India, Aug. 18 -- American actor Gwyneth Paltrow recently added a desi twist to her breakfast routine, sharing a video of her making besan chilla. This video was a part of her recurring #boyfriendbreakfast series, in which she makes elaborate meals for her now-husband.

Calling the dish a "savoury Indian chilla pancakes", Paltrow's recipe stayed fairly close to the classic batter, made with gram flour(besan), spices, onions, tomatoes and ginger.

However, her choice of accompaniments took the breakfast in a decidedly unexpected direction, as she served the chillas with eggs topped with green mint chutney, alongside leftover short ribs from the previous night's dinner.

This combination caught the attention of Indian food lovers online. Wh...