Litti Chokha

Name: Litti Chokha
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: Litti-; 2 cup whole wheat flour; 1/4 tsp. salt; 1 1/2 tbsp. yoghurt; 1/2 tsp. ajwain (carom seeds); 1/4 tsp. baking soda; 1 tsp. oil / ghee; Stuffing-; 3/4 cup fried chana dal flour; to taste salt; 1/2 tsp. turmeric powder; 1 onion, chopped; 1 tsp. ginger-garlic paste; 1-2 green chilies, chopped; 1 tsp. red chili flakes; 1 tbsp. lime juice; 1 tbsp. pickle masala; 2 tbsp. coriander leaves; 1/2 tsp. ajwain (carom seeds); 1 tsp. kalonji; 1 tbsp. mustard oil; 1/2 tsp. pepper powder; 1 tsp. coriander-cumin powder; Chokha-; 1 medium eggplant, roasted, skin discarded & mashed; 1 potato, boiled & mashed; to taste salt; 1 onion, chopped; 2 green chilies, chopped; 1 tomato, chopped

Bethica Das @kitchen_flavours

Sharjah (UAE)

This is a traditional and a wholesome dish from the Indian state of Bihar. It can be relished as a snack, breakfast, lunch or dinner. Choice is yours. Basically they are balls of whole wheat dough stuffed with sattu (fried gram flour) and other ingredients. It is relished with potato-eggplant bharta (mash). I like to have mine with green chutney, raita or pickles.

Bethica Das @kitchen_flavours

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Ingredients

Litti-
2 cupwhole wheat flour
1/4 tsp.salt
1 1/2 tbsp.yoghurt
1/2 tsp.ajwain (carom seeds)
1/4 tsp.baking soda
1 tsp.oil / ghee
Stuffing-
3/4 cupfried chana dal flour
to tastesalt
1/2 tsp.turmeric powder
1onion, chopped
1 tsp.ginger-garlic paste
1-2green chilies, chopped
1 tsp.red chili flakes
1 tbsp.lime juice
1 tbsp.pickle masala
2 tbsp.coriander leaves
1/2 tsp.ajwain (carom seeds)
1 tsp.kalonji
1 tbsp.mustard oil
1/2 tsp.pepper powder
1 tsp.coriander-cumin powder
Chokha-
1medium eggplant, roasted, skin discarded & mashed
1potato, boiled & mashed
to tastesalt
1onion, chopped
2green chilies, chopped
1tomato, chopped
1 tbsp.mustard oil
2 tbsp.coriander leaves, chopped
oil to deep fry

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Steps

1

Roast the eggplant and boil the potato.
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To the mashed eggplant and potato, add all the above mentioned ingredients.
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Mix well and keep aside.
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Take 3/4 cup of roasted chana (Gram) dal.
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Grind to a fine powder.
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To it add rest of the ingredients for stuffing.
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Mix well and keep aside.
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Litti - In a bowl, mix together all the mentioned ingredients and...
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Knead into a stiff dough with required quantity of water. Cover and keep aside.
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Divide the dough into 8-9 equal portions.
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Roll out each portion with your fingers into a small poori. Make a hollow and put 1 tbsp. of the stuffing in it.
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Bring all the edges together and make a round ball. Flatten it slightly. Fill rest of the dough with the stuffing and keep aside.
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Heat oil in a pan and gently slide the Litti into it.....
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......and fry on a medium flame on all sides till golden in colour.
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Drain on a kitchen towel.
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Serve them hot on a bed of chokha
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With green chilies and sliced onion.