Litti Chokha

Ingredients:-

For Litti:

1 cup whole wheat flour

1/2 tsp salt

1 tbsp ghee

Water as required

For Litti stuffing:

1/2 cup sattu (roasted gram flour)

1/2 tsp cumin seeds

1/2 tsp fennel seeds

1/2 tsp carom seeds

1/2 tsp nigella seeds

1/2 tsp red chilli powder

1-2 tsp green chillies, chopped

1 tsp ginger, finely chopped

1 tsp garlic, finely chopped

2 tbsp coriander leaves, chopped

1/4th tsp black salt

Salt as required

2 tbsp lemon juice

2 tbsp mustard oil

1-2 tbsp water

For Aloo Chokha:

2 medium potatoes

1/4th cup onions, chopped

1/2 tsp green chillies, chopped

1/2 tsp garlic, chopped

1/2 tsp mustard oil

1/2 tsp lemon juice

Salt as required

For Tamatar Chokha:

2 medium tomatoes

1/2 tsp green chillies, chopped

1/2 tsp garlic, chopped

1/2 tsp mustard oil

1/2 tsp lemon juice

Salt as required

Method:-

Preparing dough:

1. In a mixing bowl, take wheat flour, salt and ghee. Add water in parts and knead to a soft and smooth dough.

2. Cover the dough and keep aside for 30 mins.

Making litti stuffing:

1. In a grinder take cumin seeds and fennel seeds and crush them lightly. Keep them aside.

2. In a mixing bowl take sattu. Add in the lightly crushed cumin seeds and fennel seeds.

3. Further add in carom seeds, nigella seeds, red chilli powder, green chillies, ginger, garlic, coriander leaves, black salt and salt. Also add lemon juice and mustard oil to it. 

4. Mix them very well. Sprinkle water to it. The stuffing mixture should neither be too dry nor too moist. So, add in the water accordingly.

Stuffing and shaping litti:

1. Make small or medium sized balls from the dough. Roll each dough to a circle of 5-6 inches.

2. Place 2 tbsp of stuffing in the center. Pleat and join the edges. Roll the stuffed balls in your hands to get a round shape.

3. Keep the prepared littis in a napkin, so that the dough does not dry out.

4. Grease the baking tray and place the littis on it. 

Baking Littis:

1. Preheat the oven at 200 degree Celsius for 10 mins. Place the littis in the oven at 200 degree Celsius for 12 mins.

2. After 12 mins, remove the tray and flip off each litti. Keep the tray back in the oven and bake the littis for 12 mins. 

3. Keep repeating this process till the littis turn golden brown in color. This process generally takes a longer time about 45-60 mins.

4. Brush the littis with some melted ghee. 

5. Serve these littis with aloo chokha and tamatar chokha.

Making Aloo Chokha:

1. Steam potatoes till they are cooked well. Once the potatoes become warm, peel and mash them.

2. Further add to it, onions, green chillies, garlic, mustard oil, lemon juice and salt. Mix them very well. 

Making Tamatar Chokha:

1. Rinse tomatoes with water. Then place them in a wired grill rack and start roasting the tomatoes. Roast the tomatoes till they are completely cooked from within.

2. Once the tomatoes cool down, peel them off and remove the charred skin from the tomatoes. Chop the tomatoes and add them in a mixing bowl along with the extracted juice.

3. Further add to it, green chillies, garlic, mustard oil, lemon juice and salt. Mix them very well.