati Pudla
Notes
To make them
Chop the onion finely and pop into a bowl. Mix the flour, spices and yoghurt in and mix well. Add some water to make a thick batter – as you would with crepes or pancakes.
Heat a flat, preferable non stick, frying/pancake pan with a little oil. I use about one teaspoon per pudla. Ladle in a few tablespoons or a soup ladle of the batter and then smooth over into a large round with the back of the spoon so you have an evenly distributed batter.
Leave to cook for a few minutes until the edges start crisping up and the surface starts drying out a little. Then flip over and cook the other side for a few minutes. You should have a golden brown colour and some little holes in the pancake.
Repeat til you use up all the batter. I like these with a little plain yoghurt for dipping but here are some alternative ideas:
