Litti Chokha Recipe

Step 1

Add whole wheat flour, salt, ghee and cooking soda in a bowl and mix well.

Step 2

Add water and knead to make a medium soft dough.

Step 3

Cover the dough and keep aside for 30 minutes.

Step 4

Add all the ingredients in a bowl and mix well.

Step 5

Add some more oil if the filling is too dry.

Step 6

You should be able to bind the filling in your fist.

Step 7

Take out a large lemon sized dough and make it into a ball.

Step 8

Roll the dough ball to make a 4-5 inch circle.

Step 9

Keep 2 tbsp of filling in the centre of the dough and bring the ends together.

Step 10

Nicely seal the ends.

Step 11

Make all the lit in the same manner.

Step 12

Keep the litti covered with a cloth.

Step 13

Pre heat an oven to 180 degrees C.

Step 14

Bake for 20-25 minutes until browned from the top.

Step 15

Flip the litti upside down and bake for another 10-12 minutes.

Step 16

They should be evenly browned from all the sides.

Step 17

Hold the litti with a tong and roast them over direct flame so that brown spots appears all over them.

Step 18

Dip the litti in ghee and serve with chokha.

Step 19

Roast the baingan and tomatoes over direct flame until nicely charred.

Step 20

Remove them on a plate and let cool.

Step 21

Remove the skin of the eggplant and tomato and mash them nicely.

Step 22

Add all the remaining ingredients and mix well.

Step 23

Serve hot with litti.