easy litti chokha recipe | how to make bihari litti chokha | baati chokha

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 10 minutes
  • Cook time: 50 minutes
  • Total time: 60 minutes
  • Yield: 7 litti
  • Category: Main Course
  • Cuisine: bihari

Ingredients

for dough:

  • 1½ cup wheat flour / atta
  • ¼ tsp baking powder
  • ¼ tsp ajwain / carom seeds
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp ghee / clarified butter
  • water for kneading

for stuffing:

  • 1 cup sattu / roasted gram flour
  • 2 tbsp coriander (finely chopped)
  • 1 chilli (finely chopped)
  • ½ tsp ginger garlic paste
  • ½ tsp cumin / jeera
  • ½ tsp kalonji / onion seeds / nigella seeds
  • ¼ tsp ajwain / carom seeds
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp mustard oil

for tomato chokha:

  • 3 tomato
  • 1 chilli (finely chopped)
  • 2 clove garlic (finely chopped)
  • 1 inch ginger (finely chopped)
  • 2 tbsp onion (finely chopped)
  • 2 tbsp coriander (finely chopped)
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp mustard oil
  • ¼ tsp salt

Method

  1. pinch a small ball sized dough. press the edges and form a cup.
  2. further place a ball sized sattu stuffing in the centre.
  3. start pleating the dough, making sure the stuffing is secured well.
  4. pinch off excess dough and roll well.
  5. place the rolled litti in appe pan heated with oil. or preheat and bake in oven at 180 degree celcius for 45 minutes flipping in between.
  6. cover and cook on low flame for 10 minutes.
  7. flip over and cook both sides. cook for approx 30 minutes in total
  8. continue to cook until the litti turns golden brown from all the sides and cooked from inside.
  9. finally, litti is ready to serve with chokha and ghee.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.