Tasty weight loss recipe: Cucumber pancakes

A good way to snack is by eating something light but also healthy. Here is an innovative way to eat cucumbers. Make pancakes out of them.

Try one and you are sure to opt for a second helping of this cucumber semolina pancake.

Preparation Time : 5 mins.
Cooking Time: 20 mins.
Makes 8 pancakes.

Ingredients

1 cup semolina (rava)

2 cups grated cucumber

2 tbsp grated jaggery (gur)

1 green chilli, chopped

1/4 cup low fat curds (dahi)

salt to taste

3 tsp oil for cooking

To Serve

4 tbsp Nutritious Green Chutney

Method

Combine all the ingredients except the oil and make a batter of dropping consistency using a little water.
Divide into 8 portions and keep aside.
Heat a non-stick pan and grease it lightly with oil.
Spread one portion on the non-stick pan to make a pancake of 3 mm. to 4 mm. thickness.
Cook one side over a slow flame until the base is golden brown in colour. Turn over to cook the other side.
Remove the pancake and repeat with the remaining batter to make 7 more pancakes.
Serve hot with nutritious green chutney.