Litti (cuisine)

Bihari Litti is generally served with a bowl of melted pure desi ghee ref>http://www.biharandjharkhand.com/recipe/ranu_littichokha.htm</ref> and usually eaten with Yogurt, Baigan Bharta, Alu bharta, and Papad.^[1] Now this is becoming the popular cuisine of North India.

Ingredients Required

• Wheat Flour (Atta)
• Roasted Gram Flour (Sattu)
• Dry Mango Powder (Amchoor)
• Thyme seeds (Aazwain)
• Nigella seeds (Mangrella)
• Mustard Oil (Sarson ka Teil)
• Green Chilli (Hari Mirch)
• Salt (Namak)
• Crushed Ginger (Adrakh)
• Lemon juice
• Onion (Pyaj)
• Garlic (Lahsun)

Method of prepatation

• Make dough from atta using yogurt and hot water. The dough should be soft and fully kneaded. Keep aside covered.
• Make a stuffing or filling of sattu by mixing all the ingredients required, namely, chopped onions, garlic, and chillies.
  • Chop onion, garlic, and chillies into small pieces
  • Add it to Sattu
  • Add salt, azwain, amchoor and mustard oil, and lemon juice
  • Mix it well using spoon or hand to make the stuffing
• Now make a cup out of the flour dough
• Now put the stuffing into this and close the openings
• Now press the ball gently to flatten it a bit
• Now put this into the oven till it is baked

See also

• Bihari cuisine

- also try adding a pinch of baking soda to get soft Litti, as it is baked', qty to add: 1/4 tea spoon per cup of flour.

References

External links

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