Litti Chokha
About Litti Chokha
Litti chokha is the famous regional recipe from Indian state of Bihar. Litti Chokha is the most connected dish of Bihar which is famous worldwide. Necessary protein, carbohydrate and other minerals are supplied from Litti which had a minimum shelf life of 2 days. The rustic yet emotionally elegant LITTI is a soft dough ball which is made of whole wheat flour then stuffed with sattu mixture (Roasted chickpea powder mixed with ginger, green chilly, dry spices and onion) then slow roasted over open flame of cow dung or coal or wood. Once these Litties are cooked then break and add ghee. CHOKHA is a traditional accompaniment of Litti which is a vegetable preparation made of roasted aubergine, tomatoes and boiled potatoes.Roasted vegetables along with boiled potatoes are mashed and then cooked, tempered with mustard oil (for pungent flavor) and cumin seeds or nigella seeds.
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Recipe Time & More
Ingredients
For Litti - The Soft Dough Ball
- 200 gm Whole Wheat Flour
- 10 tsp Salt (or as per taste)
- 40 ml Water
- 10 ml Vegetable Oil
For Stuffing Litti
- 100 gm Chickpea flour (roasted (sattu))
- 25 gm Ginger (grated )
- 25 gm Garlic (grated)
- 25 gm Chilly (chopped)
- 10 gm Cumin Seeds
- 10 gm Coriander Seeds
- 5 gm Red Chillies
- 5 gm Fennel Seeds (or sweet sweet )
- 3 gm Asafoetida
- 10 tsp Salt (or as per taste)
- 10 ml Vegetable Oil
For Making Chokha
- 100 gm Aubergine (or eggplant, or brinjal eggplant brinjal)
- 100 gm Potato (boiled)
- 50 gm Tomato
- 50 gm Onion
- 25 gm Green Chillies
- 25 gm Ginger
- 25 leaves Coriander (fresh)
- 10 ml Lemon Juice
- 10 gm Red chili powder
- 10 gm Turmeric Powder
- 25 tsp Salt (or as per taste)
- 15 gm Cumin Seed
- 50 ml Mustard Oil
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Instructions
To make Litti (the soft balls)
- Dissolve salt in water. add oil to the mixture and then add to whole wheat flour to make a semi hard dough. Give rest for 20 mins.
To make stuffing for Litti
- Dry roast the above mentioned spices (cumin, coriander, red chilly and fennel) and crush them with a rolling pin.
- Then add all the ingredients and mix it together to make a stiff dough.
- Divide the Litti dough into 35-40 gms. each ball size and stuffing dough into 15 gms. each.
- Place the stuffing inside the Litti ball and close the edges by making the edge wet with water. So that It seals properly.
- If Litties can be cooked in wood fire or open coal fire then nothing like it, but it has to be cooked slowly at least for 25-30 mins. Alternatively this can be cooked in preheated oven at a temperature of 180- 200 degree celsius for 15-20 mins.
To make Chokha
- Char the aubergine, green chilly and tomato in open flame. Take the skin off and mash in thick bottom handi. add boiled potato and water to cook for 15 mins.
- In another hot pan add mustard oil temper with cumin seeds then followed by Chopped onion, chopped ginger and chopped charred chilly, cook for 5 mins
- Add red chilly powder, turmeric powder, followed by boiled vegetables. season with salt, chopped coriander and finish with lemon juice.
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Recipe Nutrition
Calories: 1074kcal | Carbohydrates: 149g | Protein: 34g | Fat: 46g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 15g | Monounsaturated Fat: 20g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 52732mg | Potassium: 2257mg | Fiber: 33g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 6474IU | Vitamin C: 36mg | Calcium: 403mg | Iron: 23mg
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