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Jharkhand · Breakfast

Litti Chokha

Traditional 1. Litti Chokha recipe

🧺 Ingredients

• 240g whole wheat flour, 15ml ghee, 2.5g salt, 180ml water
• Sattu filling: 240g roasted black chickpea flour, 5g fennel seeds, 5g cumin seeds, 2.5g red chilli powder, 2.5g nigella seeds, 2.5g carom seeds, 5g garlic (minced), 5g ginger (minced), 10g green chilli (chopped), 15g coriander (chopped), 10ml mustard oil, 5ml lemon juice
• Chokha: 3 medium brinjals, 4 medium tomatoes, 2 medium potatoes, 30g onion (chopped), 2 green chillies (chopped), 10g coriander (chopped), 10ml mustard oil, 2.5g salt, juice of ½ lemon

👩‍🍳 How to make Litti Chokha

1. Knead dough, rest 20 min.
2. Mix sattu filling ingredients.
3. Divide dough into 8 balls, stuff each, roll into discs.
4. Bake at 200°C for 35 min, flipping halfway.
5. For chokha: char vegetables on open flame until blackened, peel, mash roughly, toss with onion, chilli, coriander, mustard oil, salt, lemon.
6. Serve broken litti pieces dipped in ghee with chokha on side.
7. Visual cue: litti should have light golden-brown spots; chokha should be chunky and textured.

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