Litti chokha

Name: Litti chokha
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: For dough; 3 cups Wheat flour (aata); 2 tbsp Refined oil; 1/4 tsp Carom seeds (ajwain); to taste Salt; as needed Water; For stuffing–; 1 1/2 cup Flour of roasted Bengal gram(sattu); 5-6 Onion finely chopped; 1 tbsp Garlic finely chopped; 3-4 tsp Green chillies finely chopped; 4-5 tbsp Coriander leaves; 1/4 tsp Onion seeds(kalaungi); 2 tsp Carom seeds; 1 Lemon's juice; 1 tbsp Pickle masala (aachar ka masala); 1 tsp Roasted cumin seeds powder; to taste Salt; For serving; 1 cup Clarified butter (Ghee) melted

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Uzma Ahmad @cook_13491283

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Ingredients

For dough
3 cupsWheat flour (aata)
2 tbspRefined oil
1/4 tspCarom seeds (ajwain)
to tasteSalt
as neededWater
For stuffing–
1 1/2 cupFlour of roasted Bengal gram(sattu)
5-6Onion finely chopped
1 tbspGarlic finely chopped
3-4 tspGreen chillies finely chopped
4-5 tbspCoriander leaves
1/4 tspOnion seeds(kalaungi)
2 tspCarom seeds
1Lemon's juice
1 tbspPickle masala (aachar ka masala)
1 tspRoasted cumin seeds powder
to tasteSalt
For serving
1 cupClarified butter (Ghee) melted

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Steps

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Dough
1. Mix wheat flour, carom, salt and vegetable oil.
2. Add water and make stiff dough.
3. Divide the dough into 10 equal parts.
Filling
1. Take roasted gram flour in a bowl, add onion, garlic, green chillies, coriander leaves, onion seeds, carom seeds, pickle masala, cumin seeds powder and salt into it.
2. Then add lemon juice and little water and mix it.
3. Ensure that the mixture is powdery but samp.
4. It should not be too dry or too wet.
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💝To proceed
1. Take one part of the dough and make into a ball.
2. Now hold it between your fingers and press with your thumbs to make it like a bowl.
3. Now fill it with stuffing and bring the edges together and seal it and make balls.
4. Now repeat the process and make all litti.
5. Traditionally it is roasted in charcoal heat.
6. It can also be prepared gas tandoor or electric tandoor.
7. Put all the litti balls in preheated grill and roast in medium heat for 20-25 minutes.
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8. Keep on turning the litti balls and roast them evenly and are crisp.
9. Once properly roasted, take the litti from the grill and apply little pressure to make an opening and put each litti inside the ghee.
10. Leave this dipped in clarified butter for 10-15 minutes before serving
Note–U can also make this littis in air fryer