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Litti-chokha
Tarla Dalal
06 December, 2024
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Preparation Time
30 Mins
Cooking Time
20 Mins
Total Time
50 Mins
Makes
6 pieces
Ingredients
For Covering
2 cups wheat (gehun) flour
1/2 tsp carom seeds (ajwain)
2 tbsp refined oil
3/4tsp salt
2 tbsp of ghee
For Stuffing
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2 to 4 green chilli , finely chopped
1/2 tsp roasted cumin seeds (jeera)
ginger (adrak) , finely chopped
1/2tsp finely chopped garlic (lehsun)
1/2 cup finely chopped coriander (dhania)
1 tsp dried mango powder (amchur)
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1 tsp lemon juice (optional)
1/2 tsp carom seeds (ajwain)
1 tbsp finely chopped onion (optional)
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salt to taste
For Chokha
2 medium sized boiled potato
1 medium sized brinjal (baingan / eggplant)
3 medium sized tomato
2-4 finely chopped green chillies
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
1 tbsp finely chopped coriander (dhania)
salt to taste
For Litti
refined oil for frying
Method
- Boil the tomatoes and keep aside.
- Half-cut the brinjal and roast on the fire from both the sides untill it becomes soft.
- Take a bowl of cold water and put the roasted brinjal in it.
- Peel of the burnt skin of the brinjal.
- Mash boiled potatoes,brinjal and tomatoes together.
- Add finely chopped onion,coriander leaves,salt,green chillies and oil.
- Add all the ingredients.
- Chokha is ready
- Sieve the flour and add salt,ajwain,kalonji,refined oil
- Knead the dough properly with water and make a stiff dough.
- Cover with a wet cloth and keep aside.
- Take the dough.
- Make 6-7 medium equal sized balls.
- Take each ball and flatten the ball a bit with your palm and make depression.
- Fill a portion of the stuffing and close the balls by lifting the sides by hand and flatten the litti a bit by pressing your palm.
- Keep it aside.
- Heat oil in a non-stick kadhai.
- Fry the litti till golden brown*
- Cut the litti in equal halves and put 1 tsp hot ghee in between
- Serve hot with chokha.
- Take sattu or roasted gram flour in a bowl.
- Add all the ingredients and mix well. In case the stuffing is bit dry, you can add little water.
- Make sure the stuffing is not too dry and not to soft.
Litti-chokha recipe with step by step photos
khyaatee
March 13, 2025, midnight
its amazing, I have tries many recipes from this website and every time it gives perfect results. Thanks a lot to Mrs Tarla Dalal.
Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi Khyaatee, we are delighted you loved the recipe. Please keep posting your thoughts and feedback and review recipes you have loved. Happy Cooking.
