Name: Bhatura
Prep time: 120 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 4 cups all-purpose flour; 1.5 cups plain curd; 1 tsp baking powder; 1.5 tsp baking soda; 1 tsp sugar; Salt to taste; 4 cups oil for deep frying

Bhatura

23 Jun 2017

by Deepthi (in memoriam)

Prep Time

120 minutes

Cook Time

20 minutes

Total Time

20 minutes

Background

Bhatura is a fluffy deep fried leavened bread from north India and is often paired with a bowl of chickpea curry minced with raw onions and a lemon wedge, making the traditional dish chole bhature. The main ingredients are white flour, yoghurt, oil and baking soda. This recipe gained popularity as a street food in India.

Ingredients

4 cups all-purpose flour
1.5 cups plain curd
1 tsp baking powder
1.5 tsp baking soda
1 tsp sugar
Salt to taste
4 cups oil for deep frying

Instructions

Take a bowl and add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, sugar. Mix well until combined.
Add curd to this mixture little by little and kneed into a soft, smooth dough. You can add more or less curd as required but don’t add any water to the dough.
Keep this dough covered with cling wrap or wet cloth for about 2 hours in a warm place.
The dough will rise a bit and become more airy. Knead lightly and divide into lime sized portions.
Dust the dough portions with flour generously and roll into circles.
Heat oil in a deep bottomed pan until smoking and add the rolled bhature one by one.
Fry until puffed up and golden specks appear on both the sides.
Drain and set aside. Repeat until all the dough is used up.
Serve hot with chickpea curry.