Indian Chickpea Crepes

This savory Indian chickpea crepes are gluten-free and vegan, and have an incredible flavor. Serve these with curry and chutney for an incredible dinner.

I’m hosting a Bollywood banquet tomorrow night, and I’m serving these chickpea crepes with a mint cilantro chutney and vegetable curry. I am so excited. It’s going to be delicious!

With sweet crepes, I use a mixture of protein and starchy flours or a commercial gluten-free flour mix. Using chickpea flour or even a garbanzo-fava flour blend makes the batter taste too “beany” for dessert-style crepes. However, with savory crepes, besan flour or chickpea flour works a treat, and makes them so much easier to make. In fact, the beany flavor works really well.

With this chickpea crepe batter, I’ve added garlic, onion, and curry powders with cayenne to the batter. You can omit the kala namak if you can’t find it. But, I encourage you to make a trip to the Indian grocer or order it online because it does add a touch of magic to the batter. Kala namak is often used in vegan omelet recipes to make the blend taste like egg. It’s a great trick ingredient to have on hand in the pantry if you’re going to make a lot of Indian dishes.

While you’re at the Indian grocer, pick up the besan flour. I also prefer that to chickpea flour. It’s finer. However, they are very similar and both derived from chickpeas. If you do use chickpea (garbanzo) flour in place of besan (gram) flour, use 1 1/3 cups water in the batter. See the note in the recipe.

Crepes can be a bit of a pain to cook, and you do need patience. I use a crepe pan to make these. But, you can use a small shallow fry pan if that’s what you have. Keep the heat on medium-low and grease the pan between each crepe for the best results.

I’ve created a lot of recipes for the Kitchenthusiast® recipe blog to celebrate the KitchenAid® Pro Line® Series blender. But, the Indian recipes I shared this week are some of my favorites.

Here’s my Indian Buffet menu:

potato, cauliflower & green bean curry
garlic green beans
curried sweet potatoes
spicy cashew dip
green pea and almond dip
mango cardamom lassis
banana lassis
mint cilantro chutney

My blender is getting a workout today! But, she’s up for it.

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