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litti chokha recipe | how to make bihari litti chokha | baati chokha

easy litti chokha recipe | how to make bihari litti chokha | baati chokha
Course Main
Cuisine bihari
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 7 litti
Author HEBBARS KITCHEN

Ingredients

for dough:

  • 1½ cup wheat flour / atta
  • ¼ tsp baking powder
  • ¼ tsp ajwain / carom seeds
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp ghee / clarified butter
  • water for kneading

for stuffing:

  • 1 cup sattu / roasted gram flour
  • 2 tbsp coriander finely chopped
  • 1 chilli finely chopped
  • ½ tsp ginger garlic paste
  • ½ tsp cumin / jeera
  • ½ tsp kalonji / onion seeds / nigella seeds
  • ¼ tsp  ajwain / carom seeds
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp mustard oil

for tomato chokha:

  • 3 tomato
  • 1 chilli finely chopped
  • 2 clove garlic finely chopped
  • 1 inch ginger finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp onion finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp coriander finely chopped
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp mustard oil
  • ¼ tsp salt

Instructions

  • pinch a small ball sized dough. press the edges and form a cup.
  • further place a ball sized sattu stuffing in the centre.
  • start pleating the dough, making sure the stuffing is secured well.
  • pinch off excess dough and roll well.
  • place the rolled litti in appe pan heated with oil. or preheat and bake in oven at 180 degree celcius for 45 minutes flipping in between.
  • cover and cook on low flame for 10 minutes.
  • flip over and cook both sides. cook for approx 30 minutes in total
  • continue to cook until the litti turns golden brown from all the sides and cooked from inside.
  • finally, litti is ready to serve with chokha and ghee.