Traditional Bihari style Litti Chokha Recipe

 

Litti chokha is a complete meal that originated from the Indian state of Bihar. It is also popular in Jharkhand and parts of Eastern Uttar Pradesh. It is a dough ball made up of whole wheat flour and stuffed with gram flour, pulses, and mixed with herbs and spices and then roasted over coal or wood then it is tossed with much ghee. 

credit:party image referenceIngredients-

For Dough-

• wheat Flour - 2 cup
• Salt - 1 tsp
• Carom Seeds - 1 tsp
• Ghee - 2 tbsp
• Water

For Garlic Chutney-

• Soaked red Chili - 10
• Garlic peeled cloves - 10
• Roasted Tomato - 3
• Salt - 1 tsp

For Filling -

• Sattu -2 cup
• chopped coriander leaves - 2-3 tbsp
• green Chilli - 2 tbsp
• chopped onion - 1 cup
• Ginger - 1 tbsp
• Garlic - 2 tbsp
• Black Salt - 1 tsp
• Salt - 1 tsp
• mango powder- 1tsp
• oil- 2tsp
• Kalonji - 1 tsp
• Carom Seeds - 1 tsp

For Chokha-

• Potato - Boiled (2 big)
• roasted eggplant -1
• Onion -1 cup
• Garlic -1 tbsp
• Green Chili - 1 tbsp
• Chopped Coriander - 4 tbsp
• Ginger- 1/2 tsp
• Garlic - 1 tbsp
• Onion Seeds - Kalonji - 1 tsp
• Black Salt - 1 tsp
• Amchoor - 1 tsp
• Lemon Juice -1 tbsp
• Tomato - 2 Roasted
• Ghee - 1 cup for dipping

Method-

1) Knead a soft dough using all the ingredients listed above. Keep it aside for 15-20 min.

credit:party image reference2) Meanwhile make garlic chutney by grinding all the ingredients in the mixer jar listed above.

3) For chokha, mix all the ingredients listed above and it will be ready. Use roasted eggplant and tomato.

credit:party image reference4) For the filling, mix all the ingredients. Traditionally mustard oil is used in this but I don't like mustard oil. If you are using normal oil, add little water to avoid dry filling.

5) Now, the final step is to make Litti. Roll the dough and fill with this Sattu filling. Gather all the ends as we do for paratha and then roast it on tandoor/ gas.

credit:party image referenceWhile serving Litti, dipped in ghee and then serve hot with chokha, garlic chutney and it's ready!