• 120 g chickpea flour, garbanzo bean flour, or besan (gram flour)
• ▢375 ml water
• ▢0.75 teaspoon salt
• ▢0.25 teaspoon turmeric
• ▢0.25 teaspoon cayenne
• ▢0.25 teaspoon carom seeds, ajwain or cumin seeds
• ▢80 g finely chopped red onion
• ▢1 hot green chile, finely chopped (remove seeds to reduce heat)
• ▢4 g packed chopped cilantro
• ▢1 to 2 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon safflower oil, divided

optional additions:

• ▢62 g shredded zucchini or other vegetables, optional
• ▢0.13 tsp Indian Black Salt, kala namak