Litti Chokha

When you think of Bihari cuisine, litti is the first dish which comes to mind. It’s a traditional Bihari dish which has got a global recognition  It is a roasted dough ball with a spicy filling made of sattu. It is mainly  served with chokha made out of potato, brinjal and tomato. The basic ingredient of litti is sattu.

RECIPE:

Cooking Time: 30-40 mins
Preparation Time: 20-25 mins


For Dough:

• Wheat flour: 1 cup
• Carom seeds: 1/4 tsp
• Oil: 2 tbsp
• Salt to taste

For Filling:

• Sattu: 1/2 cup 
• Garlic: 1 tbsp (finely chopped )
• Ginger: 1/2 tbsp (finely chopped )
• Green chilies: 1-2 ( finely chopped ) 
• Coriander leaves: 2-3 tbsp (finely chopped )
• Carom seeds(ajwain):1/2 tsp 
• Onion seeds ( Mangrella ): 1/2tsp
• Lemon juice: 2 tsp
• Pickle masala: 1 tsp
• Mustard oil : 2 tbsp
• Salt to taste

 For Chokha:

• Round Baigan (brinjal):1 small
• Tomato: 2 medium 
• Mustard Oil: 1 tbsp
• Green Chilli: 4 (finely chopped)
• Onion: 1 small( finely chopped)
• Garlic: 2 tsp( finely chopped)
• Coriander leaves
• Salt to Taste

Method:

For Filling:

• In a bowl combine all ingredients of filling, mix well.
• Add little water to make a stuffing. The stuffing should be like bread crumbs texture.

For Dough:

• Combine flour, salt and oil and mix well.
• Slowly add water and make a soft and smooth dough .
• Make balls out of dough and keep aside.

Litti:

• Make small cup out of dough ball,in your palm( as shown in pic) 
• Fill with sattu mixture and close it from all sides,like kachori, make sure that no cracks are there. 
• Grill for 30-35 mins or bake in a preheated oven, at 180 C for 30-40 min or till done.
• Turn litties in between so it get cooked evenly.
• Serve hot with chokha and lots of ghee.

Chokha:

• Boil or roast the tomatoes and clean  it by removing it skin, keep aside. 
• Roast the brinjal from each sides until it become soft; remove the skin and keep aside. 
• In large bowl add tomato, brinjal, green chilli, garlic, salt and mustard oil.
• Mix well to make chokha and garnish with coriander leaves.

Note:

• I prefer to grill the litties over baking as in baking outer shell gets hard as compared to grilling.
• If you are baking then apply little oil on it before baking.
• You can also fry these litti.
• In chokha you can also add boiled potato.