Baked Litti Chokha

Name: Baked Litti Chokha
Total time: 3300 s
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups wheat flour; 1/2 teaspoon Ajwain seeds; 2-3 teaspoon ghee; 1/4 teaspoon salt; as needed Water or milk to knead the dough; 1 cup Sathu flour/ roasted gram flour; 1 tablespoon mustard oil; 1/2 teaspoon Salt; 1/2 cup chopped coriander leaves; 2 green chillies crushed; 2-3 boiled; 2-3 tomatoes; 1 onion, finely chopped; 1/4 inch ginger, crushed; 2 cloves garlic, crushed; 2-3 green Chillies, crushed; 1/2 cup chopped coriander leaves; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 black pepper powder; 1/2 teaspoon chaat masala; 1 lemon Juice; as needed Extra ghee while baking and making littis

PV Iyer @pviyer79

Nagpur

#kidstiffin
Healthy traditional meal originally from Bihar and Jharkhand can be prepared at home without charcoal chulha in an otg oven. With proper planning it can be prepared for kids tiffin, which will make their school meal time an interesting one.

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Ingredients

40-55 minutes

5 servings

Littis
2 cupswheat flour
1/2 teaspoonAjwain seeds
2-3 teaspoon ghee
1/4 teaspoonsalt
as neededWater or milk to knead the dough
Filling
1 cupSathu flour/ roasted gram flour
1 tablespoonmustard oil
1/2 teaspoonSalt
1/2 cupchopped coriander leaves
2green chillies crushed
Chokha
2-3boiled
2-3tomatoes
1onion, finely chopped
1/4 inchginger, crushed
2 clovesgarlic, crushed
2-3green Chillies, crushed
1/2 cupchopped coriander leaves
1/2 teaspoonsalt
1/2black pepper powder
1/2 teaspoonchaat masala
1 lemon Juice
as neededExtra ghee while baking and making littis

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Steps

40-55 minutes

1

Make littis: In a bowl mix all ingredients mentioned, crush carom seeds between palms before adding. Mix them all well.
2

Add water and knead a semi soft dough. Cover and set aside.
3

Make chokha: roast tomatoes in a pan like me or on a grill. Take mashed boiled potatoes in a bowl.
4

Remove the skin of tomatoes and mash, add to the bowl of mashed potatoes. Add seasonings and other ingredients.
5

Mix all the Ingredients, taste and adjust seasonings accordingly.
6

Make filling; mix all the ingredients, add tablespoons of water to bring the mixture together. It should form a ball if pressed between palms
7

Assemble; Take a lemon sized ball of dough, make cavity and stuff a teaspoon of the filling. Pinch from edges and seal the dough.
8

Place the balls in a greased baking tray. Apply some ghee. Preheat oven @200C
9

Bake for 15 minutes. Remove the tray flip the littis and bake for another 15-20 minutes. Once you see the cracks on the littis, it means they are cooked from inside.
10

Remove from oven and serve with melted ghee and prepared chokha. This can be packed for kids tiffin, so they can have nutritious meal at school