instant chole bhature recipe | chole bhatura recipe with soda water

Ingredients

• 2½ cups maida / plain flour / all-purpose flour / refined flour
• ½ cup rava / semolina / sooji
• 1 tsp sugar
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 tbsp oil
• 1 cup soda water, room temperature
• oil for deep frying
• 1 cup chana masala / chole masala, for serving

Steps

1. Put 2½ cups maida in a large mixing bowl.
2. Add ½ cup rava, which helps give the bhatura a soft interior and crisp exterior.
3. Follow with 1 tsp sugar, ½ tsp salt and 1 tbsp oil.
4. Mix thoroughly so that all the ingredients are well combined.
5. Add the soda water, starting with ½ cup.
6. As you knead the dough well, add extra soda water whenever needed.
7. Bring the dough to a smooth, soft consistency, but avoid making it too soft because it will absorb oil.
8. Leave the dough to rest for 30 minutes or more, covered with a moist cloth.
9. After 30 minutes, knead the dough a little, pinch off a small ball-sized piece and flatten it.
10. Use a rolling pin to roll the dough evenly into circles, dusting with maida as needed.
11. Continue rolling to a circular shape, keeping it neither too thin nor too thick.
12. Drop one bhatura into very hot oil and press it with a spoon to help it puff.
13. As it starts puffing, splash oil over the bhatura until it has puffed completely.
14. Turn the bhatura over and fry until golden brown on all sides.
15. Drain on tissue paper to remove the extra oil.
16. Serve the instant bhatura with chana masala or chole masala.