Litti Chokha
Litti - A popular and favourite food of Bihar. Roasted dough ball stuffed with spicy gram flour mix.
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
- 3 cup Whole Wheat Flour / Atta
- 1 tsp Salt / Namak
- 3 tbsp Clarified Butter / Desi Ghee
- 3 tbsp Yogurt/Curd
stuffing of litti
- 1.5 cup Sattu/ Roasted black chana flour
- 2 tbsp Mustard Oil / Sarso ka tel
- 1/2 tsp Carom Seeds / Ajwain
- 1/2 tsp Nigella Seeds / Kalonji
- 1/3 tsp Asafoetida / Hing powder
- 2 tbsp mango pickle masala
- 1 tbsp Green Chillies / Hari Mirch chopped
- 1 tbsp Ginger / Adrak grated
- 1.5 tbsp lemon juice
- 1/2 cup Fresh Coriander / Cilantro / Hara Dhaniya chopped
- 2-3 tbsp Water / Paani
Instructions
Making litti dough
- In a bowl take the wheat flour, add salt and mix
- Add ghee and mix well with the flour and now add curd and water and make a smooth and soft dough.
- Apply some ghee or oil on the dough ,cover and let it rest for 15 minutes.
The stuffing
- Take a bowl and mix all the ingredients listed in stuffing. mix well , it should not be very dry.
Making litti
- Divide the dough in equal size balls , around 12-14 or as per your preference.
- Flatten the ball on your palm and fill with the prepared sattu mixture.
- Cover it from all the sides and make a neat ball. similar way stuff all the littis.
- Bake the littis in the oven at 200 degree temp for 35-40 minutes, change the sides midway.
- Can roast or grill on gas stove/ air fryer /charcoal chulha or cow dung cakes
- Bake till litti become golden with few brown spot appear on it.
- Remove from the oven and immediately crush slightly and dip in hot ghee and serve.
- Serve and enjoy with dal, chokha and chutney