Litti Chokha

Name: Litti Chokha
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: For Litti; For Outer covering Dough; 2 cup Wheat flour; 1/2 tsp Carom seeds (Ajwain); 2 tbsp Ghee; 3/4 cup Curd; 1/2 tsp baking soda; 3/4 tsp Salt; as needed Warm water to bind; For Stuffing (Pitthi); 1 cup Sattu (roasted gram flour); 1 tsp Cumin seeds (Jeera); 1 tsp Carom seeds (Ajwain); 2-3 finely chopped Green Chillies; 1 inch Ginger piece grated; 1/2 cup finely chopped fresh Coriander leaves (Kothmari); 1 tsp Mustard Oil; 1 tbsp pickle spices; 1 - Lemon juice; 1/2 tsp Salt (to taste); For Chokha; Tomato & Brinjal Chokha; 1 - Medium size Brinjal; 2 -medium size Tomato; 2-3 Green Chillies finely chopped; 1-1/2 inch Ginger finely chopped; 2 tbsp Green Coriander leaves finely chopped; to taste Salt; 1-2 tsp mustard oil; For Potato Chokha

Jasmin Motta _ #BeingMotta @cook_12567865

#RC.#BIHAR Popular Dish
#Litti (Baked Wheat balls Stuff with spiced roasted gram flour mixture) served with Chokha (Side dish of Tomato & Brinjal Bharta/Spicy Potato dry veg)is complete meal .. Prepared during Monsoon & Winter seasons.
#It has also paves it's way among Global Cuisine.

Jasmin Motta _ #BeingMotta @cook_12567865

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Ingredients

4 servings

For Litti
For Outer covering Dough
2 cup Wheat flour
1/2 tspCarom seeds (Ajwain)
2 tbspGhee
3/4 cupCurd
1/2 tspbaking soda
3/4 tspSalt
as neededWarm water to bind
For Stuffing (Pitthi)
1 cupSattu (roasted gram flour)
1 tspCumin seeds (Jeera)
1 tspCarom seeds (Ajwain)
2-3finely chopped Green Chillies
1 inch Ginger piece grated
1/2 cupfinely chopped fresh Coriander leaves (Kothmari)
1 tsp Mustard Oil
1 tbsp pickle spices
1- Lemon juice
1/2 tspSalt (to taste)
For Chokha
Tomato & Brinjal Chokha
1- Medium size Brinjal
2-medium size Tomato
2-3Green Chillies finely chopped
1-1/2 inch Ginger finely chopped
2 tbspGreen Coriander leaves finely chopped
to tasteSalt
1-2 tspmustard oil
For Potato Chokha
2-Boiled Potato
2 tbspchopped Ginger, Green Chillies pieces
2 tbspchopped fresh Coriander leaves(Kothmari)
1 tsp red chilli powder
2 tbsp chopped fresh Coriander leaves
to tasteSalt
For Green chutney
1-green chilli
1/4 inchginger piece
1 tbspGram /Peanut
1/2 cupCoriander leaves
1/2lemon juice
to tasteSalt

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Steps

1

Prepare Dough for Litti.
2

In Mixing vessel.. combine Wheat flour,Ghee, baking powder,Carom seeds,Salt..mix well.Beat curd and add it to flour.Knead into soft dough using little warm water.Cover the dough and keep aside for half hour.
3

PREPARATION of Stuffing (Pitthi) for Litti.
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Wash,Peel and finely chopped Ginger and Green chillies.Wash Coriander leaves &finely chopped the leaves.Take Sattu (roasted gram flour) in mixing bowl add chopped Ginger and Green Chillies, Coriander leaves, Lemon juice, Cummin seeds,Carom seeds, Salt, pickle spices,and Mustard oil.Mix all ingredients.
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Knead again the Prepared Litti dough.Make 8-10 lemon size balls.
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Take one Dough ball.. with hand palm flatten it..make dent like cup using Fingers.Fill 2tsp of Stuffing in it.
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Start folding edges..to cover and make Smooth ball.Prepare all Litti.. Similarly.
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Bake Litti in Preheated Airfryer or Oven..for 25-30 minutes. At 180C...till roasted all over
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Dip the Prepared Litti in Ghee..one by one.
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PREPARATION of Tomato & Brinjal Chokha.
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Wash Brinjal & Tomatoes.Grill them on mess if Gas on Medium flame..till fully Roasted.
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Allow them to cool.Peel the skins.
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Keep them in bowl and mash them with spoon.
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Add all spices,salt oil,mix well.Tomato & Brinjal Chokha is ready to Serve.If you like can add 1- chopped onion and 4-5 garlic cloves finely chopped... with Brinjal.
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PREPARATION of Potato (Aloo) Chokha
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Peel and mash Boiled potatoes.. roughly.Add all ingredients..mix well.Potato (Aloo) Chokha is ready.
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To prepare green chutney..Grind all ingredients with little water in mixer to smooth paste.
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Serve..& Relish Hot Litti With Tomato Brinjal Chokha, Potato (Aloo) Chokha, Green Coriander Chutney.